Vitamin D and Omega-3 supplementation may protect against autoimmune disorders: Study MD Editorial Team9 Nov 2021 10:15 AM ISTIn observational studies, vitamin D has been inconsistently associated with reduced risk of several autoimmune diseases, and a large randomized,...
Antimicrobial prophylaxis not required in some patients undergoing TURP: Study Medha Baranwal9 Nov 2021 9:00 AM ISTBelgium: Antimicrobial prophylaxis can be safely omitted in patients undergoing transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) without a preoperative...
Patients with gout show tear function alterations and conjunctival change: Study MD Editorial Team9 Nov 2021 9:00 AM ISTTurkey: Gout patients had greater ocular surface changes as measured by conjunctival impression cytology (CIC) and tear function abnormalities,...
Probiotic treatment alone fails to decrease risk of severe acute gastroenteritis: Study Dr. Shravani Dali9 Nov 2021 9:00 AM ISTAmong children with acute gastroenteritis, probiotic treatment with either combination Lactobacillus rhamnosus and L helveticus or L rhamnosus GG...
Oral plus IV antibiotic reduces SSIs by more than 50 pc in patients undergoing colorectal surgery: JAMA Medha Baranwal9 Nov 2021 9:00 AM ISTNew Zealand: A recent study in the journal JAMA Surgery has demonstrated that the addition of oral antibiotics (OA) to intravenous antibiotics may...
Metformin independently reduces mortality in patients with cirrhosis and diabetes: Study Dr. Shravani Dali9 Nov 2021 9:00 AM ISTMetformin exposure in patients with cirrhosis and diabetes appears to be safe and is independently associated with reduced overall, but not...
Low prestroke BP associated with increased death risk following stroke event, finds study Meghna A Singhania8 Nov 2021 11:54 AM ISTBoston - While high blood pressure or hypertension has been a well-established risk factor for stroke and for deaths, it turns out that having low...
Smoking cessation, not reduction reduces risk of cardiovascular disease: Study MD Editorial Team8 Nov 2021 10:00 AM ISTRepublic of Korea: A population study by Su-Min Jeong and the team revealed that smoking cessation, but not reduction, reduces the risk of...
Takeda's dengue vaccine efficacious, decreases hospitalization in adolescents MD Editorial Team8 Nov 2021 10:00 AM ISTTakeda's live attenuated tetravalent dengue vaccine candidate (TAK-003) will be the first dengue vaccine to be cleared for use in India if approved. ...
Fetal heart rate monitoring can help manage high risk pregnancy in SLE patients Hina Zahid8 Nov 2021 9:00 AM ISTATLANTA - Heart rate monitoring is a feasible, accurate tool to check for heart rhythm abnormalities in the fetuses of pregnant women with anti-Ro/SSA...
PET/CMR may help in accurate detection of left atrial appendage thrombus: Study MD Editorial Team8 Nov 2021 9:00 AM ISTUSA: PET/CMR of [64Cu] FBP8 may identify both acute and older platelet-poor thrombi with high accuracy, finds a new study. Moreover integrated PET/CMR...
Risankizumab treatment may not benefit severe asthma patients finds NEJM study Dr. Shravani Dali8 Nov 2021 9:00 AM ISTPlacebo treatment was found to be superior to treatment with risankizumab with respect to time to first asthma worsening and annualized rate of...
