NICE Guidelines on Latent TB Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli6 Jan 2020 8:35 PM ISTNational Institute for health and care excellence has released guidelines for Latent TB. It is an update on the guidelines published in January 2016....
Coffee consumption does not lower insulin resistance and diabetes risk: Study Medha Baranwal Baranwal6 Jan 2020 8:28 PM ISTSingapore: Denying the claims that coffee consumption lowers the risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D), a new study published in the American Journal of...
New heart transplant technique may also increase exercise capacity of recipients Medha Baranwal Baranwal6 Jan 2020 8:20 PM ISTWalking past the 52 years when the first human-to-human transplant was performed in South Africa, an international team of researchers is trying to...
E-cigarettes and combustible cigarettes significantly increase stroke risk in young Hina Zahid6 Jan 2020 8:10 PM ISTAnn Arbor – E-cigarettes may not be a safe way to stop smoking as is generally believed.As people are looking at e-cigarettes as a “healthy”...
JAMA study explores potential of new CV drugs for secondary prevention Medha Baranwal Baranwal5 Jan 2020 8:28 PM ISTDenmark: Most patients with known ischemic heart disease (IHD) or previous myocardial infarction (MI) are eligible for additional new preventive...
Semen quality improves with regular exercise in healthy men: Study Medha Baranwal Baranwal5 Jan 2020 8:20 PM ISTChina: Men who exercise regularly have better quality semen than their physically inactive counterparts, a recent study published in the journal Human...
Air pollution can increase fracture risk: JAMA Study Medha Baranwal Baranwal5 Jan 2020 8:10 PM ISTAmbient air pollution is associated with poorer bone health.Delhi: Air pollution is a persistent health concern in many low- and middle-income...
Being more optimistic lowers the risk of CVD and early death: JAMA Medha Baranwal Baranwal3 Jan 2020 8:28 PM ISTUSA: Having a positive or optimistic outlook has always been linked to good overall health. Now, a recent study published in JAMA Network Open has...
Bariatric surgery may lower risk for malignant melanoma: JAMA Hina Zahid3 Jan 2020 8:20 PM ISTObesity is a cancer risk factor, and bariatric surgery in patients with obesity is associated with reduced cancer risk. However, the evidence for a...
Mediterranean diet may help maintain kidney function in transplant recipients Dr. Kartikeya3 Jan 2020 8:20 PM ISTWashington, DC -Despite the improvement of short-term graft survival over recent years, long-term graft survival after kidney transplantation has not...
Diabetes an independent risk factor for heart failure: Mayo Clinic Study Medha Baranwal Baranwal2 Jan 2020 8:35 PM ISTRochester, MN: Diabetes mellitus (DM) alone is an independent risk factor for the development of heart failure (HF), according to a recent study in...
Intensive LDL C lowering below 70 mg/dl reduces CV events after stroke: NEJM Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli2 Jan 2020 8:28 PM ISTStatins have been widely prescribed to lower cholesterol levels for preventing cardiovascular events in patients at high risk of cardiovascular...
