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New Delhi , August 10, 2018 :
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- A final statement from the US Preventive Services Task Force concludes that there is insufficient evidence to determine the balance of benefits and harms of screening for atrial fibrillation with electrocardiography in asymptomatic adults. Evidence is lacking, and the balance of benefits and harms cannot be determined.
- About 1 in 7 babies (14%) currently aged 1 year or older who were exposed to Zika virus before birth have one or more health problems possibly related to Zika, including some serious health problems that were not apparent at birth, federal health officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.
- The Delhi High Court has constituted a Committee to consider all issues relating to sexual violence, including preventive measures for controlling incidents of sexual violence as well as appropriate steps to be taken in the field of sentencing in such cases based on scientific principles and data.
- Poteligeo, a new drug (injection for IV use) has been approved by the US FDA for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory mycosis fungoides or Sézary syndrome after at least one prior systemic therapy. This approval provides a new treatment option for patients with mycosis fungoides and is the first FDA approval of a drug specifically for Sezary syndrome.
- The US FDA has alerted doctors and women about serious adverse events associated with improper use of tests to detect rupture of membranes. FDA is concerned that misuse, relying solely on ROM tests without using other assessments and inaccurate interpretation of lab test results of ROM tests could result in an increased risk of fetal harm or death.
- Higher high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) could be a marker of HDL dysfunction rather than cardioprotection in postmenopausal women, as per analysis of a new Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). The proatherogenic association reported for HDL-C with carotid plaque was most evident in women with later age at menopause who were >10 years postmenopausal.
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Dr KK Aggarwal
Padma Shri Awardee
Vice President CMAAO
President HCFI
