Peripheral artery disease increases risk of Stroke and TIA: EUCLID clinical trial Medha Baranwal Baranwal23 Jun 2019 7:15 PM ISTDelhi: Patients with symptomatic peripheral artery disease (PAD) are at increased risk of stroke and transient ischemic attack (TIA), according to...
FDA approves BOTOX for upper limb spasticity in kids aged 2-17 Deepanjana Sarkar23 Jun 2019 7:30 PM ISTThe US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced the approval of BOTOX for the treatment of pediatric patients from 2-17 years of age with...
Cilostazol better than aspirin in reducing recurrence of ischemic stroke Medha Baranwal Baranwal24 Jun 2019 7:10 PM ISTJapan: A combination of cilostazol with aspirin or cilostazol with clopidogrel is superior to treatment with aspirin or clopidogrel alone in patients...
13N-ammonia PET/CT detects cardiovascular disease risks in obstructive sleep apnea patients Deepanjana Sarkar25 Jun 2019 7:05 PM IST13N-ammonia positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) may assist in the noninvasive evaluation of coronary microvascular function in...
Treating High BP, cutting Sodium and Trans fats could save almost 100 million lives, finds study Deepanjana Sarkar26 Jun 2019 7:30 PM ISTThree very popular interventions, scaling up access to treatment of high blood pressure (BP), cutting down high sodium intake and eliminating intake...
Pain free exercise equally effective for patients with Peripheral arterial disease Hina Zahid27 Jun 2019 7:30 PM ISTPeripheral arterial disease patients improve on a pain-free regimen of exercise also finds a new study. For many years the patients with PAD have been...
Different infections may trigger different kinds of stroke Hina Zahid28 Jun 2019 8:10 PM ISTDifferent infections may trigger different kinds of stroke, finds a study. But it is certain that infections do trigger stroke. Several infections...
Changes in platelet indices linked to high blood sugar and its complications, finds study Deepanjana Sarkar30 Jun 2019 8:28 PM ISTChanges in platelet indices linked to high blood sugar and its complications revealed a study published in the Indian Journal of Endocrinology and...
Alteplase thrombolysis benefits can last up to 9 hours with perfusion imaging after stroke Medha Baranwal Baranwal1 July 2019 8:10 PM ISTAustralia: Stroke thrombolysis with alteplase is currently recommended 0–4·5 h after stroke onset. Now, a recent review has found that the benefits of...
Statins cut risk of stroke in cancer patients after radiotherapy Deepanjana Sarkar2 July 2019 7:25 PM ISTStatins after head, neck and thorax radiotherapy cut the risk of stroke in cancer patients, revealed a study published in the Journal of American...
Statin use reduces mortality risk in dementia patients, reveals new study Hina Zahid3 July 2019 7:28 PM ISTStatin use reduces mortality and stroke risk in dementia patients reveals a new study.The use of statins is significantly associated with a reduction...
Cognitive decline faster after coronary heart disease event, not before: JACC Deepanjana Sarkar7 July 2019 8:20 PM ISTCognitive decline is faster after the incident coronary heart disease (CHD) event, not before, pointed out a study published in the Journal of...
