Only 1 in 5 patients seeking specialist for resistant high Blood Pressuretake meds as prescribed: AHA supriya kashyap kashyap8 March 2017 11:00 AM ISTStudy Highlights Only one in five patients seeking specialty care for hard-to-control high blood pressure (resistant hypertension) are taking all...
Statins do not benefit patients with lung cancer, new study shows supriya kashyap kashyap4 March 2017 10:16 AM ISTCholesterol-lowering drugs used alongside chemotherapy have no effect on treatment outcomes for lung cancer patients, according to a new study.Recent...
Doctors missing subtle signs of imminent heart attacks: LANCET Study supriya kashyap kashyap2 March 2017 12:41 PM ISTWashington : Heart attack early warning signs are being missed by doctors, according to new research which found that around 16 per cent of people who...
Light beam replaces blood test during heart surgery supriya kashyap kashyap1 March 2017 12:24 PM ISTA University of Central Florida professor has invented a way to use light to continuously monitor a surgical patient's blood, for the first time...
With harvested heart, teenager gets new lease of life at AIIMS supriya kashyap kashyap1 March 2017 12:20 PM ISTNew Delhi : A 17-year-old boy, who was suffering from end-stage heart failure and was put on life support, got a fresh lease of life after he received...
Organ on a chip mimics heart's biomechanical properties supriya kashyap kashyap28 Feb 2017 2:13 PM ISTWashington : Scientists have created a three-dimensional (3D) organ on a chip that can mimic the heart's amazing biomechanical properties and could...
Pacemaker function may be impacted by electric appliances; tools: AHA Study supriya kashyap kashyap28 Feb 2017 1:00 PM ISTStudy Highlights Electric and magnetic fields generated from everyday household appliances, electrical tools and more, used in very close proximity...
5-yr-girl undergoes complex liver transplant, open heart surgery at Apollo Hospitals supriya kashyap kashyap25 Feb 2017 11:52 AM ISTHyderabad : Doctors at Apollo Hospitals here have conducted a complex pediatric liver transplant and open heart surgery on a five-year-old girl with...
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...
Headache far more common stroke symptom in children than adults: AHA Study supriya kashyap kashyap23 Feb 2017 11:30 AM ISTStudy Highlights: Children are much more likely to report a headache at stroke onset than adults. Headaches were present in nearly half of all...
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...
