Beware-Intimidation at work place may lead to Heart attack Hina Zahid18 Nov 2018 8:28 PM ISTAccording to the largest prospective observational study, People who experience intimidation or violence at work are at higher risk of cardiovascular...
New material leads to dynamic, natural healing for wound repair Hina Zahid12 Jan 2019 7:10 PM ISTScientists at Imperial College London have created a new molecule known as traction force-activated payloads (TrAPs), which promotes healing by...
Triglycerides Paradox-Higher Triglycerides better for elderly, concludes new study Hina Zahid5 Feb 2019 8:28 PM ISTIt seems to be a Triglycerides Paradox for the super-elderly- the higher -the better. These were the results recently concluded by a recent study that...
Risk of further revision surgery high in shoulder replacement: BMJ Hina Zahid21 Feb 2019 7:05 PM ISTStarted as early as 1950, shoulder joint replacement is less common than knee or hip replacement, but it is just as successful in relieving joint...
Benefits of quitting smoking in diabetes outweigh risk of gaining weight Hina Zahid13 March 2019 7:05 PM ISTBenefits of quitting smoking in diabetes significantly outweigh the risk of gaining weight.Two new studies have found different benefits of kicking...
Tropinin Blood test for heart attack diagnosis flawed, finds BMJ Study Hina Zahid13 March 2019 8:20 PM ISTThe researchers, led by cardiologist Professor Nick Curzen, say these results highlight the need for medical staff to interpret troponin levels...
E-cigarettes not safe- raise risk of heart attack and depression Hina Zahid18 March 2019 7:20 PM ISTE-cigarettes not entirely safe- they raise the risk of heart attack and depression in users. They are hotly debated--touted by some as a safer...
FDA approves new PCSK9 inhibitor to lower LDL Cholesterol and CVD risk Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli27 April 2019 12:01 PM ISTFDA has approved new PCSK9 inhibitor, alirocumab for lowering LDL Cholesterol and CVD risk.The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved...
Statins under-prescribed for lowering LDL C and ASCVD risk, finds Canadian study Hina Zahid17 July 2019 7:25 PM ISTStatins are under-prescribed for lowering Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol(LDL C) and ASCVD risk, finds a Canadian study. A large retrospective...
Flu vaccination reduces mortality risk of elderly patients in intensive care units Hina Zahid5 Aug 2019 8:10 PM ISTThe flu vaccine reduces mortality risk of elderly patients in intensive care units, finds a new study. Influenza vaccination not only prevents older...
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...
Influenza vaccination cuts down death risk by 18% in high BP patients: ESC 2019 update Deepanjana Sarkar2 Sept 2019 8:20 PM ISTInfluenza vaccination cuts down the risk of death by 18% during flu season in patients with high blood pressure, revealed a study presented at the...
