HDL protection dependent on two other blood lipids: Study supriya kashyap kashyap13 May 2016 3:32 PM ISTBaltimore : For years, physicians have told patients that HDL (high-density lipoprotein cholesterol) helps protect them from cardiovascular disease...
Calcium, Vitamin D supplement ups CVD risk in elderly women: study supriya kashyap kashyap14 May 2016 3:21 PM ISTLondon : Taking calcium and vitamin D supplements may prevent bone fractures in elderly women but the net benefits may be outweighed by an increased...
New modality to Detect Blood Clots With Simple At-Home Test supriya kashyap kashyap14 May 2016 3:19 PM ISTResearchers have developed a simple paper-based test that can help patients with blood clotting disorders perform regular tests from the convenience...
Low and High Birthweights Babies Appear at Increased Risk for Cardiovascular Disease supriya kashyap kashyap24 May 2016 1:18 PM ISTAugusta : Babies born at both low and high birthweights appear to be at increased risk for cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes, researchers...
New Joint European Cardiovascular Prevention Guidelines Launched supriya kashyap kashyap25 May 2016 2:39 PM ISTThe highly anticipated document gives the latest advice on prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in individuals and populations. It is published...
Higher Salt Intake May Increase Risk of CVD among Patients with CKD supriya kashyap kashyap25 May 2016 2:40 PM ISTIn a study appearing in the May 24/31 issue of JAMA, Jiang He, M.D., Ph.D., of the Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine,...
Cardiology Update: Elevated cancer risk among women with new-onset atrial fibrillation savita thakur thakur27 May 2016 3:13 PM ISTAmong nearly 35,000 initially healthy women who were followed-up for about 20 years, those with new-onset atrial fibrillation had an increased risk of...
Disrupting tiny liver protein can cause heart disease supriya kashyap kashyap13 Jun 2016 3:49 PM ISTNew York : Scientists have identified for the first time a tiny liver protein that when disrupted can lead to cardiovascular disease as well as fatty...
Migraine can put women at higher risk of heart diseases: BMJ Study savita thakur thakur16 Jun 2016 5:30 PM ISTLONDON: Women who suffer from migraine headaches have an increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease in later life, says a study.The findings...
Awakening from Alzheimer's possible supriya kashyap kashyap18 Jun 2016 11:40 AM ISTCurrently, no treatment can stop Alzheimer's disease, but now, a new study has offered hope by showing that it possible to reverse memory loss in the...
Increase vitamin D levels to cut kidney problems supriya kashyap kashyap18 Jun 2016 2:28 PM ISTLondon : A deficiency in the amount of vitamin D in the body may lead to high risk of chronic kidney diseases, especially in children, says a new...
Aspirin Versus Blood Thinners in Atrial Fibrillation Patients with Stroke Risk: JACC study supriya kashyap kashyap23 Jun 2016 1:46 PM ISTResearchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine report that more...
