Risk factors in adults with CVD worsening over time despite advances in secondary prevention Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli17 July 2022 7:15 PM ISTIn an analysis of medical information of more than 6,000 American adults with a history of cardiovascular disease (CVD), researchers at Johns Hopkins...
Lean people aren't more active, they are just less hungry and "run hotter" Isra Zaman15 July 2022 9:15 AM ISTTo date most research on obesity has focused on studying those with a high body mass index (BMI), but a research group in China is taking a...
Daily avocados consumption may improve diet quality, lower cholesterol levels Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli7 July 2022 11:00 AM ISTEating one avocado a day for six months was found to have no effect on belly fat, liver fat or waist circumference in people with overweight or...
Cholesterol-lowering gene changes may increase risk of cataracts Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli17 Jun 2022 6:45 AM ISTDALLAS: People who have genetic variations associated with lowering LDL-cholesterol similar to statin medications appear to have an increased risk of...
A person's height impacts their risk of multiple diseases Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli4 Jun 2022 9:00 AM ISTA large genetic study by the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs' Million Veteran Program (MVP)) has found that a person's height may affect their risk...
Higher levels of LDL-C, HDL-C, and total cholesterol tied to increased intraocular pressure Medha Baranwal2 Jun 2022 9:15 AM ISTUK: Serum total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol was found to be positively...
Evinacumab significantly lowers LDL C in kids with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli1 Jun 2022 10:00 AM ISTEvinacumab is a fully-human monoclonal antibody that binds to and blocks the function of angiopoietin-like 3 (ANGPTL3). According to findings from a...
Asymptomatic carotid stenosis has low stroke risk, may not require surgery: JAMA Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli31 May 2022 9:00 AM ISTOAKLAND, Calif: The risk of having a future stroke caused by a severe blockage in an artery in the neck that is not currently causing any symptoms is...
Hypercholesterolemia linked with plantar fasciitis in individuals over forty years of age Dr Supreeth D R28 May 2022 10:30 AM ISTIstanbul, Turkey: B. Catal, E. Genc, M.A. Cacan et al. have found in a study that - Significantly higher TC (total cholestrol) levels in PF (plantar...
Cadila Pharma launches Bempedoic acid under brand name Belmore to treat bad cholesterol Ruchika Sharma25 May 2022 12:29 PM ISTAs per published data, more than 30 percent of adults in urban areas and 20 percent in rural areas in the country are suffering from the heart...
Sun Pharma arm to unveil Bempedoic Acid under brand name Brillo in India Roshni Dhar19 May 2022 6:15 PM ISTPharma major, Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited, has recently announced that one of its wholly-owned subsidiaries plans to launch a first-in-class...
Sun Pharma arm to launch Bempedoic Acid to treat bad cholesterol in India Ruchika Sharma19 May 2022 11:00 AM ISTBrillo is a first-in-class drug which has a new mechanism of action compared to the currently available lipid-lowering agents.
