Flu vaccine reduces risk of hospital stay for stroke, heart failure for diabetes patients supriya kashyap kashyap27 July 2016 10:45 AM ISTPeople with type 2 diabetes who receive the influenza vaccine may be less likely to be admitted to hospital for myocardial infarction, stroke and...
Cardiologist suggests fat tax to combat obesity supriya kashyap kashyap21 July 2016 3:07 PM ISTNew Delhi : A fat tax on high calorie foods to encourage healthier lifestyle choices needs to be enforced universally on all foods containing trans...
Weight loss surgery may improve mobility, lower heart rate in teens supriya kashyap kashyap20 July 2016 6:06 PM ISTNew York : Obese teenagers who undergo bariatric surgery for weight loss are likely to walk faster, have less walking-related muscular pain and lower...
Heart Failure After First Heart Attack May Increase Cancer Risk supriya kashyap kashyap17 July 2016 4:30 PM ISTWashington : People who develop heart failure after their first heart attack have a greater risk of developing cancer when compared to first-time...
Immunotherapy cuts heart disease risk in arthritis patients supriya kashyap kashyap11 July 2016 3:25 PM ISTLondon : Immunotherapy has the potential to reduce the risk of heart disease in patients suffering with rheumatoid arthritis, finds a study.Rheumatoid...
New gene discovery may help treat cancer, heart disease: study supriya kashyap kashyap11 July 2016 2:36 PM ISTSingapore : Researchers have discovered a new gene that controls blood vessel formation, an advance that may not only help in development of...
Controversy over statins risking thousands of hearts supriya kashyap kashyap5 July 2016 2:22 PM ISTWashington D.C : A period of controversy over the risks and benefits of statins, covered widely in the UK media, was followed by a temporary increase...
New customisable vaccine to arrest disease outbreaks supriya kashyap kashyap5 July 2016 9:21 AM ISTNew York : Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a new type of easily customisable vaccine that can be manufactured...
Coronary artery disease up by 300 per cent in India in the past 3 decades supriya kashyap kashyap4 July 2016 4:45 PM ISTBengaluru : Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) spiked by 300 per cent among Indians in the past three decades, with two to six per cent of the affected...
New method to reveal heart attack risk supriya kashyap kashyap1 July 2016 2:05 PM ISTLondon : Researchers have developed a new method to calculate your 10-year risk for heart attack with greater precision than traditional risk factors...
New blood test can tell 10-year risk for heart disease supriya kashyap kashyap30 Jun 2016 9:10 AM ISTLondon : Scientists have developed a new way to calculate a person's 10-year risk for heart disease by analysing their blood, a method which has...
Antidepressant does not reduce hospitalization, death for HF patients with depression supriya kashyap kashyap29 Jun 2016 12:58 PM ISTIn a study appearing in the issue of JAMA, Christiane E. Angermann, M.D., of University Hospital Wurzburg, Germany, and colleagues examined whether 24...
