LDL levels above 160 tied to CVD mortality even in low risk patients Medha Baranwal Baranwal21 Aug 2018 8:28 PM ISTLDL (low-density lipoprotein) levels above 160 mg/dL in the patients otherwise deemed at low risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) face a 50% to 80%...
HDL cholesterol greater than 60 mg/dl increases risk of heart attack-ESC Update Vinay Singh singh28 Aug 2018 8:28 PM ISTAn increased risk of heart attack and death may be associated with very high levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) or "good" cholesterol, reports a...
Kolkata Doctors remove 10000 gall bladder stones from patient Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli31 Aug 2018 6:00 PM ISTDoctors of Medical College and Hospital (MCH) removed more than 10000 gallbladder stones from a patient on Wednesday. The patient Dr. Rajiv Chaudhary...
Atorvastatin significantly lowers pain risk in knee osteoarthritis Vinay Singh singh3 Sept 2018 7:28 PM ISTNicola Veronese, at the National Research Council, Neuroscience Institute, Padova, Italy and colleagues have found in a new cohort study that not all...
New blood test can predict risk of a second heart attack Hina Zahid10 Sept 2018 8:10 PM ISTScientists at the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute are in process of developing a blood test that quickly and easily detects whether a person is at...
Statins associated with higher risk of GI haemorrhage finds study Vinay Singh singh29 Sept 2018 8:10 PM ISTUsers of Statins have a higher risk for gastrointestinal haemorrhage than other chronic medication users, reports a new study published in the...
Severe Metabolic Syndrome linked to severe decline in pulmonary functions Vinay Singh singh10 Oct 2018 7:15 PM ISTAll metabolic syndrome (MetS) components were associated with pulmonary function impairment, reports a study published in the Journal of The...
Seed oils best for lowering LDL cholesterol Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli10 Oct 2018 8:10 PM ISTLukas Schwingshackl, at the German Institute of Human Nutrition and colleagues, has found that seed oils were the best choice for people looking to...
Calcification of Abdominal aorta a strong predictor of heart attack Vinay Singh singh12 Oct 2018 8:25 PM ISTComputed tomography (CT) based abdominal aortic calcification is a strong predictor of future cardiovascular events including heart attack,...
High Cholesterol protects against Parkinson Disease : Study Vinay Singh singh15 Oct 2018 8:28 PM ISTA new study published in the journal Movement Disorders reports that higher levels of total and low‐density lipoprotein cholesterol in men may...
Cottonseed oil has cholesterol lowering benefits Medha Baranwal Baranwal1 Nov 2018 8:20 PM ISTUSA: Consumption of high-fat diet enriched with cottonseed oil (CSO) led to drastic improvements in the levels of cholesterol and triglycerides (TG)...
Alirocumab reduces adverse CV events among heart attack survivors Medha Baranwal Baranwal11 Nov 2018 8:20 PM ISTAlirocumab, a cholesterol-lowering drug, was found to reduce the chance of additional heart problems or stroke among patients who had suffered a...
