Lowering cholesterol through diet reduces prostate cancer risk: Study Medha Baranwal3 Aug 2022 8:45 AM ISTCanada: Reduction of serum cholesterol through dietary interventions significantly lowers serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) and the risk of...
Botulinum toxin A injection may ease pain due to osteoarthritis of base-of-thumb: Lancet Dr. Hiral patel2 Aug 2022 8:00 PM ISTFrance: The phase 3 RHIBOT trial found that Botulinum toxin A is effective in relieving pain and can be considered as a fast-acting, intra-articular...
Cytisine may prove a safe and effective smoking cessation therapy Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli2 Aug 2022 8:00 PM ISTResearch published in the Journal of Thoracic Oncology (JTO) shows cytisine may be a safe and effective smoking cessation therapy in lung cancer...
Peridevice leaks after left atrial appendage closure tied to poorer 5-year outcomes: JACC Medha Baranwal2 Aug 2022 7:45 PM ISTUSA: Detection of postimplantation peridevice leak (PDL) a year after percutaneous left atrial appendage (LAA) closure is associated with increased...
Novel oral anticoagulants as good as warfarin in managing cervical artery dissection: Study Dr. Hiral patel2 Aug 2022 7:45 PM ISTUSA: Novel oral anticoagulants have comparable efficacy and safety compared to vitamin K antagonists for stroke prevention in cervical artery...
Ketogenic diet therapy effective for children with drug-resistant epilepsy: Study Medha Baranwal2 Aug 2022 12:45 PM ISTTurkey: The ketogenic diet (KD) is clinically effective for the treatment of pediatric drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE) and significantly reduces the...
Stepping up use of melatonin as sleep aid raises safety concerns: JAMA Medha Baranwal2 Aug 2022 10:00 AM ISTUSA: A recent article published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) has shed light on the increasing use of melatonin for...
GLP1 RA use tied to increased risk of rapidly worsening retinopathy in type 2 diabetes Medha Baranwal2 Aug 2022 10:00 AM ISTUSA: Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP1 RA) are significantly associated with an increased risk of diabetic retinopathy (DR) with...
Adverse Events following COVID-19 Vaccination in Indian Population Dr. Nandita Mohan2 Aug 2022 9:00 AM IST The efficacy of these covid vaccines is being evaluated but little is known about adverse events following vaccination outside of clinical trial...
Proton beam therapy-induced ADR can be treated effectively by topical corticosteroids: Study Dr. Hiral patel1 Aug 2022 8:00 PM ISTTaiwan: A new study found that in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), acute radiation dermatitis (ARD) induced by proton beam therapy (PBT)...
Resistant starch reduces risk of Lynch syndrome-related cancer: Study Dr. Hiral patel1 Aug 2022 8:00 PM ISTUK: A new study found that the resistant starch has a protective effect against non-colorectal cancer for patients with Lynch syndrome. The article...
Low prevalence of hollow viscus injury on CT in patients with abdominal seat belt sign: JAMA Jacinthlyn Sylvia1 Aug 2022 8:00 PM ISTUSA: In a new article published in the Journal of American Medical Association - Surgery, it was seen that the frequency of hollow viscus injury (HVI)...
