Present study reports, age-adjusted death rates for overdoses involving synthetic opioids other than methadone doubled from 2015 to 2016, and death rates from prescription opioids, heroin, cocaine, and psychostimulants also increased
During chemotherapy, a sharp drop in white blood cells or Leukopenia were observed commonly. MIT researchers have now developed a portable device that could be used to monitor patients' white blood cell levels' at home, without taking blood samples.
A randomized study determines that Tonsillectomy (TE) or adenotonsillectomy (ATE) may have a beneficial effect on the clinical course in children with the Periodic Fever, Aphthous stomatitis, Pharyngitis and cervical Adenitis (PFAPA) syndrome. However, an immunological reason for this effect remains unknown.
A new study examined that the adults with diabetes are less likely to visit the dentist than people with prediabetes or without diabetes. The study was published in The Journal of the American Dental Association. They showed an overall decline in dental visits among adults with and without diabetes, but people with diabetes were consistently the least likely to obtain oral health care.
According to a study, researchers found that dermal fillers such as Juvederm, Radiesse, and Sculptra can smooth ''laugh lines" and other wrinkles and restore a youthful appearance. A participant injected filler into his forehead, under his chin, and in the ''laugh lines'' around his mouth. A couple of days later, they had bumps on their face.
A study mentions that patients presenting with acute non-traumatic headache concerning for subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) undergo lumbar puncture (LP) when non-contrast head computed tomography (CT) is negative. The diagnostic yield of this approach is unknown. Aneurysmal SAH despite being a low incidence condition is associated with a high rate of mortality and morbidity. Moreover, missed SAH is a common concern among emergency providers.
According to a study, researchers determined that women of childbearing age who suffer from Rheumatic Heart Disease in low- to moderate-income countries, they face a double danger. Increased risk of complications during pregnancy, including death, while also bearing a cultural burden and expectation that they will become mothers. The study was published in the journal PLOS ONE.
As a commercial airline pilot, they typically weigh several factors when deciding which trips to fly the dates, the destination and how long they will be away from home. Unlike most of her peers. Ionising radiation is a permanent feature of the upper atmosphere, where the protection we take for granted on the surface is significantly thinner.
According to the study, a group of experts explained that Doctors should rethink before informing some patients with reduced kidney health, replacing the term 'chronic kidney disease' (CKD) with different bands of kidney age
According to the new study from Germany, scientists explained individuals with low birth weight (BW) are more likely to have lower visual acuity and a higher myopic refractive error in adulthood
Researchers explained that Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and Huntington's disease might have more in common than their effects on the functions of the brain and spinal cord. And finding that common thread could lead to a treatment that could work for all three
According to an analysis by researchers at the National Institutes of Health increase in blood pressure before getting pregnant may increase the chances of pregnancy loss. researchers say the change in lifestyle might keep blood pressure in control could potentially reduce the risk of loss