Tag: jama internal medicine
Upping BP medicine dose at the time of discharge increases risk
Study shows that increasing blood pressure medicine dose in older patients at the time of discharge, poses greater risk of falls, fainting etc
Increasing medications...
Drug used for Parkinson’s, vertigo may increase risk of dementia
Use of anticholinergic medication used in Parkinson's, vertigo etc daily for three years or more was found to be associated with increased risk of...
Sleeping with the television on may make women gain weight
Study finds that women tend to gain more weight when they sleep with an artificial light on, such as that from the television
Sleeping with...
Older women need 4400 not 10,000 steps to live longer
Study by Brigham and Women's Hospital says 4400 steps not 10,000 is what older women need to live longer
Older women may not need 10,000...
Mother’s Day: physician moms face workplace discrimination
Study on US doctors who are also mothers shows that they report facing discrimination in the workplace, something to chew on this Mother's Day
A...
High insulin costs force diabetics to ration the life-saving shot
Patients underuse insulin so as to make it last longer
For patients with diabetes, insulin is a life-saving medicine and an essential component of diabetes...
Organic foods can reduce cancer risk, finds JAMA study
The fact that pesticides are not used in organic foods could be the reason for their anti-cancer properties
If you swear by organic food, this...
Field health workers reduce hospitalisation rates by 65%
Community health workers can reduce hospitalisations by 65 percent and double patient satisfaction with primary care
As India embarks on an ambitious tertiery care plan...
1.5 ltrs more water a day reduces urine infections in women
Drinking more water reduces infections of the urinary bladder in women
Drinking more water reduces bladder infections in women, a new study has shown.
In the...
1 in 4 adults become addicted to sleeping pills after prescription
Sedatives like diazepam and alprazolam once prescribed for treatment of anxiety or sleep could lead to one in four older adults becoming dependent on...
