Drinking unsalted tomato juice lowers BP, cholesterol and protects from heart disease Medha Baranwal Baranwal6 Jun 2019 8:28 PM ISTConsumption of unsalted tomato juice may keep heart disease at bay by decreasing blood pressure (BP) and LDL cholesterol -- is the bottom line of a...
ICU admission improves survival in severe heart attack patients: BMJ Deepanjana Sarkar6 Jun 2019 7:20 PM ISTSome severe heart attack patients have a better recovery rate in ICU, revealed a study published in The BMJ. The new Michigan Medicine (University of...
A case of STEMI mimic- New England Journal of Medicine Hina Zahid6 Jun 2019 6:00 PM ISTA case study published in the New England Journal of Medicine has demonstrated a case of an 84-year-old man who was presented to the emergency...
White meat raises LDL cholesterol as much as red meat, finds APPROACH clinical trial Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli5 Jun 2019 8:30 PM ISTWhite meat raises LDL cholesterol as much as red meat, finds APPROACH clinical trial.A new study has found that even saturated fats from white meat...
Apple Watch turns life saviour for man with atrial fibrillation Medha Baranwal Baranwal5 Jun 2019 9:06 AM ISTApple watch turned out to be a life saviour for a man after a doctor in the U.S. saved the life of the patient while sitting in a restaurant. He did...
Even a single night sleep deprivation may increase Blood Pressure Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli5 Jun 2019 9:00 AM ISTSleep deprivation may lead to high blood pressure or high BP, finds a new study. This elevation in blood pressure may continue the next day as...
Even high coffee intake does not lead to heart attack or stroke, confirms new study Hina Zahid4 Jun 2019 8:28 PM ISTCoffee lovers have an now have their cup of coffee guilt-free! In contrast to the findings of the previous studies, a recent study has found that...
Blood pressure drug may decrease risk of dementia Medha Baranwal Baranwal4 Jun 2019 8:15 PM ISTThe use of antihypertensive drugs -- drugs used to decrease blood pressure (BP) -- may also decrease dementia risk, suggests a recent study published...
Patient's chest literally catches fire during open heart surgery Medha Baranwal Baranwal3 Jun 2019 8:28 PM ISTAustralia: Doctors at the Austin Health in Melbourne, Australia, wary of the use of electrocautery devices (using heat to stop vessels from bleeding)...
Unrecognized heart attack in diabetes patients increases risk of death Medha Baranwal Baranwal3 Jun 2019 7:25 PM ISTUSA: Diabetes has been understood as a multi-organ and a multi-specialty disease. It affects various organs including eyes, nerves, kidney, vessels,...
Seven key health metrics may predict risk of future CVD: JAMA Hina Zahid2 Jun 2019 8:10 PM ISTTaking a cue from 2020 Strategic Impact Goals published by the American Heart Association (AHA) in 2010, a team of researchers ascertained that the 7...
Indian scientists decipher how vitamin D deficiency leads to heart failure, paving way for new treatment Medha Baranwal Baranwal31 May 2019 8:20 PM ISTINDIA: The sunshine vitamin, vitamin D, is a hormone with pleiotropic effects. Besides its role in maintaining bone mineral homeostasis and calcium...
