Levodopa may improve vision in patients with macular degeneration Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli10 Sept 2020 8:02 PM ISTThe widely used and well-tolerated drug commonly used to treat Parkinson’s disease may help significantly reduce the need for more costly, more...
Sleep apnea linked with higher fracture risk among women, finds study Hina Zahid10 Sept 2020 7:14 PM ISTStudies in the past have revealed that Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) may be an unrecognized cause of secondary osteoporosis.Researchers have found in...
Can Mindfulness with Paced Breathing Lower Blood Pressure? Hina Zahid10 Sept 2020 4:45 PM ISTThere is no denial of the fact that elevated blood pressure is a major avoidable cause of premature morbidity and mortality worldwide due primarily to...
Link between fluoroquinolones and aortic aneurysm risk not strong, find JAMA studies Medha Baranwal10 Sept 2020 11:30 AM ISTResults together from the two studies published in the JAMA Internal Medicine were not able to present a clear association between the use of...
Metformin treatment improves PTSD symptoms, finds study Medha Baranwal9 Sept 2020 6:00 PM ISTNew Orleans, LA: Metformin use may help in improving post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms among veterans, suggests a recent study in the ADA...
Alternate-day fasting effective weight loss strategy for obese adults, claims study Dr Satabdi Saha9 Sept 2020 5:00 PM ISTA current study suggests that alternate-day fasting (ADF) effectively lowers body mass index (BMI), body weight ( BW), and total cholesterol in adults...
Acetaminophen relieves pain but also alters perceptions of risk: Study Hina Zahid9 Sept 2020 3:26 PM ISTCOLUMBUS, Ohio -Acetaminophen, an analgesic and antipyretic available over-the-counter and used in over 600 medicines, is one of the most consumed...
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...
Intestinal Flora as a Potential Strategy to Fight SARS-CoV-2 Infection: Review Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli9 Sept 2020 12:30 PM ISTThe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) - caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus, has spread briskly across...
Moderate drinking may increase risk of high BP in diabetics: AHA Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli9 Sept 2020 12:00 PM ISTDALLAS -Researchers have found in a large study of adults with Type 2 diabetes that moderate drinking was associated with a 60% or higher increased...
Convalescent Plasma Safe to Use in Pediatric Patients with COVID-19, finds study Hina Zahid9 Sept 2020 11:33 AM ISTPHILADELPHIA- Researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia(CHOP) have shown that convalescent plasma appears to be a safe and possibly effective...
Alteplase use safe in stroke patients above 80 years also: Study Dr.Niharika Harsha B8 Sept 2020 6:51 PM ISTA recent study has found that Alteplase has a positive benefit-risk profile among elderly patients. The study was published in the journal, "Stroke"...
