Heart transplant scenario in India very dismal: Health experts supriya kashyap kashyap30 Sept 2016 9:15 AM ISTLack of infrastructure, logistical constraints, and myths and stigma attached to organ donation are the major hurdles keeping the rate of heart...
Time window for intervention Benefit in Stroke can go up to 7.3 hours: JAMA Study supriya kashyap kashyap29 Sept 2016 3:24 PM ISTTime is of the essence when getting people stricken with acute ischemic strokes to treatment. Current professional guidelines recommend that stent...
First-cousin marriages up risk of passing genetic disorders supriya kashyap kashyap29 Sept 2016 3:11 PM ISTNew Delhi : Consanguineous marriages or marriages between first cousins have a higher risk of passing genetic disorders to their offspring, revealed a...
Peptide based Nanoparticle Injections Hold Hope For Osteoarthritis Patients : Study supriya kashyap kashyap29 Sept 2016 1:02 PM ISTNew York : US researchers have designed a peptide-based nano particle, which when injected into an injured joint will not only suppress the...
Eight dental fillings can up mercury levels in blood: Study supriya kashyap kashyap29 Sept 2016 1:02 PM ISTTooth decay is one of the most prevalent chronic diseases worldwide. Dental amalgam the fillings used for surface restorations consisting of a mixture...
World Heart Day : WHO calls for controlled tobacco use to avoid heart ailments supriya kashyap kashyap29 Sept 2016 1:01 PM ISTNew Delhi : To decrease the burden of heart-related ailments, which claims over 8 million lives in Southeast Asia, the WHO asked India and other...
Suffering from headaches? You may be at increased risk for a thyroid condition supriya kashyap kashyap28 Sept 2016 8:46 PM ISTSufferers of migraines, cluster headaches, tension headaches or other headache disorders are at greater risk of developing a thyroid condition called...
A world first: Cardiovascular team carries out a new type of procedure on a heart valve supriya kashyap kashyap28 Sept 2016 7:00 PM ISTA team of heart surgeons and cardiologists used new catheter technology to repair a leaky tricuspid valve for the very first time. The Cardioband...
New Delhi : 101 year old woman successfully undergoes hip replacement using MIS technique supriya kashyap kashyap28 Sept 2016 3:26 PM ISTNew Delhi : Beating all odds, a 101 year old woman successfully underwent cemented hip replacement surgery by a unique MIS technique at a Delhi...
Quick test to detect inflammation in diabetic patients supriya kashyap kashyap28 Sept 2016 1:27 PM ISTA new kit that will allow doctors to find out within minutes if diabetic patients are suffering from inflammation has now been developed by...
Ventilatory management of acute hypercapnic respiratory failure in adults: BTS , ICS guidelines supriya kashyap kashyap28 Sept 2016 9:59 AM ISTAHRF ( acute hypercapnic respiratory failure) results from an inability of the respiratory pump, in concert with the lungs, to provide sufficient...
Six healthy babies born in Nicaragua to Zika infected mothers supriya kashyap kashyap28 Sept 2016 9:20 AM ISTManagua : Six healthy babies were born to mothers that had been exposed to the Zika virus during their pregnancies in Nicaragua, the Central American...
