Reduction in smoking and heavy drinking linked to fewer hip fractures: JAMA Hina Zahid28 July 2020 7:58 PM ISTA new study, which analyzed 40 years of Framingham Heart Study data, found an association between lowered rates of hip fractures and decreases in...
Cilostazol may prevent recurrent stroke without bleeding risk, finds study Medha Baranwal28 July 2020 7:54 PM ISTUK: The use of cilostazol may reduce the risk of recurrent stroke without increasing hemorrhage risk, suggests a recent study published in the journal...
Anti-VEGF injections may lead to cognitive impairment in AMD Patients Medha Baranwal28 July 2020 7:53 PM ISTUSA: The administration of intravitreal anti-VEGF increases the risk of cognitive impairment, according to a recent study. The findings of the study...
Obesity linked to low semen quality parameters and infertility: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli28 July 2020 10:15 AM ISTA systematic review and meta-analysis of studies suggests that maintaining a healthy body weight is important for increasing sperm quality parameters...
Women smokers 4 times as likely as non-smokers to a harbor brain aneurysm Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli28 July 2020 5:45 AM ISTWomen smokers are four times as likely as their non-smoking peers to harbour an unruptured aneurysm--a weakened bulging artery--in the brain, finds...
Low Vitamin D level an independent risk factor for COVID-19 infection: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli27 July 2020 9:00 PM ISTThe researchers from the Leumit Health Services (LHS) and the Azrieli Faculty of Medicine of Bar-Ilan University have identified that low plasma...
Study results do not support Gabapentinoids use for postoperative pain management Medha Baranwal27 July 2020 6:21 PM ISTCanada: Routine use of pregabalin or gabapentin is not effective for the management of postoperative pain in adults, a recent study in the journal...
Statins may lower dementia risk in hypercholesterolemia patients, finds study Medha Baranwal27 July 2020 5:25 PM ISTKorea: Exposure to a statin in patients with hypercholesterolemia is associated with a lower risk of Alzheimer's disease and dementia, a...
Existing evidence suggests face coverings do not lead to false sense of security Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli27 July 2020 3:55 PM ISTResearchers at University of Cambridge and King's College London have said that existing limited evidence suggests that wearing face coverings to...
L-type calcium channel blockers may increase risk for heart failure, study finds Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli27 July 2020 12:15 PM ISTUNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. --L-type Calcium channel blockers (LCCBs) represent a large family of drugs most widely used drugs used in the clinic for over 70...
Metformin use may increase hospitalisation in COPD with diabetes, says study Medha Baranwal27 July 2020 10:38 AM ISTTaiwan: Patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and COPD who are using metformin should be aware of pulmonary risks associated with its use, suggests a...
Higher income linked to high Blood Pressure among men: ESC Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli27 July 2020 8:30 AM ISTSophia Antipolis-Hypertension is one of the most important risk factors of cardiovascular disease and this disease is on the rise globally.On the...
