Walnut intake may lower BP and heart disease risk: Journal of American Heart Association Medha Baranwal Baranwal2 May 2019 8:28 PM ISTWalnut intake may lower BP and heart disease risk finds a new study appearing in the Journal of American Heart Association.Death attributable to high...
Statin use associated with decreased risk of glaucoma: JAMA Ophthalmology Medha Baranwal Baranwal3 May 2019 8:10 PM ISTUSA: Statins are cholesterol-lowering drugs prescribed for the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease. A recent study in the journal JAMA...
Soy protein lowers Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and CVD risk Hina Zahid7 May 2019 8:28 PM ISTLow-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol is termed as one of the risk factors for the increased atherosclerosis and development of cardiovascular...
Indian doctors help Asia’s heaviest woman lose 214 kgs through weight loss surgery Hina Zahid9 May 2019 6:00 PM ISTIndian doctors help Asia’s heaviest woman lose 214 kgs through weight loss surgery. This may fulfil the dream of patient and doctors both to get into...
A healthy lifestyle helps reduce the risk of dementia: WHO Guidelines Hina Zahid15 May 2019 7:25 PM ISTA healthy lifestyle helps reduce the risk of dementia, assert WHO Guidelines.According to new guidelines issued by the World Health Organization...
One third of patients don't reach desired LDL cholesterol levels while taking Statins Hina Zahid19 May 2019 7:20 PM ISTOne-third of patients on statins don't reach desired low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C)levels, finds a new study. The results are alarming...
1 in 10 young patients with MI will have familial hypercholesterolemia: JACC Study Medha Baranwal Baranwal20 May 2019 8:28 PM ISTUSA: Clinically defined familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is prevalent in nearly 10% of young adults with myocardial infarction (MI), according to a...
Consumption of one egg per day not associated with elevated risk of Stroke, finds Finnish Study Hina Zahid21 May 2019 8:10 PM ISTEgg Consumption up to one per day does not increase risk of Stroke, finds Finnish StudyA new study from the University of Eastern Finland shows that...
Cholesterol Management: ACC/AHA Updates Guideline Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli26 May 2019 7:00 PM ISTThe American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) task force on clinical practice guidelines has updated its 2013 cholesterol...
High LDL cholesterol increases risk for early-onset Alzheimer disease Medha Baranwal Baranwal30 May 2019 7:20 PM ISTUSA: A recent study has shed light on increased LDL cholesterol being a possible risk factor for early-onset Alzheimer disease (EOAD).The study,...
Nonfasting cholesterol test as precise as fasting cholesterol test in predicting CVD, finds JAMA study Deepanjana Sarkar29 May 2019 8:28 PM ISTHow well a nonfasting cholesterol test can predict future cardiovascular events for patients is a burning question asked by health professionals. A...
Drinking unsalted tomato juice lowers BP, cholesterol and protects from heart disease Medha Baranwal Baranwal6 Jun 2019 8:28 PM ISTConsumption of unsalted tomato juice may keep heart disease at bay by decreasing blood pressure (BP) and LDL cholesterol -- is the bottom line of a...
