Medical Bulletin 26/May/2023 Isra Zaman26 May 2023 4:45 PM ISTHere are the top medical news for the day:Having Alzheimer’s genes increase your risk of epilepsyPeople with a genetic predisposition for Alzheimer’s...
Plant-based diets are better for your health and climate Isra Zaman26 May 2023 9:45 AM ISTVegetarian and vegan diets are linked to lower levels of cholesterol and fats in your blood, according to an analysis of all the evidence from...
Medical Bulletin 6/April/2023 Isra Zaman6 April 2023 3:15 PM ISTHere are the top medical news for the day:Alzheimer’s disease risk increased in those with early menopause, later start to hormone therapy:...
Astaxanthin lowers cholesterol and CVD risk in people with prediabetes and dyslipidemia Medha Baranwal6 April 2023 11:30 AM ISTUSA: A recent study published in Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism has shown that astaxanthin, a natural antioxidant is a safe over-the-counter (OTC)...
Study shows moderate exercise to be safe for people with muscle pain from statins Isra Zaman6 April 2023 9:30 AM ISTStatins have long been the gold standard for lowering LDL or “bad” cholesterol and preventing cardiovascular disease (CVD) events, but while generally...
Bempedoic acid reduces cholesterol and inflammation, similar to statin: Study Dr. Mahalakshmi Sivashankaran28 March 2023 9:45 AM ISTUSA: A recent study published in the Journal of Clinical Lipidology has shown that bempedoic acid (BA), an ATP citrate lyase inhibitor, may...
Novartis halts UK trial of anticholesterol drug Leqvio Dr. Nandita Mohan23 March 2023 6:00 PM ISTNovartis said on Wednesday that it had decided not to move forward with ORION-17, the UK-based primary prevention trial originally planned as part of...
Health Bulletin 23/March/2023 Dr. Nandita Mohan23 March 2023 4:25 PM ISTHere are the top health stories for the day:New Bond Policy: Gujarat proposes 1.5 years of mandatory service for doctors completing MBBS, PG...
Inflammation more strongly predicts adverse CV events and death than LDL-C in patients on statin therapy: Lancet Medha Baranwal17 March 2023 11:30 AM ISTUSA: A new meta-analysis shows that inflammation is a stronger predictor of future cardiovascular events and death for patients already on statins...
Testing for ApoB protein more accurate marker for heart disease risk than testing for cholesterol alone Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli15 March 2023 11:00 AM ISTGetting tested for levels of HDL (the good) and LDL (the bad) cholesterol is part of the annual physical exam. But emerging research is showing that...
New pill cuts cholesterol and heart attacks Roshni Dhar9 March 2023 3:43 PM ISTThe cholesterol-lowering drug bempedoic acid reduced the combined rate of major adverse cardiovascular events by 13%, meeting its primary endpoint in...
Low dose radiation linked to increased lifetime risk of heart disease: BMJ Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli9 March 2023 10:15 AM ISTResearchers have found in a new study that exposure to low doses of ionising radiation can lead to a modestly increased excess risk of heart...
