Adjuvant therapies to help infertile women conceive by IVF – especially those whose treatments have been unsuccessful in the past – are now a common feature both before and during the treatment cycle. Now, a new analysis of the evidence for many nutritional supplements and diets thought to improve outcome in IVF has concluded that […]
“Slept like a baby” is most heard among people whose has a sound sleep, however this sleep is lot among todays people where changing lifestyles and daily habit. Sleep loss does more than just make us tired. It can undermine our emotional functioning, decrease positive moods and put us at higher risk for anxiety symptoms, […]
Canada: Colchicine administration for ten days following catheter ablation reduced post-ablation chest pain and increased diarrhoea, however, it failed to reduce atrial arrhythmia recurrence or atrial fibrillation (AF)-associated clinical events, a small pilot trial showed. “Through 14-day Holter monitoring, colchicine failed to prevent the recurrence of atrial arrhythmia after ablation (31% versus 32% with placebo; […]
USA: Intravenous cardio-sphere-derived cells (CDCs) are safe in both the short and long term in subjects with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), according to findings from Phase I clinical trial published in eBioMedicine, a Lancet journal. CDCs are heart-derived progenitor cells exhibiting immunomodulatory and anti-inflammatory effects, are anti-oxidative, anti-fibrotic, and anti-apoptotic to potentially impact several aspects […]
The use of smartphone technologies could be beneficial in preventing suicide among at-risk adults, says a study conducted by investigators from Italy and Spain, published online in the Journal of Psychiatric Research. Suicide stands among the primary causes of unnatural deaths globally. According to the WHO mortality database, suicides in the United States saw a […]
Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is a prevalent vascular disorder associated with atherosclerosis and reduced blood flow to the extremities. Affecting 8-10 million Americans and over 200 million people globally, it is a complex condition influenced by various risk factors like diabetes, smoking, hypertension, high cholesterol, and coronary artery disease. PAD leads to structural and functional […]
New Delhi: The drug major Johnson and Johnson has got approval from the Subject Expert Committee (SEC) functional under the Central Drug Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) to conduct the phase III clinical study of the anti-cancer drug Talquetamab. This came after the firm presented Phase III Clinical Study Protocol No. 64407564MMY3009. Talquetamab is a bispecific […]
Post-surgery pain relief has shifted away from opioid-containing medications over the past seven years, but the downward trend has slowed since 2020, a new study shows. Overall, the rate of surgery-related opioid prescriptions dropped by 36% from 2016 to the end of 2022, and the average amount of opioids in those prescriptions dropped by 46%, […]
Thiruvananthapuram: In a significant development, the Kerala High Court on Friday, approved the bail application of a doctor who had faced suspension from the Indian Medical Association (IMA) following accusations of abetting the suicide of his girlfriend. Medical Dialogues team had earlier reported that the victim, a second-year postgraduate surgery trainee at Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, […]
New Delhi: Rejecting the clinical trial waiver proposal, the Subject Expert Committee (SEC) functional under the Central Drug Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has opined the drug major Zydus Healthcare to conduct a bioequivalence study (BE) of Glycopyrrolate plus Indacaterol Maleate Metered dose inhalation. This came after Zydus Healthcare presented a proposal along with BE protocol […]