Faecal Occult blood linked to heightened risk of all cause mortality Vinay Singh singh18 July 2018 7:20 PM IST“Invisible” blood or Occult blood detected in the stool is associated with increased risk of death from all causes including bowel cancer, according...
Omega 3 supplements do not benefit heart health : Cochrane Review Medha Baranwal Baranwal18 July 2018 8:00 PM ISTContrary to popular belief that consumption of omega-3 supplements is a simple way to protect the heart, Cochrane researchers in a meta-analysis of...
Deaths from cardiovascular disease rising even in rural India Hina Zahid22 July 2018 7:04 PM ISTCardiovascular disease, comprising mostly ischaemic heart disease and stroke, is the leading cause of death globally and India is not far behind....
3 out of 5 babies not breastfed in first hour of life : WHO Vinay Singh singh4 Aug 2018 8:28 PM ISTAn estimated 7.8 crore babies or three in five are not breastfed within the first hour of life, mostly in low- and middle-income countries causing an...
AHA/ACC 2018 updated guideline for Congenital Heart Disease Medha Baranwal Baranwal19 Aug 2018 7:03 PM ISTThe American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology (ACC/AHA) has released a major update to its 2008 guidelines for the management of...
Beware- Even small intake of alcohol unsafe: Lancet Medha Baranwal Baranwal25 Aug 2018 8:20 PM ISTAlcohol is associated with 2.8 million deaths each year worldwide.It is a leading risk factor for death and disease worldwide and is associated with...
Earlier the onset of Diabetes greater is cardiovascular risk: Lancet Medha Baranwal Baranwal2 Sept 2018 8:15 PM ISTA new study published The Lancet journal finds that excess cardiovascular and mortality risk varies with age at diagnosis of type 1 diabetes...
5 Things about Eye Donation You Didn't Know About!: Dr Uma Mallaiah Medha Baranwal Baranwal6 Sept 2018 7:04 PM ISTEye donation is a charitable act wherein a person pledges to donate his/her eyes after death. In India, lakhs of people are in need of a corneal...
Suicide ranks first as cause of death among young adults in India: Lancet Medha Baranwal Baranwal19 Sept 2018 8:35 PM ISTAn alarming study published in The Lancet finds that India accounts for about 37% of global suicide deaths among women and 24% among men. 63% of all...
Allopurinol dose escalation unlikely to improve survival in gout Vinay Singh singh26 Sept 2018 7:10 PM ISTA new study published in Arthritis & Rheumatology found that Allopurinol dose escalation is unlikely to improve the survival of patients with...
Alcohol abuse cause of 3 million deaths a year, mostly men : WHO Vinay Singh singh25 Sept 2018 7:28 PM ISTAn alarming signal for liquor addicts. WHO’s Global status report on alcohol and health 2018 revealed that more than 3 million people died in 2016...
Minimally invasive autopsy with MRI and CT improves Postmortem diagnosis Medha Baranwal Baranwal27 Sept 2018 7:05 PM ISTMinimally invasive autopsy with MRI and CT has similar performance to that of conventional autopsy in the detection of death cause and also has a...
