Tea: a health drink?

Recent research indicates that drinking tea can prevent cancer and heart diseases. However, not everyone is buying this idea

Which cooking oil do you use?

Before watching this video...take a minute to think about your cooking oil. Down To Earth reported that no oil available in India is 100% healthy.…

SARS-CoV-2 can lead to heart impairment, experimental study finds

Even mild infections sustained viral presence for a month, indicating persistent infection  

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

Heart-warming discovery

More Indians were diagnosed with hypertension than diabetes in 2017

Latest data from the National Health Profile 2017 confirms a previous study which said that hypertension is a bigger concern than diabetes in India

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 …

Interview: James Workman

Heart of Dryness Author James Workman talks about the Bushmen and how they hold the skill to quenching the world's thirst.   The official …

Blueprint to tackle non-communicable diseases released

It has a list of good practices and gives structure to an otherwise unregulated field

Gut spills heart secrets

Bacteria in intestine can aid clogging of arteries

Fatal beginnings

Thought to be lifestyle-related till now, heart diseases might have their origins in the womb

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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

Air pollution kills 7 million people annually: WHO

Up to one-third of deaths from heart attack, stroke, lung cancer and chronic respiratory diseases are caused by air pollution, says World Health …

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

A new study says COVID-19 vaccination is not associated with a heart attack risk

About 1,002 patients who experienced a heart attack had been vaccinated with Covishield and the rest of the 84 with Covaxin

Combination of heatwave & high air pollution may double risk of heart attack deaths: Report

Women at higher risk of fatal heart attacks during extremely hot days & older people on days with extreme cold or high PM2.5