WHO tightens guidelines on COVID masks for public, health workers Hina Zahid7 Dec 2020 3:47 PM ISTGENEVA - The World Health Organization on fine tuned guidelines on wearing face masks, recommending that, where COVID-19 is spreading, they be worn by...
High dose flu shot no better than standard one in high risk CVD patients: JAMA Dr. Nandita Mohan7 Dec 2020 11:15 AM ISTResearchers have observed in a new study that in patients with high-risk cardiovascular disease, high-dose trivalent influenza vaccine, compared with...
Obesity increases risk of early hip fracture in postmenopausal women Hina Zahid7 Dec 2020 9:45 AM ISTObesity is a pandemic health issue. Its association with hip fracture risk remains controversial. The present study was conducted to evaluate the...
Abicipar holds potential as long acting treatment in neovascular AMD: Study Medha Baranwal7 Dec 2020 9:15 AM ISTUSA: Abicipar was shown to have a longer duration of effect in patients with treatment-naive neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD),...
Lancet study shows potential benefits of statins in elderly, clears smoke around primary prevention in old age dr. Abhimanyu Uppal7 Dec 2020 9:15 AM ISTFindings of historical studies have suggested that elevated LDL cholesterol is not associated with increased risk of myocardial infarction (MI) and...
Venetoclax addition to standard treatments improves survival in myeloid blood cancers: Study Hina Zahid7 Dec 2020 8:30 AM ISTThe novel oral drug venetoclax can be safely added to standard therapies for some high-risk myeloid blood cancers and in early studies the combination...
Cholestyramine use with antibiotics may decrease risk of antibiotic resistance: Study Hina Zahid7 Dec 2020 8:15 AM ISTUNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - A key challenge in antibiotic stewardship is figuring out how to use antibiotics therapeutically without promoting the...
New study links number of menopause symptoms with job performance Hina Zahid7 Dec 2020 8:15 AM ISTCLEVELAND - With a large percentage of women in the workplace aged between 40 and 59 years, the challenge of women managing menopause symptoms while...
New insulin molecule can self-adjust according to blood sugar level of patient: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli5 Dec 2020 3:00 PM ISTA glucose responsive insulin (GRI) that responds to changes in blood sugar concentrations has remained an elusive goal.Researchers from the University...
IDSA, AAN, and ACR Release Guidelines for Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Lyme Disease Hina Zahid5 Dec 2020 2:00 PM ISTNew evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of Lyme disease have been developed by a...
Vitamin D regulates calcium in intestine differently than previously thought Hina Zahid5 Dec 2020 1:30 PM ISTA Rutgers study has discovered that vitamin D regulates calcium in a section of the intestine that previously was thought not to have played a key...
Study Finds 10 Metabolites Associated with Risk of Stroke Hina Zahid5 Dec 2020 1:15 PM ISTMINNEAPOLIS - Metabolites are small molecules found in our body's cells. They come from the food we eat, chemical processes happening within our...
