Metformin may reduce Statins induced muscle pain Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli24 April 2018 8:30 PM ISTStatins are widely prescribed, yet statin muscle pain limits their use, leading to increased cardiovascular risk. Currently, there are no approved...
Genes to Medicine - An Injection to reverse atherosclerosis Medha Baranwal Baranwal13 May 2018 8:00 PM ISTInjection of microscopic fibers may help in the reversal of atherosclerosis that in turn will eliminate the need for any invasive therapy for...
High dose Statins more effectively reduce cardiovascular events Medha Baranwal Baranwal15 May 2018 8:30 PM ISTHigh-dose as compared with low-dose pitavastatin therapy helped in significant reduction of cardiovascular events in Japanese patients with stable...
Statins reduce cardiovascular risk in Friedreich's ataxia Anjali Nimesh Nimesh20 May 2018 7:30 PM ISTStatins in FA patients potentially reduces their cardiovascular risk. Ian Blair and colleagues conducted Study to evaluate whether low doses of...
Women under-treated for STEMI and have double mortality rate than men Vinay Singh singh26 July 2018 7:10 PM ISTWomen with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) are half as likely to receive appropriate tests and proper treatment as men, and more than the...
Lower the LDL cholesterol level, lower is the risk to heart : JAMA Medha Baranwal Baranwal5 Aug 2018 8:28 PM ISTIn a new study Researchers have found that lower the LDL level, lower is the risk to the heart. Therefore there is no need to be scared of lowering...
Statins have no role in primary prevention of CVD in elderly : BMJ Medha Baranwal Baranwal9 Sept 2018 7:28 PM ISTStatin treatment in older people (aged >75 years) without type 2 diabetes is not associated with a reduction in cardiovascular disease (CVD) or...
Lipid lowering agents reduce incidence and progression of diabetic retinopathy Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli30 Sept 2018 7:25 PM ISTStatins and fenofibrate reduce incidence and progression of diabetic retinopathy, finds a new study.According to a Japanese study, use of...
Management of Nonalcoholic liver disease (NAFLD)-AASLD Guideline Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli28 Nov 2018 7:00 PM ISTAmerican Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) has released its latest guideline on Diagnosis and Management of Nonalcoholic Fatty...
Men using Statin at higher risk of gynecomastia Medha Baranwal Baranwal29 Nov 2018 7:20 PM ISTCanada: People using statins (HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors) are at increased risk of developing gynecomastia -- swollen male breast tissue due to...
Is very low LDL-Cholesterol level safe- Check it out Hina Zahid8 Jan 2019 8:28 PM ISTLow-density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (LDL-C) is a known risk factor for cardiovascular diseases and there is sufficient evidence that supports a linear...
Some high BP,diabetes,cholesterol drugs benefit in serious mental illnesses Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli10 Jan 2019 8:20 PM ISTAccording to a large cohort study led by UCL,medicines commonly used for common illnesses, such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes...
