Mumbai: Alkem Labs has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) has issued Form 483 with ten observations at the end of the inspection at the Company’s manufacturing facility located at Baddi. USFDA inspected the facility from 19th March, 2024 to 27th March, 2024. This was a GMP as well as a Pre-Approval Inspection. “There is no […]
New Delhi- Through a recent notice, the National Board of Examination in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) has declared the result of the Foreign Dental Screening Test (FDST) viva-voce examination for Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) Graduates 2023. The viva-voce examination of the candidates who have qualified the Theory Examination of FDST for the BDS Graduate 2023 […]
Use of Popular obesity drugs may increase risk of aspiration pneumonia following endoscopy, suggests new research from Cedars-Sinai. Therefore patients who are scheduled for certain medical procedures should stop taking popular weight loss drugs in the days or weeks prior to avoid complications. Investigators found that glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs)-medications like Ozempic and Wegovy that […]
Chronic conditions like obesity, diabetes, and MASLD are prevalent among adults with hypertriglyceridemia, but the extent of their association remains unclear. A recent analysis of National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data aimed to elucidate this relationship, providing insights into the prevalence of chronic conditions among individuals with different levels of triglycerides. This study […]
Prolonged use of certain progestogen hormone drugs is associated with an increased risk of developing a type of brain tumour known as an intracranial meningioma, finds a study from France published by The BMJ today. The researchers say this study is the first to assess the risk associated with progestogens used by millions of women […]
A recent study from Ontario, Canada, unveiled a strong link between the measurements of fetal nuchal translucency and the risk of chromosomal anomalies, including conditions less frequently screened for in current prenatal practices. The findings were published in the recent edition of Journal of American Medical Association. The study involved a massive group of over […]
A new Kaiser Permanente study found that a health coaching intervention successfully reduced sitting time for a group of older adults by just over 30 minutes a day. Study participants also showed meaningful improvements in blood pressure, comparable to the effect of other interventions focused on physical activity. The study was published in JAMA Network […]
Delirium is a strong risk factor for dementia and death among older people, finds the largest study of its kind published by The BMJ today. The findings show that, among hospital patients with at least one episode of delirium, the risk of receiving a new dementia diagnosis was three times higher than for patients without […]
Patients of Chronic and acute sinusitis are more likely to develop rheumatic diseases suggests a study published in the RMD Open. A study was done to determine whether antecedent sinusitis is associated with incident rheumatic disease. This population-based case–control study included all individuals meeting classification criteria for rheumatic diseases between 1995 and 2014. We matched […]
Consumption of dietary live microbes directly associated with improved periodontal health suggests a study published in the Oral Diseases. Investigate the link between live dietary microbe consumption and the prevalence of periodontitis. National health and nutrition examination survey (2009–2014) data was used to assess the association among adults. Live dietary microbe intake was categorized as […]