26Sep/13

Sore throat could turn into rheumatic heart disease in children – Times of India

Sore throat could turn into rheumatic heart disease in children
Times of India
NEW DELHI: In developed countries, a child’s sore throat is unlikely to cause anxiety. But in low income countries like India, with its poverty and over-crowded conditions, a sore throat can quickly spiral into rheumatic heart disease that kills 2.3
Echocardiography detecting many more cases of definite and borderline EurekAlert (press release)
Rheumatic heart disease: A new era of pushing for global control as World Science Codex

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26Sep/13

74% young Hyderabadis old at heart – Times of India


Economic Times

74% young Hyderabadis old at heart
Times of India
HYDERABAD: A staggering 74% of Hyderabadis in their thirties and early forties stood a high risk of developing heart disease as against Mumbai’s 72% and Delhi’s 71%, according to one of India’s biggest studies conducted over a period three years.
Work force in 30-44 age group high on heart disease risk: StudyEconomic Times

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