Statins may lower risk of bleeding stroke: Study Isra Zaman8 Dec 2022 9:30 AM ISTThe deadly condition known as intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH), a subtype of stroke, causes a hematoma to form inside the brain parenchyma with or...
Statins may reduce risk of lung cancer among patients of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli31 Oct 2022 12:00 PM ISTKOREA: According to research findings presented at the American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) 2022 Annual Meeting, conducted on October 16–19 in...
Statins improve limb salvage and CV risk in renal failure patients with PAD on dialysis: JAMA Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli5 Sept 2022 11:00 AM ISTTAIWAN: Patients on long-term maintenance dialysis with concurrent PAD and renal failure may benefit from statin medication in terms of protecting...
Medical Bulletin 26/August/2022 Isra Zaman26 Aug 2022 2:21 PM ISTHere are the top medical news for the day:How statin therapy can yield lifelong benefitsStopping statin treatment early could substantially reduce...
How statin therapy can yield lifelong benefits Isra Zaman26 Aug 2022 9:00 AM ISTStopping statin treatment early could substantially reduce lifetime protection against heart disease since a large share of the benefit occurs later...
Cholesterol drug Statins provide protective immune function in females Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli25 Aug 2022 8:00 PM ISTCatherine Andersen, associate professor of nutritional sciences in the College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources has found in a new study...
USPSTF sticks to existing relatively higher risk threshold for statin initiation for primary prevention Medha Baranwal25 Aug 2022 9:30 AM ISTUSA: The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) in its recently released recommendation statement has stated that the current evidence is not...
Statins use improves survival in patients after liver transplantation, finds Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli24 Aug 2022 8:30 AM ISTSWITZERLAND: Use of Statins has shown positive effects on chronic liver disorders in recent investigations, in pre-clinical models as well as in...
Drug interactions with Paxlovid common in older adults with polypharmacy: JAMA Dr. Hiral patel15 July 2022 9:30 AM ISTCanada: Among the elderly on polypharmacy, drug-drug interactions (DDIs) with nirmatrelvir-ritonavir (Paxlovid) were most commonly reported with...
Updated statement on statin intolerance released by National Lipid Association Medha Baranwal14 July 2022 10:30 AM ISTUSA: The National Lipid Association (NLA) in a recent article published in the Journal of Clinical Lipidology has reported a Scientific Statement on...
Statin initiation in high risk patients not to be delayed due to cataract risk: JAHA Medha Baranwal4 July 2022 10:00 AM ISTDenmark: A recent study, published in the Journal of the American Heart Association found that HMG-CoA reductase inhibition (the target of statins) is...
Statin use not effective strategy for primary glaucoma prevention: Study Jacinthlyn Sylvia26 Jun 2022 8:00 PM ISTUSA: A new study conducted by Jihye Kim and the team found no indication of a protective link between statin usage and glaucoma or associated...
