Spouses of ICU patients at higher risk of cardiac-related hospitalization: AHA study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli6 Oct 2020 7:15 AM ISTDALLAS -- Having a spouse in a hospital's intensive care unit (ICU) may make a person more likely to have a heart attack or cardiac-related...
Mindful yoga and meditation can help relieve chronic pain, finds study Hina Zahid5 Oct 2020 9:30 AM ISTChicago - A mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) course was found to benefit patients with chronic pain and depression, leading to significant...
Blood sugar control in Diabetes patients may improve cognitive function: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli3 Oct 2020 10:30 AM ISTThe effects of physiological improvements on cognitive function and cognitive performance among persons with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are not...
Patients of COVID-19 with psychiatric illnesses at higher mortality risk: JAMA Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli2 Oct 2020 7:00 PM ISTIt is known that Psychiatric disorders are associated with shortened life expectancy.There is a concern that psychiatric comorbidity might increase...
FDA Approves Drug Combo for treatment of malignant pleural mesothelioma Hina Zahid2 Oct 2020 6:30 PM ISTThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Opdivo (nivolumab) in combination with Yervoy (ipilimumab) for the first-line treatment of adults with...
Generalized epilepsy tied to increased risk of sleep apnea vis a vis focal epilepsy: Study Hina Zahid2 Oct 2020 6:00 PM ISTPeople with generalized epilepsy who have seizures arising from both sides of the brain simultaneously, have a higher risk of obstructive sleep apnea...
CPAP use reduces CVD risk in patients of sleep apnea with prediabetes: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli2 Oct 2020 6:00 PM ISTResearchers have found in a new study that continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment at night can lower daytime resting heart rates in...
Social distancing more effective than travel bans in Covid-19, finds study Hina Zahid2 Oct 2020 6:00 PM ISTForecasting the spreading of a pandemic is paramount in helping governments to enforce a number of social and economic measures, apt at curbing the...
A 10 mins at home test of COVID-19 may help detect asymptomatic carriers Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli2 Oct 2020 9:51 AM ISTCaltech researchers have developed a new type of multiplexed test with a low-cost sensor that may enable the at-home diagnosis of a COVID infection in...
Coffee consumption tied to lower risk of developing Parkinson's disease: Study Hina Zahid1 Oct 2020 2:00 PM ISTMINNEAPOLIS - Another good news for coffee drinkers. Coffee consumption may help decrease risk of Parkinson's disease.Even for people with a gene...
Acid Reflux Drug- a new treatment option for hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy: Study Hina Zahid1 Oct 2020 2:00 PM ISTResearchers in China have discovered in a new study that histamine H2 receptor blockers common acid reflux drugs may be a new treatment option for...
Oral antibiotics as effective as intravenous antibiotics in cystic fibrosis: Lancet Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli1 Oct 2020 2:00 PM ISTResearchers from Bristol and Nottingham hay found in a national Study that oral antibiotics are just as effective as intravenous antibiotics in...
