Cannabis Use among Youths Increases the risk of Self-Harm and Homicide MD Bureau21 Feb 2021 8:45 PM ISTCannabis is the world's most widely used illicit drug, with 3.8% of the global population having used cannabis in the past year. A recent study...
Metformin significantly lowers COVID-19 related mortality in diabetes patients Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli15 Jan 2021 12:45 PM ISTBIRMINGHAM, Ala. - COVID-19 is a growing pandemic with an increasing death toll that has been linked to various comorbidities as well as racial...
Paclitaxel-coated devices do not increase mortality in PAD patients: NEJM Medha Baranwal10 Dec 2020 11:30 AM ISTSweden: The mortality risk was found to be same among PAD patients who received the treatment of paclitaxel-coated versus uncoated endovascular...
Decreased REM sleep increases death risk: JAMA Medha Baranwal4 Nov 2020 11:02 PM ISTUSA: Decreased percentage of REM sleep increases risk of mortality, suggests a recent study in the journal JAMA Neurology. Rapid eye movement...
High consumption of Green Tea and coffee may lower death risk in Diabetes: BMJ Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli21 Oct 2020 9:45 AM ISTPreviously published research suggests that regularly drinking green tea and coffee may be beneficial for health because of the various bioactive...
Extremes of sleep time tied to increased mortality risk in Diabetes: Study Dr. Nandita Mohan12 Oct 2020 5:30 PM ISTIn people with type 2 diabetes, sleeping less or more than 7 h/day was associated with increased risk of all-cause and condition-specific mortality,...
Irregular and long menstrual cycles linked to risk of early death, finds BMJ study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli1 Oct 2020 5:30 AM ISTResearchers have found in an observational study that Irregular and long menstrual cycles in adolescence and adulthood are associated with a greater...
Lower zinc levels may increase mortality risk in patients with COVID-19: Study Hina Zahid23 Sept 2020 10:15 AM ISTIncreased intracellular zinc concentrations efficiently impair replication/reproduction of a number of viruses. However, the effect of plasma zinc...
Hostility in heart attack patients linked to mortality risk: ESC study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli15 Sept 2020 9:48 AM ISTHeart attack patients who are sarcastic or irritable could be putting their health at risk, according to research published today in the European...
Consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages heightens death risk: Circulation Medha Baranwal25 Aug 2020 10:52 AM ISTUSA: Consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) is associated with higher all-cause mortality, largely through increased CVD mortality, a...
Low Serum Albumin may raise Mortality risk during Hospitalization: Study Dr Satabdi Saha11 Aug 2020 8:43 PM ISTA recent study by Amit Akirov and associates from Isreal has reported that lower serum albumin levels to be a reliable marker for evaluating the...
Abnormally high fasting blood sugar may double death risk in COVID-19 Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli11 July 2020 6:28 AM ISTA new study finds that higher fasting blood sugar at admission is an independent predictor for 28-day mortality in patients with COVID-19 without...
