Risk of progression of Prediabetes to Diabetes minimal in elderly: JAMA Dr Kartikeya Kohli10 Feb 2021 6:49 AM ISTThe concept of prediabetes (and similar concepts of impaired fasting glucose and impaired glucose tolerance) formally emerged in the 1990s to better...
Behaviour therapy addition to Drugs effectively controls OAB Symptoms in Men: Study Dr. Nandita Mohan29 Jan 2021 2:30 PM ISTResearchers have recently observed that Combining behavioral and drug therapy yields greater improvements in OAB symptoms than drug therapy alone...
Conservative therapy for inpatient hypertension bests antihypertensive intensification: JAMA Dr Kartikeya Kohli2 Jan 2021 7:00 AM ISTA research team of America suggests, in the absence of evidence of end-organ damage, conservative management was associated with improved outcomes...
Mindfulness meditation may improve pain perception in migraine: JAMA Hina Zahid16 Dec 2020 4:00 PM ISTWINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Migraine is a neurological disease that can be severely debilitating and is the second leading cause of disability worldwide....
Statins most appropriate for elderly with life-expectancy more than 2.5 years: JAMA Dr. Nandita Mohan30 Nov 2020 11:30 AM ISTResearchers have found that statin medications for the primary prevention of cardiovascular events may reduce cardiac events for some adults aged 50...
Higher proportion of vigorous physical activity may lower death risk: JAMA Dr. Nandita Mohan26 Nov 2020 3:30 PM ISTResearchers from a recent study have deduced that for the same volume of moderate to vigorous physical activity, a higher proportion of VPA to total...
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...
Most fibromyalgia treatments not supported by high-quality evidence: JAMA Dr. Nandita Mohan2 Nov 2020 10:30 PM ISTBased on a systematic review and meta-analysis, researchers have observed that most of the currently available therapies for the management of...
Intermittent fasting not linked to more weight loss than taking regular meals: JAMA Dr Satabdi Saha29 Sept 2020 4:32 PM ISTFasting for two-thirds of the day does not lead to greater weight loss than eating meals throughout the day, according to a randomized trial published...
Culprit-vessel PCI better than multivessel PCI in MI with cardiogenic shock: JAMA Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli25 Aug 2020 9:40 PM ISTNew Haven, Conn. -- Less is sometimes more when treating heart patients who go into shock after a heart attack.Researchers at Yale and Beth Israel...
Co-prescription of DOAC and clarithromycin may increase bleeding risk: JAMA Dr Satabdi Saha20 Aug 2020 10:00 AM ISTClarithromycin use in older patients taking direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) increases the risk for major hemorrhage requiring hospitalization when...
Sustained-release morphine improves breathlessness in COPD patients: JAMA Medha Baranwal18 Aug 2020 8:37 PM ISTNetherlands: Oral sustained-release morphine for 4 weeks positively impacts COPD patients, suggests a recent study in JAMA Internal Medicine. The...
