Carvedilol improves survival in cirrhosis patients: Study Written By Medha Baranwal5 March 2021 8:45 AM ISTUK: The use of carvedilol improves overall survival in patients with cirrhosis and portal hypertension, finds a recent study in the...
Albumin of no benefit to hospitalized patients of advanced liver disease: NEJM Written By Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli4 March 2021 10:15 AM ISTDaily infusions of albumin provide no significant health benefit to patients hospitalized with advanced liver disease, over and abovestandard care',...
Concomitant use of thyroxin and PPI increases TSH in primary hypothyroidism: Study Written By Medha Baranwal1 March 2021 6:13 PM ISTUK: The concomitant use of proton pump inhibitor (PPI) and levothyroxine (LT4) significantly increases thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) concentration...
Probiotics effective for treating constipation in Parkinson's disease patients: Study Written By Medha Baranwal1 March 2021 6:12 PM ISTCanada: Multistrain probiotics is safe and effective for the treatment of constipation in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD), finds a recent study...
Vitamin D deficiency linked to failure of H. pylori eradication: Study Written By Medha Baranwal27 Feb 2021 11:00 AM ISTDelhi: Vitamin D deficiency could be a risk factor for the eradication failure of Helicobacter pylori, finds a recent study in the journal Clinical...
Patients do not require antibiotics after most sinus surgeries: Study Written By Medha Baranwal27 Feb 2021 8:00 AM ISTBoston, MA: Antibiotics are not required after most endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS), finds a recent study in the journal IFAR: International Forum of...
PICaSSO score: a useful endoscopic tool in ulcerative colitis, Finds study Written By Dr. Nandita Mohan25 Feb 2021 4:45 AM ISTResearchers have noted that Paddington International Virtual ChromoendoScopy ScOre (PICaSSO) score predicted specified clinical outcomes at 6 and 12...
Acid reflux disease may increase risk of cancers of the larynx and esophagus Written By Hina Zahid24 Feb 2021 6:15 AM ISTResults from a large U.S. government prospective study indicate that gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), which also causes heartburn symptoms, is...
Vitamin D supplements don't improve liver healing in chronic hepatitis C: Study Written By Medha Baranwal22 Feb 2021 6:45 AM ISTThailand: Short-term supplementation of vitamin D in chronic hepatitis C (CHC) patients after DAA treatment does not expedite the process of residual...
Gastrointestinal surgery can be a 'cure' for type 2 diabetes finds new long-term study Written By Hina Zahid16 Feb 2021 6:46 PM ISTThe results of a randomised clinical trial with the longest follow up to date show that metabolic surgery is more effective than medications and...
PPIs interfere with achievement of remission in IBS patients on infliximab: Study Written By Dr. Nandita Mohan16 Feb 2021 8:00 AM ISTIt has been recently observed that patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) taking proton pump inhibitors (PPI) are less likely to achieve...
Statins may prevent adhesion-related complications after intra-abdominal surgery: JAMA Written By Medha Baranwal15 Feb 2021 2:15 AM ISTUSA: Statins may be an inexpensive, well-tolerated pharmacologic option for the prevention of postoperative adhesion-related complications (ARCs) in...
