Blood row

HIV positive haemophiliacs sue US pharma giants

Irish scientists find the reason for blood clots in COVID-19 patients

According to previous research, blood clotting is a major cause of death in COVID-19 patients

Convalescent plasma therapy doesn't really help beat COVID-19: ICMR-backed study

No lowering of mortality in multi-centre trial; disease progression towards severity also not impacted; shortness of breath reduced

COVID-19 changes platelets, says study. Why this is harmful

Altering blood platelets can raise risk of building up life-threatening clots

Can rosogolla be healthy?

A 100 g serving of rosogolla has 186-200 calories, depending on the sugar content, but a tulsi rosogolla made by a young breed of …

Rise in hypertension cases in Delhi highest in the age group of 35 to 44 years

The prevalence of hypertension, an important risk factor for Non-Communicable Diseases, has increased rapidly in the National Capital Region over …

Every other elderly in urban India has hypertension: Health ministry report

The prevalance was higher in women than men among senior citizens

How smart were our ancestors? Turns out the answer isn’t in brain size, but blood flow

Skulls hold clues to intelligence, says this physiology professor

Bad blood

By 2050, half a million kids would be born with sickle cell anaemia

Were Neanderthals carnivores? A tooth offers new insight into their diets

Diets a topic of debate; Researchers look into zinc isotopes in molar sample  

Hypertension in Dhankot

Residents from Dhankot village, Haryana, believe that chronic alcohol abuse among men is stressing out families and therefore leading to …

World Health Day 2022: Here’s looking at health, food & India

How Fukushima nuclear disaster affected monkeys

Macaques in Fukushima region found are low white and red blood cell levels and high on radioactive caesium, says study

The silent killer

Symptoms of hypertension rarely show, and an increasing number of children, adolescents across India are falling victim to it

Fine air particles linked with high blood pressure among teen Londoners: Study

The association was found to be stronger in girls

Almost 70% senior citizens in India have a chronic illness

One in every five Indians below 45 have at least one morbid condition

Sun Pharma, Novartis settle lawsuit over Glivec

Sun Pharma allowed to launch generic version of anti-leukamia drug next year

Cigar smoking can cause cancer, heart disease and early death, finds a study

Cigars as bad as cigarettes, particularly among experienced smokers

Ominous Signs: How deadly cancer is for India

While cases have increased in all the 28 cancer registries in India, mortality has gone up in 14. People of northeastern states are most …

Red alert

Blood storage bags are unhealthy

Stressed out

Few studies on hypertension, but doctors say it is rising

How do blood tests work? Medical laboratory scientists explain the process

There are a lot of steps in the pathway from blood draw to diagnosis and treatment 

The salt challenge

Its restriction in food can help India fight high BP

Vicious cycle

Cost of treating hypertension itself leads to stress

South-east Asia resolves to combat non-communicable diseases

Countries target to reduce mortality from lifestyle diseases by a quarter by 2025