Popular Proton Pump Inhibitors linked to gradual yet silent kidney damage: Study supriya kashyap kashyap23 Feb 2017 2:07 PM ISTTaking popular heartburn drugs for prolonged periods has been linked to serious kidney problems, including kidney failure. The sudden onset of kidney...
Testosterone treatment improves bone density and anemia, may lead to cardiac risk : JAMA supriya kashyap kashyap22 Feb 2017 10:07 AM ISTIt is commonly known that testosterone levels decrease as men age, but until last year, little was known about the effects of testosterone treatment...
New peptide to combat a disorder that causes heart attacks at early age supriya kashyap kashyap22 Feb 2017 1:23 AM ISTResearchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham are developing and testing a new peptide that they hope will lead to better treatment options...
Long-term heavy drinking may age arteries over time: AHA Study supriya kashyap kashyap21 Feb 2017 11:06 AM ISTHeavy alcohol drinking habits over the years may prematurely age arteries, especially in men, putting them at an increased risk for heart disease,...
ICU care for COPD, heart failure and heart attack may not be better supriya kashyap kashyap21 Feb 2017 10:59 AM ISTDoes a stay in the intensive care unit give patients a better chance of surviving a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or heart failure...
Chest pain: New tool helps doctors decide when tests are needed supriya kashyap kashyap17 Feb 2017 11:04 AM ISTA two year follow-up on a study involving more than 10,000 people with stable chest pain finds that an online tool can accurately predict which...
Apple shape body shape increase risk of heart disease, type 2 diabetes: JAMA supriya kashyap kashyap16 Feb 2017 12:31 PM ISTA study from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers has found that a pattern of gene variants associated with an "apple-shaped" body type,...
Statin side effects are strongest predictor of failure to meet cholesterol targets supriya kashyap kashyap16 Feb 2017 11:30 AM ISTStatin side effects are the strongest predictor of failure to meet low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol targets, according to research published...
Laser-based camera improves view of the carotid artery supriya kashyap kashyap13 Feb 2017 10:38 AM ISTStrokes and heart attacks often strike without warning. But, a unique application of a medical camera could one day help physicians know who is at...
Scientists study live human hearts to see what sustains irregular heartbeats supriya kashyap kashyap5 Feb 2017 12:33 PM ISTUnique research being done inside a laboratory at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center is changing the way doctors treat one type of...
Vitamin C may decrease risk of atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery supriya kashyap kashyap3 Feb 2017 10:19 AM ISTAF is a common cardiac rhythm disturbance that can lead to severe consequences such as stroke and heart failure. AF can be triggered by various...
Can Chest Pain Patients Come Off Heart Monitors? supriya kashyap kashyap2 Feb 2017 11:34 AM ISTRule could take one-third of chest pain patients off emergency department heart monitorsOttawa researchers have validated a rule that could safely...
