Intravenous immunoglobulin effectively relieves diabetic polyneuropathy pain Medha Baranwal28 Jan 2020 8:00 AM ISTItaly: High-dose intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) is safe and effective for the treatment of patients with diabetic painful polyneuropathy (DPN)...
People with A and B blood group at higher risk of DVT and heart disease: AHA Study Medha Baranwal28 Jan 2020 7:00 AM ISTNetherlands: Can having a particular blood type makes you more susceptible to diseases? A recent study seems to suggest so. According to the study,...
Weight loss: Study compares outcomes of Mediterranean, Intermittent Fasting and Paleo diets Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli27 Jan 2020 12:05 PM ISTAfter 12 months, the Mediterranean diet had the best retention rate with 57 per cent of participants continuing, with 54 per cent still fasting and 35...
WHO issues advisory on outbreak of coronavirus Hina Zahid26 Jan 2020 3:00 PM ISTChina: The WHO Director-General has convened an emergency meeting of the Committee under the International Health Regulations (IHR) (2005) regarding...
Low-carb, low-fat diet not associated with mortality, it is the food quality that matters: JAMA Medha Baranwal26 Jan 2020 2:00 PM ISTUSA: The associations of low-carbohydrate and low-fat diets with mortality may depend on the quality and food sources of macronutrients, a recent...
Ibuprofen+Acetaminophen is no better than Ibuprofen alone for low back pain Medha Baranwal26 Jan 2020 10:30 AM ISTBronx, NY: Acetaminophen+Ibuprofen versus ibuprofen alone did not improve disability or pain one week after discharge in patients with acute low back...
Tdap acceptable alternative to Td vaccine, recommends CDC Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli25 Jan 2020 4:01 PM ISTUS: It is already known that repeat doses of tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid, and acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccine at 5- and 10-year...
Pregnant women taking low-dose aspirin at lower risk of preterm delivery: Lancet Medha Baranwal25 Jan 2020 2:00 PM ISTDelhi: Women who take daily low-dose aspirin were 11% less likely to have premature babies than women given a placebo, according to a recent study...
Lancet reports release first clinical data from initial cases of coronavirus in China, Details Hina Zahid25 Jan 2020 1:49 PM ISTThe majority of cases affected healthy individuals, with less than a third of cases occurring in people with underlying chronic medical conditions...
Double antithrombotic therapy better in reducing bleeding risk in AF patients after PCI, says study Medha Baranwal25 Jan 2020 10:45 AM ISTDelhi: Double versus triple antithrombotic therapy (DAT vs. TAT) is associated with a reduction in bleeding events in patients with atrial...
Giving opioids closer to sedation increases risk for adverse events in children Medha Baranwal24 Jan 2020 4:04 PM ISTCanada: Opioids, when administered prior to procedural sedation in children, increases the risk of adverse events -- oxygen desaturation and vomiting,...
Accidentally discovered 'cancer cure' effective for treatment of all cancer types Medha Baranwal24 Jan 2020 2:30 PM ISTUK: The researchers at Cardiff University's School of Medicine have accidentally discovered a new type of immune cell that kills most cancers, marking...
