According to US FDA, Metformin can now be safely used in patients with mild and in some cases, moderate kidney impairment after decades of warning against it. Metformin previously had been contraindicated for patients with renal disease or dysfunction, as suggested by serum creatinine levels at or above 1.5 mg/dL for men and 1.4 mg/dL […]
The US Preventive Services Task Force has come out with guidelines on the use of Aspirin for the primary prevention of CVD and colorectal cancer. The recommendations were published on April 12th in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Key recommendations are: Low-dose Aspirin may be used for the primary prevention of CVD and Colorectal carcinoma in […]
An Amreli sessions court in Gujarat has sentenced BJP MP Naran Kachhadiya to a 3 year jail term and has fined him Rs.35,000 for assaulting a doctor in 2013. The court has stayed the sentence for a month for Kachhadiya and others convicted in the case to make their defense.While the conviction has been stayed, under the new […]
The Haryana state health department had earlier expressed concern over lack of control over private medical colleges. However, this time the decision to not allow any more private medical institutions to be opened, is quite strong after a meeting of the health and medical education & research departments took place on April 5. The decision now […]
The DCI (Dental Council of India) has proposed a bridge course for dental graduates to become MBBS doctors. The DCI feels the effect would be two fold – one, provide jobs for dental graduates and two, address the acute shortage of doctors across India.The bridge course proposal has been framed with help from the MCI and […]
To bring down prices for medicines for critical disease like – cancer, HIV and diabetes the government revised the national list of essential medicines (NLEM) to add 106 more frequently prescribed drugs and remove 70 others which are not prescribed frequently.The move following recommendations from a core committee formed by the health ministry is expected to […]
Last year there were 147 cases of microcephaly in Brazil. This year the number is 2,400. The cause for this unprecedented rise of microcephaly is most likely the Zika virus. The virus has been demonstrated during the autopsy of an infant born with microcephaly. Further more it has also been demonstrated in the amniotic fluid […]
‘Mini livers in a lab’ sounds like a scene from a childhood cartoon show. However, These imaginary ‘mini livers in a lab’ have been brought to life by a team of scientists from Pandorum, an Indian start up company based in Bangalore when they have successfully developed India’s first artificial human liver tissue in a […]
The breakthrough invention of a ‘super condom’ was achieved by a team of researchers at the Texas A&M Health Science Center’s Irma Lerma Rangel College. The research team was headed by an Indian American researcher, Professor Mahua Choudhury. This invention has opened an innovative way to prevent the spread of HIV and AIDS by killing […]
ART centres in Bangalore are once again facing a shortage in HIV drugs, putting hundres of patients in a tough spot. A similar shortage of HIV drugs was seen earlier this year, when there was an acute shortage of Nevirapine. Nearly 90% out of the 1 lakh population who are on ART in the state are […]