Beware! Alternative medicines might lead to liver injury, warn AIIMS Gastrologists Medha Baranwal Baranwal31 July 2019 7:28 PM ISTNew Delhi: The use of complementary and alternative medicines may cause liver injury, warn experts at AIIMS.Alternative medicine describes medical...
Sticking to DASH diet may reduce chances of heart failure in individuals above 75 Deepanjana Sarkar1 Aug 2019 8:28 PM ISTHigh blood pressure (BP) and cardiovascular diseases are global menaces these days. Sticking to a customized diet is imperative to keep heart disease...
Vitamin A rich food can protect you from skin cancer: JAMA Study Medha Baranwal Baranwal1 Aug 2019 8:20 PM ISTDelhi: Increased intake of vitamin A reduces the risk for cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) -- the second-most-common type of skin cancer, finds...
Vitamin D may prevent relapse of Uveitis, finds study Medha Baranwal Baranwal2 Aug 2019 7:10 PM ISTVitamin D may prevent relapse of Uveitis, finds a new study.Active uveitis patients have a significantly lower vitamin D levels compared to patients...
Statin-associated myalgia does not impair aerobic exercise performance in statin users Medha Baranwal Baranwal2 Aug 2019 7:15 PM ISTDenmark: Patients with statin-associated myalgia, or muscle pain, do not experience impaired aerobic exercise performance or muscle strength compared...
Stopping statin treatment can increase CVD risk: European Heart Journal Medha Baranwal Baranwal3 Aug 2019 9:03 AM ISTParis, France: For people who are regularly taking statin therapy for high cholesterol should not stop the treatment when they are 75, recommend the...
Oral Nifedipine more effective than methyldopa for lowering high BP in pregnancy within 6 hours Deepanjana Sarkar2 Aug 2019 7:30 PM ISTOral Nifedipine more effective than methyldopa for lowering high BP in pregnancy within 6 hours, finds a Lancet study.Pregnancy-induced hypertension...
Intranasal lorazepam instantly calms agitated and violent kid: Case Report Medha Baranwal Baranwal2 Aug 2019 8:28 PM ISTNew York, NY: A case report published in the Annals of Emergency Medicine presents the case of a 7-year-old boy with severe agitation and violence...
Bempedoic Acid / Ezetimibe Combo significantly lowers LDL-C and hsCRP, finds clinical trial Medha Baranwal Baranwal2 Aug 2019 8:20 PM ISTBempedoic Acid / Ezetimibe combo significantly lowers LDL-C and hsCRP, finds a recent study. A fixed-dose combination (FDC) tablet of bempedoic...
FDA releases advisory to improve safety of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Deepanjana Sarkar2 Aug 2019 7:25 PM ISTThe US Food and Drug Administration has recently released advisory to improve Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) safety. The advisory provides...
Indian medicinal herb may control high blood sugar and diabetes, finds study Deepanjana Sarkar2 Aug 2019 8:10 PM ISTIndian medicinal herb may control high blood sugar and diabetes, finds studyAyurvedic herbal extracts of Withania coagulans, or Paneer dodi, packaged...
Large population in India has both high BP and high blood sugar, finds new study Medha Baranwal Baranwal4 Aug 2019 9:03 AM ISTDelhi: A large population of India suffers from both high blood sugar and high blood pressure (BP), finds a recent study.The study, published in the...
