Even low doses of steroids increase risk of cardiovascular disease, finds study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli3 Dec 2020 7:30 AM IST A study published in PLOS Medicine by Mar Pujades-Rodriguez at Leeds University and colleagues suggests that even low doses of glucocorticoid...
Heavy drinking by AF patients tied to stroke and embolism: ESC study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli3 Dec 2020 7:15 AM ISTSophia Antipolis - Fourteen drinks a week is linked with a higher risk of health problems including stroke and embolism in patients with atrial...
Birth defects linked to greater risk of cancer in later life: BMJ study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli3 Dec 2020 6:00 AM ISTPeople born with major birth defects face a higher risk of cancer throughout life, although the relative risk is greatest in childhood and then...
Abdominal CT by AI algorithm may help analyse abdominal fat, predict CVD risk Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli3 Dec 2020 4:30 AM ISTAccording to a recent presentation at the RSNA 2020 virtual meeting, Body composition metrics automatically calculated from abdominal CT exams by an...
Malaria chemoprevention after discharge lowers death in anemic children: NEJM Medha Baranwal3 Dec 2020 4:00 AM ISTAfrica: Three months of malaria chemoprevention with dihydroartemisinin–piperaquine helps in preventing deaths or readmission after hospital discharge...
New Study Finds Possible Link Between endophthalmitis and COVID-19 Hina Zahid3 Dec 2020 3:15 AM ISTResearchers are warning of a possible link between a rare and devastating eye infection and COVID-19.They have observed that air jets from the...
Smartphone App may predict risk of developing Alzheimer's Hina Zahid2 Dec 2020 1:15 PM ISTA new study from Lund University in Sweden shows that validated biomarkers can reveal an individual's risk of developing Alzheimer's disease. Using a...
Glucosamine intake for one year reduces all cause mortality by 39 percent: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli2 Dec 2020 12:30 PM ISTResearchers at West Virginia University have found in a new epidemiological study that Glucosamine supplements may reduce overall mortality about as...
FDA approves first drug for PET imaging of suspected prostate cancer metastasis Hina Zahid2 Dec 2020 9:45 AM ISTThe FDA approved Gallium 68 PSMA-11 (Ga 68 PSMA-11), a drug for PET imaging of prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) positive levels in men with...
Female pemphigus patients at an increased risk of developing RA, Finds study Dr. Nandita Mohan1 Dec 2020 10:15 PM ISTResearchers have demonstrated an increased risk of developing RA among female pemphigus patients, according to a recent study published in the...
Mothers' lifestyle may predict when child is likely to have first heart attack or stroke Hina Zahid1 Dec 2020 5:30 PM ISTSophia Antipolis: Offspring of mothers with heart healthy lifestyles live nearly a decade longer without cardiovascular disease than those whose...
Transcatheter bariatric embolotherapy useful weight loss strategy in obesity: Study Dr Satabdi Saha1 Dec 2020 12:45 PM ISTAccording to a recent study, obese patients lost a substantial amount of weight after transcatheter bariatric embolotherapy (TBE) of the left...
