Keeping our Heart Healthy

What is a heart murmur? DEAR DOCTOR : What is a heart murmur? How is it treated? DEAR READER: A heart murmur is a sound made by turbulent blood flow wi...

Temper link to heart attack established LONDON: Scientists have confirmed that the risk of a heart attack is over nine times higher in the two hours following a burst of extreme anger. ...

HEART ATTACKS AND WATER ! How many folks do you know who say they don't want to drink anything before going to bed because they'll have to get up during the night. Heart Attack and Water...

Here are some of the warning signs of heart attacks you’ve to look out for: Discomfort or pain arising at the centre of chest (also known as angina). Feeling of suffoc...

Such an attitude on part of the doctors and hospitals give birth to Naxalism, and mass movements. Request Anna Hazare to lead a strong agitation against this attitude. How many will be dying becaus...

Bypass Surgery Might Be History Soon..... In a ground breaking discovery that may eventually render bypass surgery history, researchers at Tel Aviv University have shown that an injected...

An estimated six lakh patients undergo angioplasty every year. Dealer price in India for a drug eluting stent (DES) is not more than Rs 40,000, often just Rs 20,000. But patients are charged anythi...

How does salt affect blood pressure? DEAR DOCTOR: I have high blood pressure, and my doctor advised me to cut back on salt. Can you explain how salt affects blood pressure?

A neurologist says that if he can get to a stroke victim within 3 hours he can totally reverse the effects of a stroke...totally. He said the trick was getting a stroke recognized, diagnosed, and t...

• Art & Stage 25 Incredible Facts About the Human Heart. The human heart is perhaps one of the biggest engineering miracles in the world. It works tirelessly, for th...