Drinking alcohol daily may enlarge heart chamber; lead to atrial fibrillation : AHA Study supriya kashyap kashyap15 Sept 2016 1:00 PM ISTStudy Highlights: Daily, long-term alcohol consumption was associated with a five percent higher risk of developing atrial fibrillation. Part of the...
Smoking causes heart failure : AHA supriya kashyap kashyap14 Sept 2016 1:00 AM ISTStudy Highlights: Smokers without obvious signs of heart disease were more likely than nonsmokers and former smokers to have thickened heart walls and...
Treatment could prevent neuropathy in diabetic patients supriya kashyap kashyap14 Sept 2016 12:05 AM ISTDepleting a chemical called GM3 through genetic modification prevented the development of neuropathy in obese diabetic mice, a new study reports.
Untreated high BP significantly increases risk of bleeding stroke: AHA/ASA Study supriya kashyap kashyap13 Sept 2016 1:00 PM ISTStudy Highlights: Untreated high blood pressure significantly increased the risk of a bleeding stroke, compared to patients without high blood...
Children should eat less than 25 grams of added sugars daily : AHA Study supriya kashyap kashyap7 Sept 2016 9:08 AM ISTStatement Highlights In new recommendations from the American Heart Association designed to keep kids healthy, experts recommend children consume...
Blood pressure over time may better predict stroke, death risk: AHA Study supriya kashyap kashyap3 Sept 2016 11:00 AM ISTStudy Highlights: The pattern of systolic blood pressure from middle age onward may tell more than a single blood pressure reading about a...
Biomarkers May Help Better Predict Who Will Have a Stroke supriya kashyap kashyap28 Aug 2016 9:19 AM ISTMinneapolis : People with high levels of four biomarkers in the blood may be more likely to develop a stroke than people with low levels of the...
FDA advises testing for Zika virus in all donated blood and blood components in the US supriya kashyap kashyap27 Aug 2016 12:22 PM ISTAs a further safety measure against the emerging Zika virus outbreak, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a revised guidance recommending...
JACC Publishes Data on the Impact of Medication Adherence on Long-term Cardiovascular Outcomes and Cost supriya kashyap kashyap21 Aug 2016 9:08 AM ISTFerrer, a privately-held pharmaceutical company based in Barcelona, announced the online publication of findings from the company-sponsored MINERVA...
New Delhi: Six-year-old from Oman born with Crouzon Syndrome given a new life at Fortis supriya kashyap kashyap30 July 2016 2:03 PM ISTNew Delhi : Doctors at Fortis Healthcare achieved another milestone recently when they performed a successful surgery on a six year old international...
Potential new target identified for treating itch supriya kashyap kashyap21 July 2016 3:08 PM ISTResearchers have found how sensory nerve cells work together to transmit itch signals from the skin to the spinal cord, where neurons then carry those...
Man resumes normal life routine following cure from Dystonia savita thakur thakur19 Jun 2016 3:54 PM ISTWhat could be the hope for a person diagnosed with Dystonia, a neurological movement disorder?The patient would face a life of immobility, social...
