Sanguine approach to circulation

The physics of blood flow gives a clearer view of its physiological role

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Bad blood

Detecting proteins

ICMR expands India Hypertension Control Initiative to 100 districts

The initiative earlier covered just 25 districts in four states

Punished for good

Airways and bloodways

If the earthquake wasn't enough

Survivors in Pakistan now risk unsafe blood transfusion

Genetic test to fly safe

Face the sun

Vitamin D deficiency on the rise; tests to identify it inaccurate

Blood row

HIV positive haemophiliacs sue US pharma giants

COVID-19 changes platelets, says study. Why this is harmful

Altering blood platelets can raise risk of building up life-threatening clots

Protein from buffalo blood has answer to infertility

Thalassemia patients might need fewer blood transfusions

How smart were our ancestors? Turns out the answer isn’t in brain size, but blood flow

Skulls hold clues to intelligence, says this physiology professor

Every other elderly in urban India has hypertension: Health ministry report

The prevalance was higher in women than men among senior citizens

Bad blood

By 2050, half a million kids would be born with sickle cell anaemia

Transfusion of stored blood can cause health problems

World Health Day 2022: Here’s looking at health, food & India

Fine air particles linked with high blood pressure among teen Londoners: Study

The association was found to be stronger in girls

Almost 70% senior citizens in India have a chronic illness

One in every five Indians below 45 have at least one morbid condition

Sun Pharma, Novartis settle lawsuit over Glivec

Sun Pharma allowed to launch generic version of anti-leukamia drug next year

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Cigar smoking can cause cancer, heart disease and early death, finds a study

Cigars as bad as cigarettes, particularly among experienced smokers

Runaway carbon dioxide bad news for humans