Benzodiazepines or z-drugs when taken with opioids increase death risk: Study Hina Zahid20 July 2021 3:30 AM GMTThose using benzodiazepines had a 221% increase in the risk of death from any cause and those taking non-benzodiazepine hypnotics, or 'z-drugs,' had a ...
Higher body fat in women may protect against death due to heart disease: Study Dr Kartikeya Kohli17 March 2021 6:15 AM GMTThe American Heart Association estimates that 5 million men and 3 million women have heart attacks annually. Yet despite this wide gender gap and an...
Diabetes diagnosis at younger age tied to increased mortality, CVD risk: Study Medha21 Dec 2020 5:15 AM GMTAustralia: Younger age at the diagnosis of type 2 diabetes (T2D) increases the risk of mortality and cardiovascular disease, finds a recent study in...
Higher BP difference between arms tied to greater risk of heart attack, stroke and death Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli21 Dec 2020 5:00 AM GMTGenerally, a small difference in blood pressure readings between arms isn't a health concern. However, a higher difference between two arms may be...
High and low LDL-C levels increase death risk in general population: BMJ Medha17 Dec 2020 10:15 AM GMTCopenhagen, 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 w...
Frailty increases post-heart transplantation death, hospitalization risk: Study Medha10 Dec 2020 5:00 AM GMTAustralia: Frailty increases death and prolonged hospitalization risk in patients undergoing heart transplantation (HTx), suggests a recent study in...
High blood sugar level increases death risk even in non-diabetics: Study Medha5 Dec 2020 6:15 AM GMTTel Aviv, Israel: High blood sugar levels (hyperglycemia) increases mortality risk, the risk being highest for those without diabetes and with...
Common Diabetes drug may lower death risk in women with COVID-19: Lancet Hina Zahid5 Dec 2020 5:00 AM GMTMINNEAPOLIS - Researchers at University of Minnesota Medical School and UnitedHealth Group have found in one of the world's largest observational...
Glucosamine intake for one year reduces all cause mortality by 39 percent: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli2 Dec 2020 7:00 AM GMTResearchers at West Virginia University have found in a new epidemiological study that Glucosamine supplements may reduce overall mortality about as...
Sotagliflozacin lowers death risk and hospitalization in diabetes with HF: NEJM Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli25 Nov 2020 7:00 AM GMTAccording to the result of the trial was published in The NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL of MEDICINE on November 16, 2020 Sotagliflozin lowers total number of...
High blood sugar in COVID-19 tied to death risk in non Diabetics Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli23 Nov 2020 5:29 PM GMTResearchers have found in a new study that abnormally high blood sugar may worsen outcomes and mortality rates for COVID-19 patients, including those...
Empagliflozin may reduce hospitalization and death risk in heart failure: Study Dr Satabdi Saha26 Oct 2020 2:30 AM GMTAccording to a recent research, patients receiving empagliflozin therapy for heart failure, showed a lower risk of cardiovascular death or...
