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Combining anti-tumor medicine with chemo may boost children's cancer outco
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
A recent study indicated that children who develop neuroblastomas, a rare type of cancer that starts in nerve cells, may benefit from getting particular anti-tumor medications in addition to chemotherapy
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Higher doses of oral semaglutide improve blood sugar control, weight loss:
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Diabetes is a chronic condition that affects one's capacity to regulate blood sugar levels. Many patients' conditions worsen over time, making blood sugar levels more difficult to control. Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists, such as semaglutide, have given patients greater con
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Metformin lowers risk of long Covid: Study
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
University of Minnesota researchers discovered that metformin, a medicine typically used to treat diabetes, reduces the development of protracted COVID in a recent study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases.
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Eye drops slow nearsightedness progression in children: Research
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
According to findings of recent clinical research, the first medication therapy to reduce the onset of nearsightedness in children may be on the horizon.
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Managing asymptomatic high blood pressure linked to cardiac, kidney injury
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
In hospitalised patients, blood pressure is routinely monitored. Severe hypertension can cause a heart attack, stroke, or damage to blood arteries and organs such as the heart, brain, kidneys, and eyes. Most hospitalised people, on the other hand, have transiently raised blood pressure witho
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Tiny nanoparticle may have huge impact on patients receiving corneal trans
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Corneal transplants may be the final step in restoring clear vision to many people with eye disorders. Each year, over 80,000 corneal transplants are performed in the United States, with over 184,000 corneal transplant surgeries conducted worldwide.
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Music therapy can improve medication efficacy: Research
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
While listening to a favourite song is a well-known mood enhancer, researchers at Michigan State University revealed that music-listening therapies can also improve the efficacy of medications.
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New medicine to lower brain pressure might treat blinding IIH headaches: S
Updated : 3 years ago IST
A new experiment has discovered that patients suffering from 'blinding' headaches known as Idiopathic Intercranial Hypertension (IIH) might be treated with an injectable peptide used to treat type 2 diabetes.
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Most antidepressants ineffective in treating common pain conditions: Study
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Some antidepressant medications work for some pain conditions, but the majority are either ineffective or the evidence is incomplete, according to a review of the most recent evidence published in The BMJ.
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