New England Journal of Medicine

Current anti-COVID pills work well against Omicron, antibody drugs less effective: Study

If the ability of the antiviral pills to combat Omicron is confirmed in human patients, it would be welcome news.

Jan 31, 2022, 10:10 AM IST

Making healthy food choices occasionally can increase your life span, says study!

The report in the New England Journal of Medicine is the first to show that improving diet quality over at least a dozen years is associated with lower total and cardiovascular mortality.

Jul 14, 2017, 17:09 PM IST

Spread new year cheer; be more social to improve health!

The study suggests that hospitals can also engineer social incentives among friends and family to improve health care of their patients.

Jan 01, 2017, 16:09 PM IST

Shocking! Sugar industry paid Harvard scientists to blame fat for heart disease

As per a special report in JAMA Internal Medicine, an industry group then called the Sugar Research Foundation, which is known as the Sugar Association today, sponsored some research on fat as the 'dietary culprit' in heart disease – an attempt to refute concerns about sugar's role in heart disease.

Sep 16, 2016, 14:33 PM IST

Post-menopausal hormone therapy cuts heart disease

They were stratified into two groups: early post-menopause -- women who were within six years of menopause and late post-menopause -- women who were 10 years or more beyond menopause.

Apr 04, 2016, 15:33 PM IST

'Simple' methods to prevent heart attack, stroke found

The three methods examined included two forms of therapy - statins, a group of cholesterol-lowering drugs, and antihypertensives, a class of drugs used to treat high blood pressure.

Apr 03, 2016, 12:22 PM IST

Feeding babies peanuts cuts allergy risk

Overall, the study saw a 74 percent relative reduction in the prevalence of peanut allergy in those who consumed peanut compared to those who avoided.

Mar 05, 2016, 10:07 AM IST