Which statin users are at greatest risk of T2D? Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli16 April 2018 8:30 PM ISTStatins have been known to increase the risk of incident type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM); however, other factors, especially hypertension, are also...
Testosterone Deficiency linked to Chronic Diseases : Study Medha Baranwal Baranwal21 April 2018 7:05 PM ISTMen should be concerned about declining total testosterone, even if it has not reached a level to warrant a clinical diagnosis (<300 ng/dL [10.4...
Low Dose Thiazides best first choice for hypertension Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli22 April 2018 8:31 PM ISTSustained moderate to severe elevations in resting blood pressure leads to a critically important clinical question: What class of drug to use...
24-hour ambulatory BP measurements - strong predictor of mortality Medha Baranwal Baranwal23 April 2018 8:30 PM ISTAmbulatory blood-pressure monitoring involves measurement of the patient's blood pressure over a 24-hour period as he/she carries out daily...
Some rheumatoid arthritis Treatments linked to Improvement in BP Anjali Nimesh Nimesh25 April 2018 7:10 PM ISTBaker et.al conducted a study to evaluate the effect of disease-modifying therapies for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) on systolic and diastolic blood...
Hypertension & Prediabetes a deadly Duo against Heart-AHA Vinay Singh singh29 April 2018 7:02 PM ISTHigh blood pressure and prediabetes alone may do harm to the body but both conditions could lead to stroke, the second-leading cause of death in the...
Health department staff of Karnataka under burden of diabetes, hypertension Medha Baranwal Baranwal30 April 2018 7:01 PM IST40 percent of the workforce in the health directorate of Karnataka were overweight, 11 percent were obese, 18 percent had diabetes, and 31 percent had...
Smoking, Alcohol increase lifetime risk of AF : BMJ Medha Baranwal Baranwal1 May 2018 7:30 PM ISTThe overall lifetime risk of atrial fibrillation (AF) in individuals aged 55 years or older, was 37 percent and was influenced by the burden of risk...
Low BP & normal ageing lead to reduced IOP in Asians Vinay Singh singh3 May 2018 7:05 PM ISTNormal ageing and reduced systemic BP are associated with reduced intraocular pressure (IOP) in Malay and Indian adults, according to a new study...
People with obesity at 40 % higher risk of AF Anjali Nimesh Nimesh5 May 2018 7:25 PM ISTObesity is a disorder in which the affected person weighs more than the ideal weight and it predisposes a person to a variety of health complications...
Dabrafenib, Trametinib combo approved for Anaplastic thyroid cancer Anjali Nimesh Nimesh5 May 2018 7:05 PM ISTFDA has approved first treatment for patients with this aggressive form of thyroid cancer, anaplastic thyroid cancer (ATC) that cannot be removed by...
Galloping Heart: NEJM case report Anjali Nimesh Nimesh9 May 2018 7:02 PM ISTA 62-year-old man was admitted to the emergency department with chest pain and high blood pressure of 168/103 mm Hg. The patient had a long-standing...
