Bilateral tinnitus is hereditary supriya kashyap kashyap14 March 2017 10:04 AM ISTResearchers have been able to demonstrate the hereditary nature of certain forms of tinnitus. Bilateral tinnitus that is, tinnitus in both ears has...
Elevated calcium levels raise heart attack risk : JAMA Anjali Nimesh Nimesh28 July 2017 11:00 AM ISTA genetic predisposition to higher blood calcium levels was associated with an increased risk of coronary artery disease and heart attack, according...
Heartburn medicine can increase risk of kidney disease Anjali Nimesh Nimesh5 Aug 2017 10:30 AM ISTPeople who take proton pump inhibitors for stomach acid reflux run a greater risk of chronic kidney disease than those who take H2-receptor...
Reduced kidney function ups risk of respiratory tract infections Anjali Nimesh Nimesh19 Aug 2017 9:10 AM ISTBeware! A study has recently warned that individuals with poor kidney function had an increased risk of developing infections acquired in the...
Relapse rare in young men after antireflux keyhole surgery : JAMA Anjali Nimesh Nimesh15 Sept 2017 9:35 AM ISTSurgery for severe heartburn has become less common after the turn of the millennium, due in part to the fear of relapse. Instead, most patients are...
Concussion in teenagers increases the risk of MS in later life Anjali Nimesh Nimesh27 Sept 2017 9:40 AM ISTConcussion in teenagers increases the risk of multiple sclerosis (MS) in later life. However, there is no association with MS for concussion in...
Asthma increases risk of preeclampsia in pregnancy Anjali Nimesh Nimesh6 Oct 2017 10:00 AM ISTWomen with asthma suffer more often from preeclampsia (PE) and run a higher risk of giving birth to underweight babies. These and other complications...
Thrombolysis does not increase risk of bleeding in Stroke patients with dementia Anjali Nimesh Nimesh11 Oct 2017 10:20 AM ISTStroke patients with dementia treated with intravenous thrombolysis using powerful clot-busting drugs are at no higher risk of brain haemorrhage or...
Overweight women may need more frequent mammograms Anjali Nimesh Nimesh22 Nov 2017 7:22 PM ISTWomen with higher body mass index (BMI) face an increased risk of not detecting their breast tumor until it has become large, according to a new study...
Polyunsaturated fatty acids linked to reduced allergy risk Anjali Nimesh Nimesh6 Dec 2017 7:30 PM ISTNew research from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden reveals that high levels of polyunsaturated fatty acids in children's blood are associated with a...
Oxysterols guide gut immune cells and are involved in inflammatory bowel disease Anjali Nimesh Nimesh17 Jan 2018 7:15 PM ISTResearchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden report that cholesterol metabolites cause specific immune cells in the large intestine to move, which...
Bipolar disorder patients on Lithium have lowest rehospitalisation risk : JAMA Anjali Nimesh Nimesh1 March 2018 7:15 PM ISTBipolar disorder is characterised by alternating periods of depression and mania and Lithium is considered to be the most effective mood stabiliser...
