Long working hours killed 745,000 in 2016, study finds
The trend may worsen during COVID-19 pandemic, which has significantly altered the way people work, the report adds
How government policies are putting our hearts at risk
The food we eat poses the biggest risk to the heart, yet the processed food industry is allowed to sell food high on fats, salt and sugar without …
Ignorance is no bliss
Coronary heart disease is more prevalent among the poorly educated rural Indians than the well-educated
Mid-life crisis prolonged
High blood pressure when you are over the hill causes 'silent' strokes, which pile up and damage cognitive faculties in your old age
Seal hole, heal heart
Scientists in the US have developed a kit designed to mend torn membranes in heart muscles. Liposomes or little bundles of fat are coming in …
Two fruits that can prevent heart strokes
Cholesterol oxidation that leads to accumulation of lipids in the arterial wall often causes heart attacks
Indians consume almost 10 grams of salt per day: Study
Almost 1.65 million deaths every year are due to heart disease caused by consuming more than 5 grams of salt per day.
Pudgy babies have the edge
Recent studies indicate that the greater the weight of babies at birth, the less prone they are to heart disease during their riotous adult years
Depressing fats
Low cholesterol helps prevent heart diseases but watch out, excessive loss might drive you towards suicide
The cholesterol dilemma
High levels of cholesterol in the blood can prove risky. But low levels could be even more dangerous. Well, high or low, cholesterol seems to …
Every 1 in 3 adults has hypertension, but only half know it
New WHO report called for prioritising prevention, early detection and effective management of high blood pressure
How changing blood pressure targets in South Africa could save costs and lives
The level is determined from information collected in the United Kingdom or United States which have very different living conditions
Supplements are ineffective against cardiovascular diseases
Dietary changes are better than vitamin supplements in prevention of cardiovascular disease, says a recent study
Heart disease risk is more in wealthy and urbanised states
States that are wealthier and more urban on an average have a higher risk of heart disease incident within a decade, shows a new study
Kerala beaches kayo the heart
Researchers believe that the minerals present in the sand on the Kerala coast are responsible for a rare heart disease
Heart patients suffer massive price hikes
Doctors and manufacturers seem unperturbed by the ever-increasing price of Acetrome, a drug for heart valve transplant patients.
Can the Grim Reaper wait, please?
A timeless dream: eternal youth, unblemished by illness. The search for the font of immortality has taken a late 20th century turn into what …
Small invasions
A new surgical technique that involving only small incisions has been used for removing a cyst from under the lung
Lifting heart's burden
Heart diseases have been on the rise in the recent past but now a new research says that the trends can be reversed
Watch your waistline
Hormone replacement therapy after menopause could lower the risk of getting heart diseases, advocates' a new study
Flight of fury
Dutch greens decry the expansion of Schiphol airport and jam the main runway, ready to face trial for high crime
Stent stunts
An improved version of a device that keeps blood vessels inflated -after cholesterol deposits have been ballooned out of them - has been …
Balloon benefits
Though laser seemed to be technically more advanced as a tool for removing heart blockages, a recent study shows that it cannot be trusted completely
Panacea?
Vitamin E gives protection against heart disease and slows the ageing process, among other benefits
Anticipating strokes
Will you suffer a heart failure or a paralytic stroke? A laboratory test can tell you years before it happens and help you avert it