Three simple methods to prevent heart attack and stroke found supriya kashyap kashyap4 April 2016 2:10 PM ISTToronto : Researchers, including one of Indian-origin, have found three effective methods involving statins and antihypertensives which may prevent...
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...
Statins may help cut cancer death risk supriya kashyap kashyap10 July 2016 4:22 PM ISTWashington D.C : Cancer patients who pop statin pills are less likely to die of the four most common forms of cancer, suggests a new study.The 14 year...
AHA releases statement on interactions between statins, other heart disease drugs supriya kashyap kashyap18 Oct 2016 3:00 PM ISTStatement Highlights: The risk of interactions between statins and other heart disease drugs in patients with heart disease can be managed or...
Statins could prevent Venous Thromboembolism: Lancet Study supriya kashyap kashyap24 Jan 2017 1:02 PM ISTStatins could hold the key to eradicating one of the most preventable causes of hospital deaths after researchers uncovered a new role for the...
Statins do not benefit patients with lung cancer, new study shows supriya kashyap kashyap4 March 2017 10:16 AM ISTCholesterol-lowering drugs used alongside chemotherapy have no effect on treatment outcomes for lung cancer patients, according to a new study.Recent...
Statins helpful in chronic liver disease: Review of Studies supriya kashyap kashyap28 March 2017 11:03 AM ISTStatin drugs are widely used to manage high cholesterol and reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. But in a new review of more than 50 studies,...
No increase in muscle-related side effects in unaware patients: Lancet supriya kashyap kashyap10 May 2017 9:06 AM ISTWhen patients were unaware they were taking statins there was no reported increase in muscle-related symptoms. But, when patients knew they were...
Statins - A Hope Drug For Multiple Sclerosis Patients supriya kashyap kashyap9 May 2017 3:45 PM ISTScientists say that Cholesterol-busting drugs Statins could be used to treat multiple sclerosis which affects more than 100,000 people in the UK.A...
Statins lower cholesterol and associated with improved heart structure,function Anjali Nimesh Nimesh2 Jun 2017 10:39 AM ISTStatins are associated with improved heart structure and function, according to research presented today at EuroCMR 2017.1 The benefits were above and...
Statins can bring out hidden Parkinson's disease: Study Anjali Nimesh Nimesh17 Jun 2017 9:54 AM ISTWashington D.C: In a first, a study has found that fat-soluble statins, a group of drugs which act to reduce levels of cholesterol in the blood, may...
AHA releases Presidential Advisory on Dietary Fats and Cardiovascular disease Anjali Nimesh Nimesh16 Jun 2017 12:55 PM ISTDALLAS –The American Heart Association continues to recommend replacing saturated fats with poly- and mono-unsaturated vegetable oil to help prevent...
