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Now an injection to cure heart disease

April 13, 2013

Soon, angioplasty and bypass surgery could be a thing of the past. Scientist have discovered a new method to cure heart disease. The revolutionary new treatment involves introducing a stem cell jab into the heart muscle, to help …

Symptoms of hypertension – could you be ignoring them?

April 6, 2013

Subrojit was a successful executive, with a daughter and a doting wife. He spent his time running between work and family, and was a devoted father and husband. But what Subrojit didn't know was that the nagging headache with …

How local anaesthesia could have killed the 3-year-old in Bangalore

February 7, 2013

Things turned ugly in Bangalore on Wednesday after a young boy of almost three years old who had gone to the dentist after complaining of toothache died following a suspected overdose of anaesthesia. Angry family members of the …

Jan sees surge in organ donations in Mumbai

February 5, 2013

Patients grappling with kidney failure are on dialysis support for many years. But with as many as 19 organ transplants in Mumbai in the first month of this year, their ordeal seems to be nearing an end. Many patients have …

Why wasn’t the Delhi rape victim shifted to AIIMS instead of Singapore?

December 29, 2012

Update: We're extremely sorry to inform you that the victim passed away at 4:45 AM in Singapore. It’s common knowledge that the Delhi rape survivor had been moved to Singapore for further treatment but was it advisable? …

Delhi gang rape: Victim flown to Singapore for treatment

December 27, 2012

Even as the government ordered a commission of enquiry to probe the horrific Dec 16 gang rape incident and a controversy spiralled over the death of a policeman in the violent street protests that erupted in the city, the …

Delhi rape: Police says constable suffered cardiac arrest after sustaining multiple injuries

December 26, 2012

A Delhi Police constable who died after collapsing during protests against a gang-rape suffered a cardiac arrest after multiple injuries on his neck and chest, a post-mortem report released Wednesday said. ‘The cause of …

Know your heart health terms – part 1

December 17, 2012

Aneurysm: An aneurysm is an abnormal widening or ballooning of a portion of an artery due to increased blood pressure and can occur throughout the body. It may be due to defects or weakness in some of the parts of the blood …

Hidden heart disease, not sports to blame for cardiac arrests

October 30, 2012

There’s been a recent spate of young, healthy athletes dying of sudden cardiac arrest which has prompted experts to believe that that rigorous physical activity caused the heart disease. There’s a belief that extreme physical …

Ex-Mumbai Mayor undergoes rare heart surgery

September 2, 2012

Dattaji Nalawade, the former mayor and legislative assembly speaker Dattaji Nalawade, who survived multiple cardiac arrests, underwent a valve replacement involving without undergoing an open heart surgery. Doctors performed the …

Vilasrao Deshmukh died of cardiac failure: Doctor

August 14, 2012

Union minister Vilasrao Deshmukh died of cardiac failure, said renowned doctor Mohammed Rela of Chennai's Global Health City Tuesday even as he drew attention to the urgent need for organ donations. In a statement, Rela, …

Is fasting the new fad diet in town?

August 7, 2012

Fasting for religious purposes is common in India. The month of Shravan has just concluded and the month of Ramzan is on - in both of which fasting is an integral part. Doctors say the practice does more than just appease the …

Footballer dies after on-field collision in West Bengal

July 10, 2012

Yet again bringing into stark focus the lack of medical facilities on India's soccer grounds, a footballer died following an on-field injury after he was moved from one health care facility to another in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri …

Mubarak comatose, not dead

June 20, 2012

Former Egypt president Hosni Mubarak, who was sentenced to life in prison for killing protesters, has gone into coma and put on life support, but was not "clinically dead", hospital officials said. The 84-year-old Mubarak was …

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