Controversy over statins risking thousands of hearts supriya kashyap kashyap5 July 2016 2:22 PM ISTWashington D.C : A period of controversy over the risks and benefits of statins, covered widely in the UK media, was followed by a temporary increase...
Look-Back Study Suggests Some Major Scoliosis Surgeries Can Be Avoided supriya kashyap kashyap8 July 2016 3:01 PM ISTIn a look-back study of medical records, researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine concluded that a major operation to fuse the spines of children with a...
New gene discovery may help treat cancer, heart disease: study supriya kashyap kashyap11 July 2016 2:36 PM ISTSingapore : Researchers have discovered a new gene that controls blood vessel formation, an advance that may not only help in development of...
Heart Failure After First Heart Attack May Increase Cancer Risk supriya kashyap kashyap17 July 2016 4:30 PM ISTWashington : People who develop heart failure after their first heart attack have a greater risk of developing cancer when compared to first-time...
Pre-stroke risk factors influence long-term future stroke, dementia risk supriya kashyap kashyap17 July 2016 4:29 PM ISTDallas : If you had heart disease risk factors, such as high blood pressure, before your first stroke, your risk of suffering subsequent strokes and...
Vaccination against Seasonal Influenza in Adult High Risk Groups: API Recommendations supriya kashyap kashyap25 July 2016 5:30 PM ISTIn the recent issue ( July 2016) of Assocations of Pysicians of India, through their supplement issue, A Muruganathan1, Santanu Guha, YP Munjal, SS...
Moderate workout can lower heart disease risk in women supriya kashyap kashyap29 July 2016 1:41 PM ISTWashington : Spending two and a half hours a week doing light physical activity, like brisk walking, can lower the risk of coronary heart disease by...
Dental root tip infection linked to heart disease risk supriya kashyap kashyap4 Aug 2016 2:02 PM ISTUntreated infection of the root tip of a tooth which is common and often symptomless may increase the risk of heart diseases, new research...
Traditional cholesterol testing may not predict heart disease supriya kashyap kashyap4 Aug 2016 4:13 PM ISTLondon : Traditional testing for the level of a specific component of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) the "good cholesterol" may not be a...
Prevalence, awareness and control of hypertension in the slums of Kolkata- Study supriya kashyap kashyap10 Aug 2016 3:46 PM ISTFollowing is the brief of a recent study published in the Volume 68, Issue 3 of the Indian Heart JournalAmong Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), ...
Cancer kills more Europeans than heart disease does: Study supriya kashyap kashyap16 Aug 2016 3:17 PM ISTLondon: With 17.3 million deaths globally, cancer has now overtaken heart diseases as the main cause of death in 12 European countries, revealed a...
Lack of access to fresh food may lead to early heart disease supriya kashyap kashyap17 Aug 2016 9:11 AM ISTNew York : Lack of access to nearby stores selling fresh food may increase residents' risk of developing signs of early heart disease, according to a...
