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Lignan intake helps prevent CVD, cancer deaths in diabetic adults

21 Mar 2025

Increased consumption of lignans, specifically secoisolariciresinol (SECO), results in a significant reduction in overall cardiovascular disease (CVD) and cancer mortality among individuals with type 2 diabetes (T2D), a study has shown.

Lignan intake helps prevent CVD, cancer deaths in diabetic adults

21 Mar 2025

Is it safe to stop taking digoxin in HFrEF patients on beta-blockers?

21 Mar 2025

Patients with heart failure (HF) with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) who are taking beta-blockers may discontinue using digoxin without putting themselves at greater risk of adverse outcomes, suggest the results of the OPTIMIZE-HF study.

Is it safe to stop taking digoxin in HFrEF patients on beta-blockers?

21 Mar 2025

Short sleep, with or without insomnia, tied to elevated BP in adolescents

20 Mar 2025 by

Adolescents with a short sleep duration whether with or without insomnia may be at an increased risk of elevated blood pressure (BP) than those with a normal sleep duration, according to a study presented at the EPI|Lifestyle Scientific Sessions 2025.

Short sleep, with or without insomnia, tied to elevated BP in adolescents

20 Mar 2025

Light movement in lieu of sedentary time improves cardiometabolic outcomes

19 Mar 2025 by

Data from the CARDIA study demonstrate that replacing sedentary time with light-intensity physical activity (LPA) is associated with improved cardiometabolic outcomes.

Light movement in lieu of sedentary time improves cardiometabolic outcomes

19 Mar 2025

Healthy lifestyle prevents dementia in people with CVD

18 Mar 2025 by

Individuals with cardiovascular disease (CVD) may derive more benefits from adherence to healthy lifestyle behaviours, which have been shown to be significantly associated with a reduced risk of dementia in a recent study.

Healthy lifestyle prevents dementia in people with CVD

18 Mar 2025

HF care puts a dent on SG’s healthcare system

18 Mar 2025 by

A study evaluating the annual healthcare burden of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF; EF <40 percent) in Singapore shows that hospital-based HF care has a significant financial impact on Singapore’s healthcare system.

HF care puts a dent on SG’s healthcare system

18 Mar 2025

Original New Drug Application Approvals by US FDA (16-28 February 2025)

14 Mar 2025

New drug applications approved by US FDA as of 16-28 February 2025 which includes New Molecular Entities (NMEs) and new biologics. It does not include Tentative Approvals. Supplemental approvals may have occurred since the original approval date.

Original New Drug Application Approvals by US FDA (16-28 February 2025)

14 Mar 2025

Psychosocial stress increases susceptibility to intracerebral haemorrhage

13 Mar 2025

Psychosocial stress has emerged as a significant risk factor for intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH), both lobar and nonlobar, in a study that controlled for hypertension and other commonly associated risk factors.

Psychosocial stress increases susceptibility to intracerebral haemorrhage

13 Mar 2025

High-dose multivitamins, multiminerals offer no cardioprotection in chronic coronary disease

12 Mar 2025

For patients with chronic coronary disease, diabetes, and a previous myocardial infarction (MI), treatment with high-dose oral multivitamins and multiminerals (OMVM) alone or in conjunction with edetate disodium chelation therapy does not appear to reduce the incidence of major adverse cardiovascular events, as reported in a study.

High-dose multivitamins, multiminerals offer no cardioprotection in chronic coronary disease

12 Mar 2025

Reintervention rarely occurs after TAVR

12 Mar 2025

Reintervention following transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is few and far between and is usually done early after the procedure and by redo TAVR, according to a study.

Reintervention rarely occurs after TAVR

12 Mar 2025

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Lignan intake helps prevent CVD, cancer deaths in diabetic adults

Lignan intake helps prevent CVD, cancer deaths in diabetic adults

Is it safe to stop taking digoxin in HFrEF patients on beta-blockers?

Is it safe to stop taking digoxin in HFrEF patients on beta-blockers?

Short sleep, with or without insomnia, tied to elevated BP in adolescents

Short sleep, with or without insomnia, tied to elevated BP in adolescents

Light movement in lieu of sedentary time improves cardiometabolic outcomes

Light movement in lieu of sedentary time improves cardiometabolic outcomes

Healthy lifestyle prevents dementia in people with CVD

Healthy lifestyle prevents dementia in people with CVD

HF care puts a dent on SG’s healthcare system

HF care puts a dent on SG’s healthcare system

Original New Drug Application Approvals by US FDA (16-28 February 2025)

Original New Drug Application Approvals by US FDA (16-28 February 2025)

Psychosocial stress increases susceptibility to intracerebral haemorrhage

Psychosocial stress increases susceptibility to intracerebral haemorrhage

High-dose multivitamins, multiminerals offer no cardioprotection in chronic coronary disease

High-dose multivitamins, multiminerals offer no cardioprotection in chronic coronary disease

Reintervention rarely occurs after TAVR

Reintervention rarely occurs after TAVR