Rheumatoid arthritis patients at increased risk of metabolic syndrome, CVD: PGIMER Study Medha Baranwal Baranwal4 July 2019 8:20 PM ISTChandigarh: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are at increased risk of developing the metabolic syndrome (MetS), finds a recent study conducted...
White meat raises LDL cholesterol as much as red meat, finds APPROACH clinical trial Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli5 Jun 2019 8:30 PM ISTWhite meat raises LDL cholesterol as much as red meat, finds APPROACH clinical trial.A new study has found that even saturated fats from white meat...
Seven key health metrics may predict risk of future CVD: JAMA Hina Zahid2 Jun 2019 8:10 PM ISTTaking a cue from 2020 Strategic Impact Goals published by the American Heart Association (AHA) in 2010, a team of researchers ascertained that the 7...
High BP patients have increased death risk if exposed to work stress and insomnia Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli30 April 2019 7:10 PM ISTHigh blood pressure patients if subjected to work stress and disturbed sleep are at higher risk of CVD death finds new research.Work stress and...
Statins effective in rheumatoid arthritis patients at high risk of heart attack Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli16 April 2019 7:28 PM ISTStatins are effective and safe in rheumatoid arthritis patients at high risk of heart attack, finds a new TRACE RA trial.Statins are prescribed for...
Aspirin in Primary Prevention- The Verdict is NOT Straightforward! Dr Jeegar Dattani1 March 2019 7:03 PM ISTAspirin In Primary Prevention of CVD - Eliminate Or Individualize? In India, Aspirin is a popular drug choice, commonly used by physicians for both...
Diabetes Canada 2019 guidelines for management of type 2 diabetes Deepanjana Sarkar28 Feb 2019 7:00 PM ISTDiabetes Canda has released a new clinical guideline in 2019 for family physicians managing diabetes. The guideline primarily focuses on discussing...
Omega-3 fatty acids no longer effective for heart attack: EMA Medha Baranwal Baranwal22 Dec 2018 7:25 PM ISTOmega-3 fatty acid "medicines" in Europe can no longer contain labels stating that they are effective in preventing cardiovascular events after an MI,...
Statins being overprescribed for CVD prevention, finds study Medha Baranwal Baranwal7 Dec 2018 8:20 PM ISTZurich, Switzerland: The use of statins for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD) has been a hotly debated topic among the...
Low dose Aspirin ineffective in CVD Prevention in high body-size patients : Lancet Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli17 July 2018 8:28 PM ISTIt is now established that low dose Aspirin has preventive role in primary as well as secondary prevention of cardiovascular diseases an about one...
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...
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...
