Hypoglycemia reported with high intensity statins in non critical hospitalised patients Deepanjana Sarkar9 July 2019 8:20 PM ISTWhile statins are regarded as an ideal drug for the treatment of hypercholesterolemia, use of high-intensity statins is associated with blood sugar...
Is it really fair to cut dietary saturated fat from diet? BMJ study questions WHO guidelines Deepanjana Sarkar10 July 2019 8:28 PM ISTA team of researchers from across the world has questioned 2018 WHO recommendation to cut down on saturated fat. In 2018 the world health organization...
STEMI risk higher in female smokers than males, finds study Deepanjana Sarkar17 July 2019 8:28 PM ISTWomen are at a significantly increased risk of ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) than men revealed a study published in the JACC: Journal of...
Adding Ezetimibe to statins reduces the risk of heart attacks and strokes Hina Zahid9 Aug 2019 7:05 PM ISTAdding Ezetimibe to statins reduces the risk of heart attacks and strokes.These are the findings of the German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in...
Eating nuts twice a week linked with lower risk of fatal heart attack and stroke: ESC 2019 update Hina Zahid31 Aug 2019 5:24 PM ISTParis, France: Eating nuts two or more times a week may lower the risk of fatal heart attack and stroke by 17%, revealed a study presented at European...
IBD patients are at higher risk of heart attack and mortality Medha Baranwal Baranwal22 Sept 2019 7:10 PM ISTSouth Korea: Crohn’s disease (CD) patients are at a higher risk for heart attack or myocardial infarction (MI) and this risk is starker in female...
Omega-3 fish oil supplements benefit heart patients, reveals largest meta analysis Deepanjana Sarkar3 Oct 2019 8:10 PM ISTIn a recent meta-analysis from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, researchers have proved the benefits of...
Calcium supplements may increase CVD and stroke risk Medha Baranwal Baranwal5 Nov 2019 8:28 PM ISTChina: A recent study has found calcium supplements to be associated with an increased CHD (coronary heart disease) risk, especially myocardial...
Legumes and beans inexpensive way to boost heart health, finds study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli21 Nov 2019 7:15 PM ISTWASHINGTON--Dietary pulses and the edible dried seeds of legumes with high fibre content, proteins, and various micronutrients have been increasingly...
High CAC score associates strongly with CVD/CHD mortality Medha Baranwal Baranwal22 Nov 2019 8:20 PM ISTUSA: The presence of high coronary artery calcium (CAC) is strongly associated with a higher risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) or coronary heart...
Transcendental meditation may restore blood flow in CAD, reveals study Medha Baranwal Baranwal9 Dec 2019 8:20 PM ISTUSA: Transcendental meditation (TM), alone or accompanied by standard cardiac rehabilitation increases blood flow to the heart in coronary heart...
Low dietary magnesium may increase risk of fatal heart attack in women Medha Baranwal Baranwal24 Dec 2019 8:28 PM ISTUSA: Higher dietary magnesium intake reduces the risk of fatal coronary heart disease (CHD) in women, suggests a recent study in the Journal of...
