Replacing red meat with plant foods, dairy products lowers heart disease risk: BMJ Medha Baranwal30 Dec 2020 6:16 PM ISTUSA: Consuming high quality plant foods such as soy, legumes, or nuts in place of red meat may help lower the risk for coronary heart disease...
Vitamin D alone cannot treat or prevent COVID-19, suggests NICE Medha Baranwal23 Dec 2020 10:30 AM ISTLondon, UK: There is insufficient evidence that intake of vitamin D alone can prevent or treat COVID-19 infection, according to leading health bodies....
High and low LDL-C levels increase death risk in general population: BMJ Medha Baranwal17 Dec 2020 3:45 PM ISTCopenhagen, Denmark: Both low and high levels of LDL-C increases the risk for all-cause mortality, suggests a recent study in the journal BMJ. People...
Dog owners at increased risk of diabetes if their dogs have diabetes: BMJ Hina Zahid11 Dec 2020 12:11 PM ISTResearchers at Uppsala University in collaboration with three other universities have found in a new research that owners of a dog with diabetes are...
Initial active treatment of localised prostate cancer tied to worse Qol in long run: BMJ Dr Satabdi Saha4 Dec 2020 9:00 PM ISTLocalised prostate cancer has a five year relative survival rate of nearly 100% compared with the general population; survival rates at all stages...
CVD mortality risk lower than average in flight crews compared to miners: BMJ Dr Satabdi Saha3 Dec 2020 1:00 PM ISTA systematic review evaluating intermittent exposure of workers to hypoxic conditions and the prevalence of certain types of cardiovascular diseases...
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...
Acamprosate helps maintain alcohol abstinence in primary care: BMJ Medha Baranwal28 Nov 2020 4:04 AM ISTUK: Other than acamprosate, there is a lack of evidence that substantiate the benefits from interventions that could be implemented in primary...
Conjunctivitis may be the earliest presenting feature of COVID-19, says BMJ report Dr Sudha Seetharam1 Oct 2020 10:15 AM ISTConjunctivitis may the presenting feature of COVID-19, occurring days before the onset of systemic symptoms
SGLT2 Inhibitors tied to lower CV risk relative to DPP-4 Inhibitors in Diabetes: BMJ Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli24 Sept 2020 9:56 AM ISTPrevious trials have shown that SGLT2 inhibitors can reduce the risk of heart conditions such as heart attack, stroke, and heart failure compared with...
Celiac disease during pregnancy linked to birth defects in infants, BMJ Dr Satabdi Saha11 Sept 2020 1:11 PM ISTCoeliac disease (CD) is prevalent in patients of reproductive age, but the impact on pregnancy and fetal development is unclear. A new study has...
A living WHO guideline on drugs for COVID-19 released Dr. Nandita Mohan11 Sept 2020 1:00 PM ISTWorld Health Organization in collaboration with the MAGIC Evidence Ecosystem Foundation has developed a living COVID-19 guidance focusing on...
