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Affaf Salman holds an MPhil in Pharmacology. She takes keen interest in clinical pharmacology and medicine related subjects. She also enjoys reading fiction novels.

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Common Heartburn Drugs Can Cause Dementia, Study Reveals

Dr. Affaf Salman May 9, 2020 0
Beware if you are on anything for heartburn or stomach acidity as a recent study, conducted by Sweden researchers at Karolinska Institute Medical University (KIMU), has found that many people who are taking drugs for conditions like stomach inflammation, stomach ulcers and heartburn are at increased risk of developing dementia. The findings of the…
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Heart Attacks And Strokes Fell After Trans Fat Ban

Dr. Affaf Salman Apr 13, 2017 0
People living in areas that restrict trans fats in foods had fewer hospitalizations for heart attack and stroke compared to residents in areas without restrictions, according to a study led by a Yale researcher. This finding suggests the…
Skin Care

Acne Treatment: Hormonal Therapies And Antibiotics

Dr. Affaf Salman Mar 17, 2017 0
Acne vulgaris, or simply acne, is the most common skin disease in the world. It affects approximately 40 to 50 million adults in the United States alone. Although, neither contagious nor malignant, acne can make you lose self-confidence and…
Drugs

Difference Between Acetaminophen And Ibuprofen – Which One Should You Take?

Dr. Affaf Salman Dec 23, 2016 0
Difference between acetaminophen and ibuprofen – which one is better for you? Who isn’t familiar with NSAIDs, the most common pain-killers and our number one go-to medicines when we are suffering from a headache or fever. Aleve, Ecotrin…
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Last Line Antibiotics Have Started Showing Signs Of Failure

Dr. Affaf Salman Nov 18, 2016 0
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a grave problem of the 21st century as microbes have developed resistance against the medications we have developed to counter them. Now on the occasion of the European Antibiotic Awareness Day 2016, the…
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Vitamin D Reduces Respiratory Infections

Dr. Affaf Salman Nov 16, 2016 0
Vitamin D has been credited for maintenance of healthy bones and teeth and protection against cancer, diabetes and other diseases. But thanks to researchers at University of Colorado, USA, we now know that higher doses of vitamin D –…
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How To Praise Your Child The Right Way

Dr. Affaf Salman Nov 4, 2016 0
Your kids have put tremendous effort in winning that race and even getting an A grade in the test. They deserve to be appreciated the right way. Just saying “well done” to your children is not enough. You can at-least try a bit harder,…
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Treadmill Test Should Adopt Sex-Specific Approach To Better Indicate Death Risks

Dr. Affaf Salman Oct 27, 2016 0
Based on a large retrospective cohort study, experts from Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland State University and Johns Hopkins Hospital say that sex-specific clinical and exercise risk scores should be used to identify patients who are at…
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Regular Marijuana Use Is Associated With Relapse Of Psychosis

Dr. Affaf Salman Sep 30, 2016 0
A prospective cohort study has found that that continuous use of marijuana (cannabis) after the first experience of psychosis results in an increased risk of relapse and ultimately leads to psychiatric admission. The study was carried out…
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New Treatment For Patients With Hyperlipidemia And Heart Disease

Dr. Affaf Salman Sep 24, 2016 0
A new drug by Ionis Pharmaceuticals, CA, USA, has emerged as a novel and effective treatment for hyperlipidemia. IONIS-APO(a)Rx is an antisense therapy that lowers elevated lipid levels and reduces risk of cardiovascular disease in people…
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Study Finds Link Between Melatonin And Glucose Intolerance

Dr. Affaf Salman Sep 21, 2016 0
A distinctive trial reveals that melatonin supplements, also regarded as anti-insomniac agents, are not associated with exacerbation of glucose intolerance in type 2 diabetic patients. The study was originally conducted by Tuomi and…
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New Treatment Option For Inadequately Controlled Type 2 Diabetes

Dr. Affaf Salman Sep 19, 2016 0
In the first ever trial done to test the efficacy of a combination drug exenatide and dapagliflozin therapy, researchers have found that the combination therapy casts a positive effect in curbing diabetes and cardiac symptoms in diabetes…
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