Mobile apps effective tools to control blood sugar and high BP: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli29 May 2020 12:45 PM ISTResearchers have found in a new meta-analysis that Health apps are effective self-care tools for improving and managing blood sugar and high blood...
10% diabetics with COVID-19 die within a week of hospitalization Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli29 May 2020 11:45 AM ISTIn first study of its kind French researchers have found that ten percent of COVID-19 patients with diabetes die within a week of hospitalization and...
FDA warns against high levels of NDMA in extended release Metformin Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli29 May 2020 11:15 AM ISTThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration has warned that Some extended-release forms of metformin contain unacceptably high levels of...
Carprofen and Celecoxib may inhibit replication of COVID-19 virus Hina Zahid29 May 2020 10:48 AM ISTCarprofen and Celecoxib have been selected by the COVID Moonshot initiative for in vitro testing as they may inhibit replication of COVID-19 virus.
Study finds surge in hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine prescriptions during COVID-19 Hina Zahid29 May 2020 10:30 AM ISTA new study by investigators from Brigham and Women's Hospital examines changes in prescription patterns in the United States during the COVID-19...
Wearing face masks at home might control COVID-19 spread among family members Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli29 May 2020 7:05 AM ISTA cohort study in China has found that there is considerable reduction of secondary transmission of COVID-19 in households by face mask use,...
Certain environmental chemicals linked with poor kidney health Hina Zahid28 May 2020 6:00 PM ISTWashington, DC -- Researchers have found links between various chemicals in the environment and a higher risk of kidney disease. The findings appear...
4 in 10 adults worldwide have functional gastrointestinal disorders: Study MD Bureau28 May 2020 4:02 PM ISTFor every ten adults in the world, four suffer from functional gastrointestinal disorders of varying severity, say researchers, adding that people...
Growth hormone treatment may protect muscle strength after ACL injury Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli28 May 2020 3:00 PM ISTANN ARBOR, Mich. - Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears are common knee injuries. Despite undergoing extensive rehabilitation after ACL...
No benefit of Doxycycline to avoid surgery for abdominal aortic aneurysm: JAMA Hina Zahid28 May 2020 11:30 AM ISTJAMA study reveals that Doxycycline did not significantly reduce growth of small abdominal aortic aneurysms after 2 years.
Prevalence of 'silent' COVID-19 infection may be much higher than thought Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli28 May 2020 8:06 AM ISTThe prevalence of 'silent' symptomless COVID-19 infection may be much higher than thought, reveals a study charting the enforced isolation of cruise...
Lungs of deceased COVID-19 patients show distinctive features Hina Zahid28 May 2020 7:00 AM ISTResearchers in a new study in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) have outlined morphologic and molecular changes in the peripheral lung of...
