Corrie- New smartphone App reduces hospital re-admissions after MI Anjali Nimesh Nimesh28 Feb 2018 7:25 PM IST"Corrie”, a new smartphone app developed for iPhone, is the first cardiology app for the Apple CareKit platform. The app is designed to help patients...
Higher waist and hip measures enhance risk of MI among women Medical Dialogues Bureau2 March 2018 7:30 PM ISTIt is well known that obesity raises the risk of heart attack in both men and women.But in a recent research Dr.Sanne Peters of George Institute...
Obesity paradox challenged-Obese people with heart disease don't live longer , just diagnosed at a younger age Anjali Nimesh Nimesh1 March 2018 7:30 PM ISTSome research data that appears to suggest that overweight people live longer and healthier than those of a normal weight is confusing and has been...
Anxiety acts as a protective factor after MI & improves survival rate Anjali Nimesh Nimesh1 March 2018 7:25 PM ISTAnxiety is considered to be harmful but in certain set of circumstances, it may be advantageous when it comes to reacting to a heart attack. A...
Patients of Inflammatory bowel disease at elevated risk of MI Anjali Nimesh Nimesh4 March 2018 7:15 PM ISTDr.Panhwar at Case Western Reserve University and his colleagues explored medical-record data from more than 17.5 million patients to investigate a...
MI patients on antidepressants have lower one-year survival Anjali Nimesh Nimesh8 March 2018 7:30 PM ISTMs. Nadia Fehr and associates conducted an observational study to assess the association of antidepressant prescription at hospital discharge with the...
Vitamin D prevents heart failure after heart attack Anjali Nimesh Nimesh11 March 2018 7:20 PM ISTDr.James Chong and members of research team at the Westmead Institute for Medical Research have conducted a new study and found that vitamin D...
Canakinumab FAILS to slow progress of prediabetes to diabetes : CANTOS Anjali Nimesh Nimesh16 March 2018 7:30 PM ISTCanakinumab is designed to disable interleukin-1 beta, a protein that plays a role in inflammation. The drug is approved for several autoimmune...
Aspirin lowers mortality risk in patients of T2DM with heart failure Medical Dialogues Bureau20 March 2018 7:20 PM ISTAspirin is strongly recommended in patients who have had a heart attack or stroke, but guidelines are unclear regarding its prophylactic use in...
Popular Hair Loss Drug may help in cognitive and mental decline Anjali Nimesh Nimesh21 March 2018 7:10 PM ISTMinoxidil is a popular drug which is used on the scalp to treat hair loss.In a new study, it has been found that it might improve blood flow to the...
Coronary artery calcium PET/CT test a better predictor of MI than stress testing alone Anjali Nimesh Nimesh22 March 2018 7:25 PM ISTDr.Viet Le cardiovascular researcher in the Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute and colleagues conducted a study to measure the level of...
Varenicline helps MI patients quit smoking in long run : EVITA Anjali Nimesh Nimesh26 March 2018 7:05 PM ISTPatients who smoke after an acute coronary syndrome, including a myocardial infarction or unstable angina are at increased risk of another attack and...
