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...
Size matters when it comes to keeping blood sugar levels in check supriya kashyap kashyap18 Feb 2017 9:10 AM ISTKeeping blood sugar levels within a safe range is key to managing both type 1 and type 2 diabetes. In a new finding that could lead to fewer...
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...
Cardiac Transplant on 29 year old male at Fortis Mulund supriya kashyap kashyap12 Feb 2017 10:44 AM ISTMumbai : Surgeons at Fortis Hospital, Mulund, performed Mumbai’s record 37th heart transplant surgery on a 29yr old male from Nasik, suffering from...
New ultra-low dose pill 100 percent effective in lowering BP: Lancet supriya kashyap kashyap11 Feb 2017 11:05 AM ISTMelbourne : A new ultra-low dose four-in-one pill has been found to be 100 per cent effective at tackling high blood pressure, according to the...
World’s smallest pacemaker revealed supriya kashyap kashyap7 Feb 2017 10:30 AM ISTHouston Methodist Hospital is one of the first hospitals in Texas to offer the world's smallest pacemaker for patients with bradycardia, a condition...
Skin Sodium Content Linked To Heart Problems In Patients With Kidney Disease: ASN study supriya kashyap kashyap6 Feb 2017 11:00 AM ISTHighlight Elevated sodium content in the skin correlates closely with left ventricular hypertrophy in patients with chronic kidney diseaseWashington...
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...
