Slitting the beating heart
Dutch surgeons show the way to carry out coronary bypass surgeries without using the heart-lung machine
Be Indian
.... and lower the risk of getting coronary diseases. This is the finding of a study conducted by Monilek Hospital and Research centre in Jaipur
Tea: a health drink?
Recent research indicates that drinking tea can prevent cancer and heart diseases. However, not everyone is buying this idea
SARS-CoV-2 can lead to heart impairment, experimental study finds
Even mild infections sustained viral presence for a month, indicating persistent infection
Climate change may worsen conditions of patients with heart problems
Body weight of people with heart failure would fluctuate during heatwaves
COVID-19 now 2nd biggest cause of death in India
Lack of preparedness makes for an asphyxiating crisis in just 8 weeks
Novel surgery
Heart-to-heart
A Doctor tension
In some people, blood pressure rises when they visit the doctor.How do they deal with it?
Smoking hearts
Sugar for the heart
A book to correct erroneous notions about heart health without being dramatic or evangelical
A Statin-Free Life is a practical guide to heart health from a cardiologist who has long argued that the cholesterol-focussed approach to …
High blood pressure is more prevalent in poor countries for the first time
Seventy-five per cent of all hypertension cases occur in low- and middle-income countries
In the Parliament on March 8, 2016
Here’s a round-up of today’s debates and reports on environmental and developmental issues
Ray of hope for transplant patients
A bill introduced during the last session of Parliament seeks to change the definition of death from when the heart stops beating to when the …
How government policies are putting our hearts at risk
The food we eat poses the biggest risk to the heart, yet the processed food industry is allowed to sell food high on fats, salt and sugar without …
Gut spills heart secrets
Bacteria in intestine can aid clogging of arteries
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Not all good, not all bad...
Low cholesterol levels may be good for the heart but can cause depression
Valley in danger
Sanguine approach to circulation
The physics of blood flow gives a clearer view of its physiological role
Physical inactivity huge burden on economy but only 50% countries have dedicated policy
Rise in non-communicable diseases will cost the global economy $27 billion annually: WHO
Dual drug delivery system may make heart stents safer
A group of Indian researchers has developed a dual drug delivery therapy to minimise such stent-related complications
Here is how nutrition may help overcome genetic risk of diabetes
B12 and folic acid supplements have a beneficial impact on genes associated with Type 2 diabetes, says research by the Council of Scientific and …
Can the Grim Reaper wait, please?
A timeless dream: eternal youth, unblemished by illness. The search for the font of immortality has taken a late 20th century turn into what …