Rishikesh: The Uttarakhand Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has registered an FIR against the former director of AIIMS Rishikesh and three others for alleged financial irregularities in the establishment of a Coronary Care Unit (CCU) at the institute. The tender for the 16-bed CCU project was floated in December 2017, but it is still incomplete. Apart from the former director of […]
Mumbai: Global pharma major Lupin Limited has announced that it has received approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) for its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for Rivaroxaban for Oral Suspension, 1 mg/mL which is bioequivalent to Xarelto for Oral Suspension, 1 mg/mL of Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The product will be manufactured […]
Vijayawada: Upset and frustrated over the government’s continued ignorance towards their basic demands, doctors working at Primary Health Centres (PHCs) across the state have announced a hunger strike on October 3, suspending outpatient services if their demands, on issues such as promotions, allowances, increments, and other service-related concerns, are not addressed. Calling the doctors’ […]
A new study published in the British Medical Journal showed that diabetes mellitus (DM) and low BMI have negative influence on long-term survival in individuals with chronic total occlusion (CTO). One of the more difficult subtypes of coronary artery disease (CAD) is chronic complete occlusion. About one-fourth of individuals with chronic coronary syndrome and 16% […]
A study conducted at the University of Helsinki found that children and adults who follow a vegan diet had on average adequate intakes of calcium and vitamin D, nutrients important to bone health, but their bone metabolism differed from those who follow an omnivorous diet. The MIRA2 study conducted at the University of Helsinki investigated […]
A new study published in the journal of Clinical Cardiology revealed that acoustic cardiography (ACG), which combines ECG with heart sound analysis, may help in the early detection of preeclampsia (PE). Key parameters like Left Ventricular Ejection Time (LVET) and Q2S2Max showed significant changes in women with preeclampsia. When these measures were combined with clinical risk […]
A randomised placebo-controlled Finnish study showed that aspirin therapy does not provide significant relief for people suffering from chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps who are hypersensitive to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). The results of a joint study performed by the University of Eastern Finland, University of Helsinki and HUS Inflammation Center were published in the […]
Researchers have found in a new study that women using depot medroxyprogesterone acetate had a higher risk of developing meningioma. Investigators have determined that women who used depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) were at higher risk for the development of meningioma, especially with long-term use or when it was initiated at an older age. This finding […]
Researchers have found in a new study that vitamin D deficiency independently increased the risk of respiratory infections in preschool children, especially in vulnerable groups. Hence, targeted screening and supplementation may help reduce early childhood morbidity. Vitamin D is well known for its role in skeletal health and calcium metabolism, but in recent years growing […]
According to a new study, treatment with dimethyl fumarate provided significant clinical improvement in patients with moderate-to-severe psoriasis when observed under real-world practice conditions. Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory skin disorder marked by erythematous scaly plaques, impaired quality of life, and systemic comorbidities such as cardiovascular disease and metabolic syndrome. Conventional systemic therapies and biologics […]