Carrying a particular set of genes puts you on higher risk of heart diseases: study

The study is based on analysis of genomic DNA samples from over 750 individuals from Indian population

Treated, but partly

The Indian government has heavily slashed the prices of coronary stents. Will patients with heart conditions benefit from it?

85 फीसदी तक घटे कार्डिएक स्‍टेंट के दाम, मरीजों को राहत 

ह्रदय रोगियों को बड़ी राहत देते हुए केंद्र सरकार ने कार्डिएक स्टेंट की अधि‍कतम कीमत नि‍र्धारित कर दी है, ज‍ि‍ससे इसके दाम 85 फीसदी ...

Tiny pollutants your body has no defence against unchecked

While there are no regulations or safe standards of PM1 or PM0.1, they can easily penetrate to lungs and block oxygen-blood exchange

NPPA puts price cap on cardiac stents; says hospitals overcharge

The average cost of drug eluting stent for domestic companies is around Rs 8,000 but it is sold to patients for Rs 24,000 to Rs 1.5 lakh

'It is strange that government promotes products which directly cause cancer'

Pankaj Chaturvedi, associate professor and head and neck cancer surgeon at Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, was recently honoured with the Judy …