Here are the top health stories for the day: TN Hospital, doctor penalized for forcing patient to buy from overcharging in-house pharmacy Holding a Tirunelveli-based hospital and its attending doctor guilty of unfair trade practices and services deficiencies, the Circuit Bench of the Tamil Nadu State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission in Madurai directed them to […]
A recent double-blind, placebo-controlled trial tested the efficacy of adjunctive rosiglitazone treatment alongside standard antimalarial care in Mozambican children with severe malaria. The findings were published in International Journal of Infectious Diseases. The study comprised 180 children and examined if rosiglitazone, a medication commonly used in diabetes management, could impact the levels of circulating angiopoietin-2 […]
The HbA1c test plays a crucial role in diabetes management by measuring average blood sugar levels over several months. It offers valuable insights into how well diabetes is controlled and helps healthcare providers tailor treatment plans effectively. Contrary to a common myth, it’s not necessary to completely avoid all carbohydrates in diabetes management. Carbohydrates are […]
The HbA1c test is a vital tool in diabetes management, measuring average blood sugar levels over several months. Contrary to the common myth that being prediabetic or at the borderline of diabetes is insignificant, it’s crucial to understand the importance of proactive measures even at this stage. Prediabetes indicates elevated blood sugar levels that haven’t […]
Iran: A randomized clinical trial published in Pediatric Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism has shed light on the effect of oral probiotics on glycated haemoglobin levels (HbA1c) in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM). The study showed no significant effect of consumption of oral probiotics on HbA1c levels in children with type 1 diabetes. Probiotics […]
New York: Pfizer Inc. has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted the company’s Biologics License Application (BLA) for its anti-tissue factor pathway inhibitor (anti-TFPI) candidate marstacimab for individuals living with hemophilia A or hemophilia B without inhibitors to Factor VIII (FVIII) or Factor IX (FIX). The European marketing authorization application (MAA) for […]
Italy: Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) intracavernosal injections may objectively improve or at least show a tendency for recovery in erectile function in men affected by primary organic erectile dysfunction (ED), a recent meta-analysis has revealed. The findings were published online in the International Journal of Impotence Research on November 22 2023. “The generalizability of these observations […]
USA: A recent study published in the Journal of Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry has shed light on the isolated effect of filler particle size on surface properties of experimental resin composites before and after toothbrush abrasion. The researchers showed a significant reduction in gloss of resin-based composites (RBCs) containing fillers with larger particle sizes. There […]
USA: Selected acute medications (e.g., ergots, anti-emetics, triptans) are associated with higher odds of user-rated positive response versus ibuprofen for patients with migraine, a recent study published in Neurology has shown. Using a big-data approach, the researchers analyzed patient-generated real-time records of 10 million migraine attacks, and simultaneous head-to-head comparisons of 25 acute migraine medications […]
A landmark study has shown that severe asthma can be controlled using biologic therapies, without the addition of regular high-dose inhaled steroids which can have significant side effects. The findings from the multinational SHAMAL study, published in The Lancet, demonstrated that 92% of patients using the biologic therapy benralizumab could safely reduce inhaled steroid dose […]