Aspirin Use Improves Survival in elderly with Bladder or Breast Cancer: JAMA MD Bureau31 Jan 2021 4:15 PM ISTAspirin is recommended for the prevention of cardiovascular diseases events in the past decades and is one of the most commonly used drugs worldwide....
Empagliflozin Improves Heart Failure with rEF in Nondiabetic patients: Study MD Bureau31 Jan 2021 3:18 PM ISTIn patients with type 2 diabetes, sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) reduce the risk of hospitalization for heart failure by 30% to...
Diacerein noninferior to celecoxib for pain reduction in knee OA: Study Medha Baranwal31 Jan 2021 2:00 PM ISTCanada: Diacerein is equally effective as celecoxib for reducing knee osteoarthritis (OA) pain and improving physical function, finds a recent study...
Potassium being monitored in acne patients on spironolactone, defying guidelines: JAMA Medha Baranwal31 Jan 2021 1:45 PM ISTUSA: Potassium monitoring remains common in healthy young women being treated with spironolactone for acne, finds a recent study in the journal...
FDA Approves first treatment for newly Diagnosed Light-chain Amyloidosis Hina Zahid30 Jan 2021 11:07 AM ISTThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (U.S. FDA) has approved the use of DARZALEX FASPRO (daratumumab and hyaluronidase-fihj), a subcutaneous...
Large Perivascular Spaces may predict dementia risk Hina Zahid29 Jan 2021 9:27 PM ISTPerivascular spaces are involved in clearing waste and toxins from the brain and may be associated with the brain changes associated with aging.The...
LDL-C level reduction <25 mg/dL with alirocumab not tied to MACE reduction: Circulation Medha Baranwal29 Jan 2021 9:27 PM ISTUSA: Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients treated with alirocumab who achieved LDL-C levels <25 mg/dL versus 25–50 mg/d did not show any...
LSD may offer viable treatment for certain mental disorders Hina Zahid29 Jan 2021 8:00 PM ISTResearchers from McGill University have discovered, for the first time, one of the possible mechanisms that contributes to the ability of lysergic...
Long-term use of metformin may reduce breast cancer risk in diabetes patients Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli29 Jan 2021 7:18 AM ISTResearchers have found in a new study that long-term use of metformin may reduce breast cancer risk associated with T2D. In the study metformin use in...
Hormone therapy reduces UTI risk in postmenopausal women: Study Medha Baranwal29 Jan 2021 7:15 AM ISTUSA: Women taking menopausal hormone therapy are at a lower risk for recurrent urinary tract infections (UTI), according to a recent study. The...
Vitamin D, calcium supplements, multivitamins do not prevent or treat CVD: JACC Medha Baranwal29 Jan 2021 12:17 AM ISTDelhi: Two recent reviews have found dietary supplements, particularly vitamin D and calcium to be futile for the prevention of cardiovascular disease...
Fluticasone Nasal Spray and Triamcinolone Paste Improve Smell and Taste Symptoms in COVID-19 MD Bureau28 Jan 2021 7:55 PM ISTSince coronavirus has been identified in Dec 2019, it has spread all over the world at an exponential rate. Several studies have suggested that many...
