Small invasions
A new surgical technique that involving only small incisions has been used for removing a cyst from under the lung
Lifting heart's burden
Heart diseases have been on the rise in the recent past but now a new research says that the trends can be reversed
Watch your waistline
Hormone replacement therapy after menopause could lower the risk of getting heart diseases, advocates' a new study
Flight of fury
Dutch greens decry the expansion of Schiphol airport and jam the main runway, ready to face trial for high crime
Stent stunts
An improved version of a device that keeps blood vessels inflated -after cholesterol deposits have been ballooned out of them - has been …
Balloon benefits
Though laser seemed to be technically more advanced as a tool for removing heart blockages, a recent study shows that it cannot be trusted completely
Panacea?
Vitamin E gives protection against heart disease and slows the ageing process, among other benefits
Anticipating strokes
Will you suffer a heart failure or a paralytic stroke? A laboratory test can tell you years before it happens and help you avert it
Temperamental disease
Patients who are hypertensive inside a doctor's clinic are more likely to develop heart diseases
A pinch of salt, anyone?
If you are health-conscious, you will politely decline the offer. But what do the experts have to say?
Cutting clots
These clot busters can be an enormous help to medical science, helping those prone to vascular diseases
Stanching the bleeding heart
Cutting cholesterol
A new drug for lowering blood cholesterol is a blessing for heart patients
Care on wheels
Overblown myth
Where mind matters
Singeing in the veins
High levels of an amino acid in the blood could be responsible for heart disease
Matters of the heart
Secondhand victims
Surgery for blood pressure
Surgical control
Under pressure
Bacteria and hypertension: a new study says the two are actually linked
Heart-friendly pill
New blood, new hope
Medical science finds a cheaper, better alternative for bone marrow transplant
Medical science promises a new lease of life to all potential heart-transplant patients