Genetic clues link lipoprotein A to prostate cancer risk Hina Zahid4 Feb 2022 9:00 AM ISTA new analysis has uncovered a potential link between higher prostate cancer risk and genetic variants associated with higher bloodstream levels of...
Psychiatric disease associated with increased risk of death from cardiovascular disease and diabetes Hina Zahid2 Feb 2022 9:00 AM ISTAmong patients with chronic, non-communicable diseases, the risk of death is more than doubled if they also have a psychiatric comorbidity, according...
ApoB/ApoA-1 ratio- New way of identifying early risk of cardiovascular disease Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli6 Dec 2021 10:30 AM ISTThe risk of developing cardiovascular disease is strongly associated with the "bad" LDL cholesterol. A large study by scientists at Karolinska...
Coffee, tea consumption lowers risk of stroke, dementia Dr. Nandita Mohan22 Nov 2021 1:26 PM ISTCoffee or tea consumption may lower risk of stroke and dementia, according to a study of healthy individuals aged 50-74. Drinking coffee was also...
Commonly prescribed drugs linked to orthostatic hypotension risk: Study Medha Baranwal20 Nov 2021 9:45 AM ISTPeople with polypharmacy could benefit from postural blood pressure (BP) monitoring. UK: The risk of orthostatic hypotension (OH) was found to be...
Medical Bulletin 19/November/2021 Dr. Nandita Mohan19 Nov 2021 3:47 PM ISTHere are top Health stories of the dayAbnormal predialysis potassium increase death riskHemodialysis patients rely mainly on potassium removal during...
Moderate Coffee and tea consumption may reduce risk of stroke and dementia: Study Dr Kartikeya Kohli18 Nov 2021 9:30 AM ISTCoffee or tea consumption may lower risk of stroke and dementia, according to a study of healthy individuals aged 50-74. Drinking coffee was also...
Statins may reduce risk of death from COVID-19, finds a major population study Hina Zahid20 Oct 2021 8:55 PM ISTStatins are a recommended and common intervention for preventing cardiovascular events by reducing levels of lipoprotein cholesterol in the...
Sleep quality linked to psychiatric diseases, finds study using accelerometer data Hina Zahid20 Oct 2021 9:00 AM ISTMultiple measures of sleep patterns and sleep efficiency are associated with lifetime diagnoses of mental illness, according to a new study that used...
Higher intake of dairy fat associated with lower CVD risk, finds study Dr Kartikeya Kohli24 Sept 2021 10:15 AM ISTHigh dairy fat intake was associated with lower cardiovascular disease risk, finds a new study. Further high dairy fat consumption was not associated...
Telmisartan use reduces risk of dementia in hypertensive patients with Type 2- DM: Study Dr. Shravani Dali28 July 2021 11:45 AM ISTAdministering Telmisartan in type-2 diabetes patients with hypertension is linked with reduced risk of dementia and ischemic stroke, suggests a...
Benzodiazepines or z-drugs when taken with opioids increase death risk: Study Hina Zahid20 July 2021 9:00 AM ISTThose 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...
