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Repeated eye rubbing is a risk factor for keratoconus

Dr KK Aggarwal, 13 November 2019
#Multispeciality

Keratoconus (KC) is a progressive degenerative condition of the eye in which the cornea becomes progressively thinner and cone-like. If left untreated, it can lead to significant visual impairment.The word keratoconus originates from the Greek words kerato-idis (cornea) and konos (cone). The condition was first described by John Nottingham.Key points about keratoconu ...more

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U.S. records one new case in measles outbreak
eMediNexus, 12 November 2019
#Business And Medicine #Infectious Diseases #Pathology and Lab Medicine #Pediatrics #Pharmacist

One new case of measles was reported in the United States, with the country suffering its worst outbreak of the highly contagious and sometimes deadly disease in close-to three decades.The measles case was confirmed on Saturday in an unvaccinated resident of the southeastern U.S. state of Georgia, according to the state’s health department. The measles outbreak, which began in New York in Oc ...more

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108 ambulance used to buy drugs by a pharmacist, got arrested
TNN, 12 November 2019
#Multispeciality

On Sunday afternoon, a pharmacist of Punjab government’s ‘108 Ambulance’ service was allegedly caught with drugs and intoxicating pills by the ...more

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Delhi HC states that all private hospitals charges cannot be same
TNN, 12 November 2019
#Multispeciality

Delhi high court has rejectedthe direct authorities to fix even rates to be charged by private nursing homes and hospitals as the amount would depend upon the n ...more

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Medical Voice 12th November 2019
Dr KK Aggarwal, 12 November 2019
#Multispeciality

Rapid HIV testing saves lives – It’s time to make the switch, says WHO (WHO Europe, Nov. 11, 2019): The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a ...more

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Memo charged against government docs who joined the strike
TNN, 11 November 2019
#Multispeciality

The Madras high court has continued the charge memos issued to 70 government doctors who had joined in the recent week-long strike for a salary hike.On Friday, ...more

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                Smoking May Raise Psychosis, Depression Risk              
            
              eMediNexus, 12 November 2019            

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      Traditionally, its been widely assumed that patients with mental illness start smoking to self-medicate, but a novel study suggest      ...MORE
    
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                Middle-Aged Muscle Mass Tied to Future CVD Risk in Men              
            
              eMediNexus, 12 November 2019            

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      Higher levels of lean muscle mass in middle age may be linked to lower 10-year CVD risk, regardless of traditional risk factors su      ...MORE
    
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                Left Atrial Implant Appears to Curb Stroke Risk in Some With Atrial Fi              
            
              eMediNexus, 11 November 2019            

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        #Emergency Medicine      
        #Internal Medicine      
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      Older patients with atrial fibrillation show a reduced risk of stroke following left-atrial-appendage closure (LAAC) with an impla      ...MORE
    
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                Biologics Offer Hope as Peanut Allergy Immunotherapy              
            
              eMediNexus, 11 November 2019            

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        #Internal Medicine      
        #Pharmacist      
        #Public Health      
      The experimental agent etokimab appeared to boost the tolerance to oral peanut challenge among peanut-allergic adults, according t      ...MORE
    
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                Acute Kidney Injury Common With Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors              
            
              eMediNexus, 10 November 2019            

        #Internal Medicine      
        #Nephrology      
        #Oncology      
        #Pathology and Lab Medicine      
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      About one in six cancer patients treated with immune-checkpoint inhibitors develops at least transient acute kidney injury (AKI),       ...MORE
    
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                Copper ICU Beds Mostly Untarnished by Bacteria              
            
              eMediNexus, 10 November 2019            

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        #Hospital Medicine      
        #Infectious Diseases      
        #Internal Medicine      
        #Pathology and Lab Medicine      
      Hospital beds with copper surfaces in an intensive care unit had significantly fewer bacteria than hospital beds with plastic surf      ...MORE
    
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eMediNexus, 12 November 2019
#Ophthalmology

A 20-year-old man complains of difficulty in reading the newspaper with his right eye three weeks after sustaining a gunshot injury to his left eye. The most likely diagnosis is: ...MORE

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#Ophthalmology

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