New role : Anti diabetic drug found effective in reducing intracranial pressure Anjali Nimesh Nimesh25 Aug 2017 11:00 AM ISTResearch led by the University of Birmingham, published today in Science Translational Medicine,has discovered that a drug commonly used to treat...
High salt intake associated with doubled risk of heart failure supriya kashyap kashyap4 Sept 2017 10:30 AM ISTBarcelona : High salt intake is associated with a doubled risk of heart failure, according to a 12-year study in more than 4 000 people presented...
PFO Closure protects against recurrent stroke- RESPECT trial Anjali Nimesh Nimesh18 Sept 2017 2:57 PM ISTA device used to close a small hole in the heart may benefit certain stroke patients by providing an extra layer of protection for those facing years...
Dieting to become scientific as brain cells that control appetite identified supriya kashyap kashyap2 Oct 2017 9:10 AM IST Key brain cells which control our appetite discovered by scientists at University of Warwick Tanycytes found for the first time to detect amino...
Avoid these 10 most unnecessary and overused medical tests and treatments : JAMA Anjali Nimesh Nimesh7 Oct 2017 10:30 AM ISTUnnecessary medication. Tests that don't reveal the problem, or uncover a "problem" that isn't really there. Procedures that have more risk than...
Pharmacological treatment must in older adults if SBP persistently ≥150 mm Hg Anjali Nimesh Nimesh18 Oct 2017 8:30 PM ISTThis joint guideline presents evidence on benefits and harms of treating to higher versus lower systolic blood pressure (SBP) targets in older adults...
Pollution kills three times more people each year than HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria combined Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli25 Oct 2017 7:20 PM ISTPollution around the globe now contributes to an estimated 9 million deaths annually or roughly one in six according to an in-depth new study...
Gout equals diabetes for stroke risk Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli27 Oct 2017 8:00 PM ISTIn a recent study it has been found that Gout is a risk equivalent to diabetes for incident stroke. That is not the case for incident myocardial...
Stroke : Prevention and treatment Ruby khatun khatun28 Oct 2017 7:00 PM ISTA stroke occurs when the blood supply to a part of the brain is cut off. Brain cells get damaged or die. Prognosis depends on which part of the brain...
Hormone replacement therapy may be beneficial for women's memory Anjali Nimesh Nimesh7 Nov 2017 7:15 PM ISTA type of hormone replacement therapy may protect memory for some women, according to a new USC-led study.The findings by USC researchers are the...
Extreme swings in BP as dangerous as consistently high BP Anjali Nimesh Nimesh11 Nov 2017 8:30 PM ISTExtreme ups and downs in systolic blood pressure may be just as deadly as having consistently high blood pressure, according to a new study from the...
Thrombectomy reduces significant disability up to 24 hrs in stroke patients : NEJM Anjali Nimesh Nimesh15 Nov 2017 8:00 PM ISTStandard guidelines for stroke treatment currently recommend clot removal only within six hours of stroke onset. But a milestone study with results...
