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Tranexamic Acid Effective In reduction of Deaths From Traumatic Bleeding 20 Sep 2012 | 08:06 am
A new study published in BMJ has stated that tranexami acd is effective in reduction of mortality from bleeding in cases of trauma. The study has been done by Ian Robers and colleagues and has been pu...
Laparoscopic Distal Pancreatectomy Causes Less Morbidity Than Open Technique 14 Jun 2012 | 02:34 am
A new meta-analysis has confirmed that doing a distal pancreatectomy laparoscopically reduces the morbidity. The study has been published in Annals of surgery June 2012 issue. For this metanalysis, ...
What Is Pneumothorax? 12 Jun 2012 | 08:47 pm
Pneumothorax is defined as the air in pleural cavity. Pleural cavity normally does not contain any air. It could be either primary or secondary. A primary pneumothorax is one that occurs without an ...
What Are Causes of Fibrosis of Lung 12 May 2012 | 12:01 am
Replacement of lung parenchyma with fibrous tissue is termed as fibrosis of the lung. It usually occurs due to a reparative or a reactive process. Causes of pulmonary fibrosis are Infections Tub...
Causes Of Hemorrhagic Pleural Effusion 27 Apr 2012 | 01:38 am
1. Trauma 2. Tuberculosis 3. Tumors 4. Acute Hemorrhagic Pancreatitis 5. Bleeding Disorders like Hemophilia 6. Coxsackie B virus infection Related Posts: Causes of Acute Pleural Effusion What ...
Causes of Acute Pleural Effusion 26 Apr 2012 | 10:35 pm
Unilateral Pleural Effusion 1. Trauma 2. Acute Pancreatitis 3. Pulmonary Infarction 4. Rupture of Esophagus 5. Dissecting aneurysm of aorta with leakage into pleural space 6. Infections 7. Ple...
Testosterone Therapy Improves Functional Capacity in Heart Failure Patients 19 Apr 2012 | 09:41 pm
A recent metanalysis has shown that testosterone supplements in patients with heart failure improved the breathing and exercise. The study which analyzed four randomized clinical trials of patients w...
Drospirenone Carries Higher Risk For Venous Thromboembolism – FDA Adds Warning Lable 12 Apr 2012 | 06:39 pm
Synthetic progestin drospirenone containing oral contraceptives may carry a higher risk for venous thromboembolism than pills with other types of progestins. This announcement was made today by the U...
FDA Expands H Pylori Breath Test To Include Children Between 3-17 Years Old 29 Feb 2012 | 08:14 am
US Food and Drug Administration has approved breath test that screens for H Pylori[Organism that casues gastric ulcers] in children aged between 3 years to 17 years. In addition to causing gastric ul...
Brentuximab 16 Jan 2012 | 10:52 pm
Brentuximab vedotin is an antibody-drug conjugate approved to treat anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL) and Hodgkin lymphoma. The drug was approved in August by FDA. Antibody drug conjugate consist...
