SIVA Group boss C Sivasankaran on how Indians can prevent heartattack, says most suffer from brain fog due to CovidChinnakannan Sivasankaran, chairman and founder of SIVA Group, emphasizes preventing heart attacks by managing APOB levels to avoid heart d...
24 May, 2024, 01.26 PM IST
Study Links outdoor artificial light exposure to increased stroke riskA recent study conducted in China involving over 28,000 adults has found a potential link between exposure to outdoor artificial light at n...
29 Mar, 2024, 04.28 PM IST
Do you take your meals on time? Late dinners can increase risk of heart attack, finds studyCVDs are a group of disorders of the heart and blood vessels and include coronary heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, rheumatic heart d...
09 Jan, 2024, 11.23 PM IST
World Heart Day: 27% of deaths in India are caused by cardiovascular diseasesWe should talk more about preserving heart health. In India, cardiovascular diseases account for more than 26 per cent of all deaths. Poor ...
29 Sep, 2023, 09.45 AM IST
Constipated & find it difficult to swallow? Gut problems may be early signals of Parkinson's diseaseA study suggests that certain gastrointestinal problems, such as difficulty swallowing, constipation, and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), m...
25 Aug, 2023, 06.22 PM IST
Fabry disease: Advocacy group seeks Health Ministry's interventionPatients of Fabry disease in India are calling for equal recognition under the National Policy for Rare Diseases 2021. Advocacy group, Lyso...
29 Apr, 2023, 02.01 PM IST
Risk of blood clots in lung doubled for Covid survivors: US studyThe research by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that as many as one in five adults aged 18-64 years and one in four of...
25 May, 2022, 08.35 AM IST
Go for test for TB, other conditions if cough persists for more than 2-3 weeks: Revised clinical guidance for Covid patientsThe revised guidelines continue to recommend emergency use authorization (EUA) or off-label use of remdesivir in patients with "moderate to...
18 Jan, 2022, 04.54 PM IST
Covid treatment: Govt issues revised guidelines on use of drugs, therapiesThe revised guidelines continue to recommend emergency use authorization (EUA) or off-label use of remdesivir in patients with "moderate to...
17 Jan, 2022, 09.45 PM IST
What are the types of heart diseases and costs of treating them?In the first part of this new series on major illnesses with high prevalence in India, we tell you the cost of diagnosis and treatment for ...
29 Nov, 2021, 10.32 AM IST
Health Ministry releases revised guidelines for home isolation of mild COVID-19 casesElderly patients aged more than 60 years and those with co-morbid conditions such as hypertension, diabetes, heart disease, chronic lung or...
29 Apr, 2021, 04.22 PM IST
Govt issues updated clinical guidance for management of COVID-19 patientsThe guidelines issued by AIIMS, ICMR-COVID-19 National Task Force and the Joint Monitoring Group (DGHS) under the ministry stated that toci...
23 Apr, 2021, 10.58 AM IST
Ashok Soota launches not-for-profit entity for medical research, commits Rs 200 croreSKAN’s research for the projects would be done in-house and through partners and the Centre for Brain Research (CBR) at Indian Institute Sc...
04 Apr, 2021, 11.17 AM IST
COVID-19 patients, who are hospitalised, less likely to suffer a strokeThis study contradicts initial reports that suggested a risk of stroke in patients hospitalised with Covid.
27 Jul, 2020, 05.20 PM IST
Is your city mostly covered by smog? Air pollution 'pandemic' can drastically shorten lifespanAir pollution is causing 8.8 million premature deaths annually.
03 Mar, 2020, 05.51 PM IST
Are you being bullied at work? Watch out for heart attack riskThe more bullying or violence that was encountered, the greater the risk of CVD.
20 Nov, 2018, 06.09 PM IST
COPD, other air pollution related diseases on rise, says new health dataA new report released on Tuesday has concluded that air pollution is the second leading risk factor for disability-adjusted life years (DAL...
14 Nov, 2017, 09.42 PM IST