Archive for June 2011
Dual-focus contact lenses slow myopia progression in childhood
Posted by: admin on: June 16, 2011
Contact lens is what we use for cosmetic purpose, but here is a study that says myopia progression reduces in children with dual focus soft lens. This study will be a great boon for the management of refractive errors. Results of an early phase trial indicate that wearing an experimental dual-focus soft contact lens can […]
Defensive medicine accounts for 20 percent of MRI scans and x-rays
Posted by: admin on: June 15, 2011
Defensive practice is the order of the day. With the cost of health care sky rocketing, and with professionals finding it difficult to take time off from busy schedules if sick, and fear factor- is any thing wrong with me?, has made people to go in for preventive investigations and treatment. But there has also […]
Difference between proactive and reactive medicine
Posted by: admin on: June 15, 2011
Diagnosing and treating, a medical problem before its consequences set in, is the right method of dealing with the patients. Waiting for the outcome of the problem to set in & then treating it is not the right thing to do. Let us be proactive & do justice to our patients. Team@CMHF
Carotid Artery Stenting Shown to be Cost-Effective Alternative to Endarterectomy
Posted by: admin on: June 14, 2011
Strokes are common these days. Endarterectomy and cleaning of the atherosclerosis is the commonest procedure done. With its mortality 1-2% and even going upto 10%, Carotid artery stenting has been found to be cost effective and safer in patients with high risk. Here is a study. Team@CMHF
Comparative Effectiveness and Safety of Medications for Type 2 Diabetes: An Update Including New Drugs and 2-Drug Combinations
Posted by: admin on: June 14, 2011
Metformin is a time tested anti diabetic drug. The benefits of this wonder drug still out ways its side effects and those of newer anti diabetic drugs and their combinations. Team@CMHF
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