Entries by aaron

Incorporating ibuprofen/arginine gel in bleaching protocols reduces risk and intensity of tooth sensitivity: Study

Brazil: The use of experimental desensitizing gel containing arginine and ibuprofen effectively lowers the risk and intensity of tooth sensitivity (TS) without compromising the bleaching efficacy, a recent randomized, triple-blind controlled trial published in the Journal of Dentistry has revealed. “Clinicians may consider incorporation of desensitizing agents, such as the ibuprofen/arginine gel, into their bleaching […]

Researchers report first documented case of loperamide misuse linked with acute pancreatitis

USA: A recent article published in Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases reports the first documented case of loperamide misuse associated with acute pancreatitis. Given loperamide’s mu agonism, Christopher A. Bouvette, University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and colleagues suspected that supratherapeutic doses induce sphincter of Oddi dysfunction and predispose to pancreatitis. […]

Risk-reducing mastectomy may lower breast cancer mortality, finds study

A study co-led by Professor Kelly Metcalfe of the Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, and researchers at the Familial Breast Cancer Research Unit at Women’s College Hospital, finds risk-reducing mastectomies (RRM) in women with a BRCA1 or BRCA2 genetic variant, significantly reduces the risk of being diagnosed with breast cancer and lowers the probability of […]

Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy may improve symptoms among male patients with chronic pelvic pain syndrome: Study

Chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS) type III refers to unexplained chronic pelvic pain in men, often accompanied by irritative voiding symptoms and pain in the groin, genitalia, or perineum, without the presence of pyuria or bacteriuria. According to a Research Article published in Prostate International, researchers concluded that Introducing extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) as a […]

3 nurses filming reels in Hospital OT, suspended

Three nurses were dismissed from service for allegedly filming reels in the operation theatre of a Dau Kalyan Singh PG Institute and Research Centre in Raipur in Chhattisgarh and sharing them on social media. The services of Pushpa Sahu, Tripti Dasar and Tej Kumari, who were daily wage staff nurses at Dau Kalyan Singh PG […]

Glenmark Gets CDSCO Panel Nod to Study ISB 2001 in Multiple Myeloma

New Delhi: The drug major Glenmark has got approval from the Subject Expert Committee (SEC) functional under the Central Drug Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) to conduct the clinical study of the anticancer drug ISB 2001 in relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma. This came after the drug major Glenmark presented Phase 1 clinical study protocol No. ISB 2001-101 […]

2 crore OPD tokens generated using ABHA-based scan and share service

New Delhi: The National Health Authority (NHA) yesterday achieved a significant milestone of generating over 2 Crore tokens for Out-Patient-Department (OPD) registrations through the ABHA-based Scan and Share service. Launched under the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) in October 2022, this innovative paperless service has revolutionized the patient experience, particularly benefiting vulnerable groups such as […]