Soybean oil causes less obesity and insulin resistance but is harmful to liver function supriya kashyap kashyap7 Jan 2018 7:05 PM ISTResearchers at the University of California, Riverside have tested a genetically-modified (GM) soybean oil used in restaurants and found that while it...
Alternate day statins is as good as daily dose : Meta analysis supriya kashyap kashyap1 Jan 2018 7:30 PM ISTStatins is one of the most important medicine used by the larged number of the people across the country till to date the guidelines recommend then to...
Evolocumab effectively prevents cardiovascular events in patients of peripheral artery disease Anjali Nimesh Nimesh16 Nov 2017 7:30 PM ISTPatients with peripheral artery disease (PAD) are at high risk of heart attack, stroke and cardiovascular death. In addition, PAD patients can suffer...
Cholesterol drug Anacetrapib cuts heart risk by 9 pct : NEJM Anjali Nimesh Nimesh2 Oct 2017 9:00 AM ISTA large study of Merck & Co Inc's experimental cholesterol drug anacetrapib found that it cut the risk of heart attack and death by a modest 9...
Cholesterol-lowering drugs may help patients with cirrhosis Anjali Nimesh Nimesh1 Oct 2017 10:10 AM ISTStatins used for the treatment of high cholesterol may have other beneficial effects, but there has been reluctance to prescribe them to patients with...
ApoB reduction decides True benefit of lipid lowering : ESC supriya kashyap kashyap22 Sept 2017 10:30 AM ISTBarcelona: The benefit of lowering low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol depends on how it is lowered, according to late-breaking results from a...
Experimental drug reverses obesity-related liver disease: Study Anjali Nimesh Nimesh7 Aug 2017 9:56 AM ISTWashington: According to a new study, scientists found that a drug called 'URMC-099' reversed liver inflammation, injury and scarring in animals fed a...
Quitting statins after stroke may raise risk of another stroke : AHA Anjali Nimesh Nimesh5 Aug 2017 11:00 AM ISTDALLAS: Stroke patients who stopped taking statin drugs three to six months after a first ischemic stroke, the type caused by narrowed arteries, had a...
Stopping cholesterol-lowering drugs could be deadly: Cohort Study Anjali Nimesh Nimesh26 July 2017 10:00 AM ISTStopping a cholesterol-lowering drug because of a muscle ache or stomach pain can be dangerous in the long run, suggests a new study.Researchers found...
Cardiology Update: Hope 3 trial Dr. Prem Aggarwal30 April 2016 5:25 PM ISTHOPE 3 Trial finds Cholesterol and blood pressure lowering in intermediate-risk persons without CVD lowers CV riskIt is almost an established fact...
Ring shaped sugar, Cyclodextrin helps reduce Atherosclerosis- Study Geeta Sharma Sharma8 April 2016 5:00 PM ISTHardened and inflamed arteries, atherosclerosis, can be very dangerous. The consequences of atherosclerosis are among the most common causes of death...
