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> American College of Physicians: Common clinical situations in which screening and diagnostic tests are used in ways that do not reflect high-value care

> Pillow Talk: First AHA Advice on Sex and CVD

> Irisin: The hormone for obesity and diabetes control

> 90% of Food Allergies Are Associated With 8 Food Types

> Sex in the Second Half of Life

> Use of mobile phones risky while driving

> Avoid smoking in winter

> Bad teeth are related to bad heart arteries

> Fluctuating blood pressure more harmful

> Makar Sankranti: Uttarayana: The Medical Importance

> Lohri: Adieu to winters: TIL TADAKE; DIN JHATAKE

> Statins and the risk of diabetes

> Paradigm shift in the treatment of diabetes

> Portable Ultrasound Machines To Be Banned

> Healthcare worker fatigue and patient safety

> Sometimes a needle or screw will break leaving a fragment behind. Is this a reviewable sentinel event?

> Recent murder of a doctor by the husband of a patient

> January is Glaucoma Awareness Month

> Will India be polio-free for 365 days?

> Revisiting Drugs in 2011 (Part 1)

> Most sudden cardiac deaths occur on Monday mornings of December and January

> Top Cardiology News of 2011

> Top Health Stories Of The Year (CNN)

> Top 10 cardiology myths as defines by AHA

> Top health happenings in 2011 in India

> Medical Education in India - Statistics

> Texting and checking email in OT while work can be dangerous

> Rheumatology Update 2011 (ACR)

> Delhi Govt plans big in the 12th 5-year plan 2012-17 (Part III)

> Delhi Govt plans big in the 12th 5-year plan 2012-17 (Part II)

> Delhi Govt plans big in the 12th 5-year plan 2012-17 (Part I)

> Delhi Health Statistics

> Ondansetron may cause abnormal heart rhythms

> Trimester-specific reference ranges

> 2011 Game Changers in Cardiology

> Statins may protect against flu-related death

> Rheumatology Update 2011 (ACR)

> AHA/ACS update

> Avoid these foods for a healthier heart

> And now CPAP rebound

> New ACOG guidelines for breast cancer screening

> Four drugs linked to most ER elderly admissions

> ICD no use in advanced CKD

> Knee hygiene

> OPD management of acute pulmonary embolism

> Today is World AIDS Day

> Proceedings of 26th Annual CSI Meet day 2

> Annual CSI Delhi Proceedings

> LOAD H. pylori with new four-drug regimen

> Staggered overdose of paracetamol may be fatal

> Combined ACE inhibitor and AR blocker associated with increased risk of cardiovascular death in hemodialysis patients

> Life expectancy shorter after TIA

> Treat GAD for one year instead of six months

> Alert: Fluoroquinolone can cause liver damage

> Varenicline go ahead in heart patients

> COPD patients more likely to develop lung cancer

> Practicing dietary habits for a few months makes all the difference

> WCIR: World Congress on Insulin Resistance, Diabetes & Cardiovascular Disease Meeting [WCIR update, Source: Medpage Today)

> Statins may worsen asthma

> Dialysis rooms to offer Pomegranate juice

> FDA Safety Communication on Fenofibrate

> All kids need cholesterol tests as per new AAP guidelines

> Today is World Diabetes Day

> CABG, PCI Guidelines stress collaboration

> Target dose of angiotensin II receptor antagonists in patients with heart failure

> Two public health policies hit back in the US

> It’s November: Time to get flu shot

> Even watching smokers in a movie may stimulate smoking

> What’s new in Rheumatology?

> New guidelines for the treatment of SSA

> Make beetroot a part of any pre workout diet

> How to classify food poisoning depending on the onset of symptoms?

> Obesity reduces life expectancy

> Dengue patients do not die of platelet deficiency but of intravascular leakage

> Dr KKs Rules in managing chest pain

> Cut Daily Salt Intake to 1,500 mg

> Biggest ever study shows no link between mobile phone use and tumors: Is the study applicable to India?

> Japanese encephalitis Update

> Today is World Stroke Day: Common mistakes in managing strokes

> Do not eat bitter bottle gourd (lauki)

> Facts about tea, coffee and cola drinks

> Diwali the festival of inner Purnima on outer Amavasya

> Do not take painkillers if you are a heart patient

> Breast cancer screening

> October breast cancer awareness month

> Can herbs raise blood pressure?

> Lifestyle choices in controlling blood pressure

> What every patient with high blood pressure should know about drugs?

> How often should one get blood pressure checks done?

> Why BP should be kept < 120/80 mm Hg

> Faculty of all pathy consensus statement at MTNL Perfect Health Mela held 16th October

> Why it is important to consult a qualified doctor in emergency?

> NIH-funded study shows increased prostate cancer risk from vitamin E supplements

> Do not give Clopidogrel Aspirin combination for preventing strokes

> FDA warns LASIK doctors: Stop making false claims

> eGFR <45 may present with more serious heart attacks

> In US only 25% hypertensive patients gets treatment

> Do not give citalopram more than 40 mg

> Make beetroot a part of any pre workout diet

> 1st Navratri to Diwali a one-month long spiritual Yagna: Amavasya to Amavasya

> 28th September is World Rabies Day

> Depression linked to paralysis

> Eating white fleshed fruits can reduce the risk of paralysis

> Platelets revisited

> Vitamin D levels inversely associated with type 2 diabetes risk

> Will India import P1 polio from Pakistan?

> Heart attack lowest in September but not amongst diabetics

> Do not ignore yellow plaques on the eyelids

> Most people today survive a heart attack

> Anti-nausea drug ondansetron linked to arrhythmias

> Azharuddin’s son Ayazuddin a victim of missed resuscitation during the Golden Hour?

> Is sex an exercise and is it hard on the heart?

> Insulin nasal spray may slow Alzheimers disease

> The science behind observing Shradhs

> Bisphosphonate Update

> Intensive medical treatment prevents second stroke not intra cranial stenting

> Ventilator-associated tracheobronchitis

> Hepatitis B Vaccination update

> New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase (NDM-1)

> One can predict acute lung injury

> Another Bomb Blast in Delhi

> Dengue Special Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI)

> Strenuous exercise may increase risk of cardiac disorders

> FDA Warning: Test kidney function before prescribing Zoledronic acid

> Loopholes in Supreme Court Judgment of hospital providing free services

> The Supreme Court of India ordered private Delhi hospitals to treat poor for free

> DVT risk starts early, stays long after acute stroke

> Air pollution is linked to heart disease

> Go wish your Muslim friend Eid Mubarak

> Ganesha, the Stress Management Guru

> Linagliptin new DPP–IV inhibitor

> Metformin reduces A1C levels more than DPP–IV inhibitor monotherapy

> Was Lord Ganesha born of a stem cell transplant?

> Should we do routine HPV test in women?

> Barretts esophagus and high-grade dysplasia management

> WMA Declaration of Malta on Hunger Strikers

> In what direction would Anna’s fast end?

> Krishna Janmashtami the message from Lord Krishna

> What makes a wave?

> The science behind birth of Krishna: Krishna Janmashtami

> Paper money contains traces of BPA

> Time to awaken sleeping "Anna" in each one of us

> Indian spices may be a cure for metabolic syndrome

> Cigarettes hurt womens hearts more than mens

> Folic acid may decrease homocysteine in type 2 diabetes

> Weight loss may improve sexual health of obese diabetics

> The Indian Health Sector: Where are we after 64 years of independence?

> From Rakshabandhan to Janmashtami – A Spiritual Yagna

> Do not smoke the 1st cigarette in the first hour of waking

> Early and Mild Rheumatoid arthritis

> Performance anxiety

> Drug fever: An update

> TEMPI, a new mysterious, life-threatening blood disease affecting kidneys

> Why do we offer milk to snakes?

> Sonia Gandhi undergoes surgery in US

> Nag Panchami and Health

> Will the Banned Rosiglitazone be reintroduced for Neuropathic Pain?

> Carotid artery blockages

> Paracetamol Update

> Children & Adolescent Mobile Users at No Greater Risk of Brain Cancer

> Sudden cardiac death

> World Hepatitis Day - Hepatitis B more deadly than HIV

> Code of Marketing Practice for Indian Pharmaceutical Industry

> Evaluation of cognitive impairment and dementia

> Gatifloxcin banned but not the eye drops

> Can weight lifting lower the metabolic syndrome risk?

> Can we allow low dose aspirin holidays?

> Should we measure carotid intima media thickness in any cardiac risk assessment?

> Schedule HX is not patient–friendly

> A New helpline policy from MOH

> What is the difference between a freedom fighter and a terrorist?

> Can donors with high risk behavior donate blood?

> 15 ways to reduce or stop drinking

> Use painkillers with caution in the elderly

> The psyche behind terrorism

> Stop smoking if you are going for a surgery

> Banned drugs still available: whom to blame?

> Defer coronary interventions till medications and lifestyle management fail: Courage Trials

> Indians have the highest rates of diabetes in India and abroad

> Diabetes can be reversed

> Wrong–site surgery is not that uncommon

> Can lung cancer occur in non smokers?

> Prevention of HIV transmission with ART through breastfeeding or replacement feeding: India vs Bharat

> The science behind Amarnath Yatra and Katha

> Simple Cotton Swab Slashes Post–Surgical Wound Infections

> 20 percent reduction in lung cancer mortality with low–dose CT compared to chest X–ray

> eMedinewS Wishes all Doctors "Happy Doctor’s Day"

> Can the fetus in the womb listen?

> Amaranth Yatra Special

> The spiritual significance of Ashad month

> Soon, six months jail for disclosing the health status of a person

> eMedinewS Apps

> Don’t discard diabetic drug Pioglitazone even after the FDA’s Safety Announcement

> Can a hospital withhold a test report because of unpaid bill for medical service?

> Rebates and Commission are unethical in the medical profession

> Food allergy from non food items

> Can a doctor disclose his patient’s information to the relations?

> Doctors’ Day Special

> Science behind 10 incarnations of Lord Vishnu and the current anti–corruption movement

> Baba Ramdev Special: How to handle a patient on Satyagraha

> How long can Baba Ramdev continue his fast?

> Surprising findings on omega–3 fats, trans fats, and prostate cancer risk

> Bhagwad Gita and Diet

> Do not give prophylactic paracetamol to reduce vaccine reactions

> False Positive HIV report

> Today is World Environment Day

> Whitener Addiction and Death by Inhalant

> Bihar doctors’ strike

> ‘Golden Hours’ in medical practice

> 5 Tips to Help You Find Serenity

> Safety of on–duty doctors

> NIH stops clinical trial on combination cholesterol treatment

> Making the Kailash–Mansarovar Yatra safe Preventing mountain sickness

> Making the Kailash–Mansarovar Yatra safe

> 6 simple steps to keep your mind sharp at any age

> Vegetarian diet may lower risk for developing metabolic syndrome

> Summer Foods and Vegetables

> Revise your knowledge about Armpit Test

> Illegal abortion: Two–year jail for doctors

> New Board of Medical Council of India