Obstructive sleep apnea linked to liver fibrosis regardless of obesity Dr.Niharika Harsha B21 Sept 2020 11:05 AM ISTRecent research has found that moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with Fatty liver disease fibrosis. The study was...
NSAIDs after joint surgery not linked to GI bleeding, finds study Medha Baranwal19 Sept 2020 10:00 AM ISTUSA: Given the concerns over increased risk of gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding, surgeons often refrain from prescribing NSAIDs after joint surgery. Now...
Younger IBD patients at increased risk of chronic kidney disease, finds study Dr.Niharika Harsha B18 Sept 2020 5:30 PM ISTA recent study found that inflammatory bowel disease is associated with an increased risk of chronic kidney disease among younger patients. The study...
Coffee Drinking improves Survival in Advanced Colorectal Cancer: JAMA Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli18 Sept 2020 6:53 AM ISTResearchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and other organizations have reported in a new study that consumption of a few cups of coffee a day was...
Drug for common liver condition may be an effective treatment for dementia Hina Zahid17 Sept 2020 1:15 PM ISTResearchers at University of York in collaboration with the University of Sheffield have discovered that Ursodeoxycholic Acid, a drug used to treat...
Dupilumab receives FDA's Breakthrough Therapy Status for eosinophilic esophagitis Medha Baranwal16 Sept 2020 7:46 AM ISTUSA: Dupilumab (Dupixent) has received the US FDA's Breakthrough Therapy designation for the treatment of eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) in patients...
Gut microbiota not tied to gestational diabetes in obese women: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli9 Sept 2020 10:11 PM ISTResearchers at Institute of Biomedicine of the University of Turku, Finland have found in a new study that gut microbiota composition and function is...
Duodenal Microbiota and Enteropathy linked to Stunted growth in Children: NEJM Dr Satabdi Saha9 Sept 2020 6:00 PM ISTAccording to the reports of a study, recently published in The New England Journal Of Medicine, a causal relationship has emerged between growth...
Newer Second-Line Diabetes drugs increase cirrhosis risk in diabetes patients: Study Medha Baranwal9 Sept 2020 12:45 PM ISTUSA: The use of newer second-line glucose-lowering drugs (GLDs) versus thiazolidinediones (TZDs) is associated with a mildly elevated...
Tradipitant safe and efficacious for treating Gastroparesis symptoms, finds trial Dr.Niharika Harsha B8 Sept 2020 6:30 PM ISTTradipitant, an NK1R antagonist, has shown significant improvements in symptoms in patients with idiopathic or diabetic gastroparesis in a recent...
Lubiprostone effective in patients with NAFLD with constipation: Study Dr.Niharika Harsha B8 Sept 2020 6:00 PM ISTAccording to the latest study, Lubiprostone was well tolerated in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease patients with constipation. It also reduced the...
Methimazole use may increase acute pancreatitis risk, finds study Medha Baranwal7 Sept 2020 8:47 PM ISTNovara, Italy: The use of methimazole (MMI) increases the risk of acute pancreatitis (AP), the increased risk is limited to the first months of MMI...
