- New Guidelines for Prostate Cancer Screening: PSA screening can in some cases save lives with early treatment. the American Cancer Society (ACS) emphasized that The test picks up benign disease in addition to cancer, and it can’t distinguish between aggressive and mild forms of the disease. that the test should not be used to screen all men older than 50 years. That’s a direct contradiction of the ACS guidelines.
- Revised Diabetes Guidelines highlight A1c: The guidelines promote the use of the hemoglobin A1c (A1c) as a faster, easier diagnostic test. Previously it was used only to evaluate diabetic control with time.
- Calcium boosts heart attack risk: that calcium supplements taken without vitamin D may increase the risk for heart attack as much as 30%. eating foods high in calcium, rather than taking supplements.
- FDA warns against Quinine for Cramps: Taking quinine may result in serious and life–threatening hematologic adverse effects.
- Task Force Revises Mammography Guidelines: 2010 also may also be remembered as the year of the mammoth mammography muddle.
(Source: Medscape)
Monday, December 13, 2010
Top 5 Medical News Stories of 2010 .
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Can an MBBS doctor perform LSCS and hysterectomies independently if he has worked in govetnment hospital as an assisstant surgeon in gynae and obs. for three years?if a MBBS doctor has done more than 500LSCS in private hospitsl independently and successfully under the supervision of an obstetrician and gynaecologist,can he be grt an official permission from MCI to do the same independently?If Yes,what is the procedure for getting the permission?
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