Certain Mouthwashes Might Stop COVID-19 Virus Transmission Hina Zahid20 March 2021 8:43 AM ISTResearchers at Rutgers School of Dental Medicine have found evidence that two types of mouthwash disrupt the COVID-19 virus under laboratory...
People with balance disorder more at risk of mortality, cancer, and CVD: JAMA Medha Baranwal20 March 2021 8:42 AM ISTUSA: People with balance disorder are at increased risk of death from all causes, cancer, and cardiovascular disease (CVD) in the long term, finds a...
Central line-associated bloodstream infections on the rise during Covid pandemic: Study Dr Satabdi Saha20 March 2021 8:41 AM ISTFrom 2015 to 2019, there was a 31% decline in the national Standardized Infection Ratio (SIR) for central line-associated bloodstream infections...
Statins lower risk of advanced liver fibrosis in diabetes patients: Study Medha Baranwal20 March 2021 8:20 AM ISTItaly: Statin use lowers the risk of cirrhosis and advanced liver fibrosis in type 2 diabetes (T2D) patients, finds a recent study in the journal...
Slow walking increases mortality risk due to COVID-19 Hina Zahid20 March 2021 8:17 AM ISTSLOW walkers are almost four times more likely to die from COVID-19, and have over twice the risk of contracting a severe version of the virus,...
Intensive Lifestyle Intervention Benefits Most People with Type 2 Diabetes, But Not All Hina Zahid20 March 2021 7:38 AM ISTWINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - For people who are overweight or obese and have type 2 diabetes, the first line of treatment is usually lifestyle...
JAMA study compares two surgeries head-to-head for common neck condition Hina Zahid20 March 2021 7:36 AM ISTBurlington, Mass. - Affecting the vast majority of people older than 65, cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) is the leading cause of spinal cord...
Folic acid supplementation during Pregnancy Improves Neurocognitive Development of Child MD Bureau20 March 2021 7:32 AM ISTFolate is essential in early life, with conclusive evidence that periconceptional supplementation with folic acid (FA) effectively prevent the first...
High blood sugar and frailty can be reversed in obesity-related diabetes: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli19 March 2021 11:30 AM ISTResearchers at Monash University has have found in a new study that liver metabolism is disrupted in people with obesity-related type 2 diabetes,...
ApoB and non-HDL cholesterol linked to MI and death risk in statin treated patients: JACC Medha Baranwal19 March 2021 7:30 AM ISTDenmark: Apolipoprotein B (apoB) and non-HDL cholesterol -- but not LDL cholesterol -- are associated with increased risk of myocardial infarction...
Oral naltrexone effective in refractory pruritus in patients with end-stage liver disease;BMJ Dr Satabdi Saha19 March 2021 6:30 AM ISTOral naltrexone therapy helps relieve cholestatic itch,suggests the findings of a recent study published in British Medical Journal ;further...
New app helps prevent medication harm and improve safety in patients with kidney disease Hina Zahid19 March 2021 6:30 AM ISTWashington, DC - A newly developed smartphone app may help patients with chronic kidney disease keep up to date on their medications and accurately...
