Diet and lifestyle changes can reduce GERD symptoms beyond acid suppression: JAMA Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli5 Jan 2021 9:54 PM ISTBOSTON - Gastroesophageal reflux disorder is a common condition, affecting about a third of the U.S. population; the main symptom is heartburn and it...
Vaping and smoking combo as harmful as smoking cigarettes alone: Circulation study Hina Zahid5 Jan 2021 6:30 PM ISTResearchers have found in a new research that People who use both e-cigarettes and conventional cigarettes don't have better levels of cardiovascular...
Current smokers at three times risk of premature death due to cardiac cause: AHA Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli28 Oct 2020 2:59 PM ISTSmoking continues to cause an estimated 100,000 deaths from cardiovascular disease every year in the U.S. The investigators conducted a large,...
Increased BMI, poor glycemic control and smoking may increase knee pain in osteoarthritis Dr. Nandita Mohan22 Oct 2020 6:54 PM ISTResearchers at May Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, USA have found in a new study that increased...
Cannabis reduces symptoms of OCD by half in the short-term Hina Zahid20 Oct 2020 7:52 PM ISTPULLMAN, Wash. - No previous research has examined the acute effects of cannabis on symptoms of OCD in humans.Researchers at Washington State...
Cigarette smoking tied to worse outcomes after radical cystectomy in bladder cancer Hina Zahid17 Sept 2020 6:00 PM ISTLOS ANGELES – It is estimated that more than 500,000 cases of bladder cancer are diagnosed each year worldwide. When the cancer is large or has spread...
Smoking linked to subarachnoid hemorrhage in large study Hina Zahid17 Sept 2020 3:25 PM ISTDALLAS - An investigation of the Finnish Twin Cohort reaffirmed a link between smoking and subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), a type of bleeding stroke...
Adolescent obesity and smoking linked to Multiple sclerosis risk: study Dr Satabdi Saha8 Sept 2020 6:00 PM ISTAccording to a recent research report, teen and adolescent obesity and other lifestyle habits such as smoking may affect the chances of developing...
Amlodipine and its Efficiency in Cardioprotection: Review Dr. Prem Aggarwal7 Sept 2020 12:45 PM ISTCardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the leading causes of death worldwide (1). As per Lancet's Global Burden of Disease Study 1990–2016 in India,...
Smoking linked to higher risk of bone fractures, finds study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli5 Aug 2020 6:10 PM ISTWILEY - Smoking has been linked to a higher risk of bone fractures. Researchers have now identified certain lung-related factors may help to predict...
Reduction in smoking and heavy drinking linked to fewer hip fractures: JAMA Hina Zahid28 July 2020 7:58 PM ISTA new study, which analyzed 40 years of Framingham Heart Study data, found an association between lowered rates of hip fractures and decreases in...
Women smokers 4 times as likely as non-smokers to a harbor brain aneurysm Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli28 July 2020 5:45 AM ISTWomen smokers are four times as likely as their non-smoking peers to harbour an unruptured aneurysm--a weakened bulging artery--in the brain, finds...
