Omega-3 fatty acids from fish lower risk of exercise-induced Heart attack Medha Baranwal Baranwal14 May 2019 8:28 PM ISTOmega-3 fatty acids from a fish lower risk of exercise-induced Heart attack finds a study.Finland: Long-chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids...
High intake of Vitamin B6 and Vitamin B12 may increase risk of hip fracture in women: JAMA Deepanjana Sarkar14 May 2019 8:20 PM ISTHigh intake of Vitamins B6 and Vitamin B12 may increase risk of hip fracture in women, finds a new study.A study intended to explore the adverse...
Glucosamine supplements may help prevent heart attack, stroke Hina Zahid14 May 2019 8:10 PM ISTGlucosamine supplements may decrease risk of cardiovascular disease including heart attack and stroke, finds new study.According to a study published...
Sudden cardiac arrest, not so sudden- they give warning!! Deepanjana Sarkar13 May 2019 8:28 PM ISTContradicting the popular belief that sudden cardiac arrest occurs without warning, a new study has revealed that more than 1/4th of the patients who...
Type 2 diabetes increases risk of fatty liver disease, finds study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli13 May 2019 8:20 PM ISTIncreased blood sugar in Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is associated with risk for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and considered a major...
Alcohol consumption uniformly increases high BP and stroke risk: Lancet Medha Baranwal Baranwal13 May 2019 8:10 PM ISTCHINA: Alcohol consumption increased the risk of high blood pressure (BP) and stroke uniformly and seemed to have a little net effect on myocardial...
Systolic BP in 130–139 mm Hg range increases mortality risk due to stroke not heart attack Medha Baranwal Baranwal12 May 2019 8:28 PM ISTSystolic BP in 130–139 mm Hg range increases mortality risk due to stroke, not a heart attack.A systolic blood pressure (systolic BP) ranging from...
Ticagrelor shows antimicrobial activity against MRSA, superior to vancomycin: JAMA Deepanjana Sarkar12 May 2019 8:20 PM ISTTicagrelor is an oral anticoagulant (platelet aggregation inhibitor) that works as a P2Y₁₂ receptor antagonist. In a study published in JAMA...
CAUTION!! does your toothpaste contain charcoal? Deepanjana Sarkar12 May 2019 8:10 PM ISTCharcoal containing toothpaste is increasingly popular these days and are promoted to be leading to the higher tooth whitening. Dozens of tooth...
Herbal sex supplement that raised BP to deadly levels Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli10 May 2019 8:28 PM ISTDr Amy Prescott at Georgetown University Hospital/Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC and colleagues have reported a case of high Blood...
Thrombolysis with Alteplase effective upto 9 hours of symptom onset in stroke: NEJM Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli10 May 2019 8:20 PM ISTThrombolysis with IV Alteplase is effective up to 9 hours of symptom onset in stroke, according to a NEJM study.The currently recommended window for...
MRI faster and more effective modality than ultrasound for appendicitis evaluation Medha Baranwal Baranwal10 May 2019 8:10 PM ISTHouston, TX: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a faster and less costly alternative to ultrasound (US) for the evaluation of adolescent females with...
