Newborn suffers leg fracture during breech delivery: Consumer Forum relief to gynecologist, hospital Sanchari Chattopadhyay23 Jan 2021 2:28 PM ISTTripura: The District Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission of Tripura has recently dismissed a case of medical negligence against a gynecologist and...
Female reproductive factors tied to increased fracture risk in postmenopausal women: JAMA Medha Baranwal17 Jan 2021 7:45 PM ISTRepublic of Korea: Female reproductive factors are independently associated with fracture risk in postmenopausal women, finds a recent study in the...
Psoriasis or Psoriatic Arthritis patients have higher fracture risk, finds study Medha Baranwal3 Dec 2020 7:15 PM ISTTaiwan: Evidence regarding the association of bone density, bone fragility or fracture risk with psoriatic disease remains inconclusive.Researchers...
Older men are undertreated, underdiagnosed for osteoporosis, finds study Medha Baranwal1 Dec 2020 12:45 PM ISTUSA: Older males who experience fracture are highly undertreated and underdiagnosed of osteoporosis, suggests a recent study. The findings from the...
Reduced lifetime lead exposure linked to downward trend in hip fractures: JAMA Hina Zahid12 Nov 2020 5:26 PM ISTToronto, ON - Hip fractures are one of the leading causes of hospitalization among older adults and are a strong predictor of mortality. There has...
Steroid use in asthma linked to heightened risk of brittle bones and fractures Hina Zahid22 Oct 2020 11:01 AM ISTTaking steroid inhalers or tablets to treat asthma or control flare-ups is linked to a heightened risk of brittle bones (osteoporosis) and increased...
Oral glucocorticoids, PPI combo increases fracture risk in RA patients: ASBMR Medha Baranwal23 Sept 2020 9:33 AM ISTUK: The use of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) with oral glucocorticoids (GCs) increases the risk of osteoporotic (OP) fractures in rheumatoid arthritis...
Patients of type I and type 2 Diabetes at increased risk of falls: Study Hina Zahid21 Sept 2020 8:45 PM ISTNicklas Rasmussen at Steno Diabetes Center and North Jutland Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark, and colleagues have found in a new...
SGLT2 inhibitors with metformin do not increase fracture risk in diabetics: Study Medha Baranwal21 Aug 2020 11:15 AM ISTChina: Combination therapy with SGLT2 inhibitors and metformin in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) does not increase fracture risk versus metformin...
Bisphosphonate drug holidays linked to higher fracture risk, finds study Hina Zahid30 July 2020 6:00 PM ISTResearchers at the Department of Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology at Ruhr-Universitat Bochum has examined the implications of such drug...
PPI's may increase the risk of fracture in children Dr. K B Aarthi19 March 2020 8:00 PM ISTUS: Proton pump inhibitors are widely used to treat acid reflux and other upper intestinal disorders in children as well as adults. Although PPIs have...
Aspirin may increase BMD and reduce fracture risk: Study Dr. K B Aarthi19 March 2020 7:30 PM ISTAspirin is an inhibitor of prostaglandin production and may influence the cellular basis of bone remodeling responsible for maintaining the material...
