This bank is a lifeline for manyTimes of IndiaThe Rotary Needy Homograft Bank stores heart valves that can be donated to needy patients, mainly children. The valves are harvested from either brain-dead donors or … People should come forward to donate…
Matters of the heartTimes of IndiaThe service works with myriad medical apps such as Fitbit, MHR India, HealthVault Connection Center, myFitnessCompanion, GetFit RoadTrip, Lab Test Results, etc. You can choose apps that add data to HealthVault and apps…
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Heart health alarm on overweight kids
Times of India PUNE: At 10, Ojas’s breathing was laboured, he snored and couldn’t take part in any physical activity with his peers on the school playground. A series of tests were run on him and Ojas was found to be suffering from elevated levels of cholesterol and … |
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Obesity, depleting good cholesterol see pike in heart woes’
Times of India TOI got access to data of 1.3 lakh patients from seven hospitals in west India. The data shows that despite the din over heart attacks catching them young across India, it isn’t the 20-somethings but their parents who have to worry about heart diseases. |
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Heart kills six times more than breast cancer
Times of India MUMBAI: It is estimated that 3 lakh women die across the world each year from heart attacks. It kills, in fact, six times as many women as breast cancer does. Closer home, heart diseases are the largest killer of Indian women. Yet, women form the … `Many urban women die due to heart disease’Indileak Roadmap to a healthy heartThe New Indian Express More women prone to heart attacksDeccan Chronicle E-Pao.net –The Hindu all 62 news articles » |
NSG commandos pledge to donate their organsTimes of IndiaEmphasizing the low rate of organ donation pledges in India – only 200 cases were implemented last year – Dr Mehta said most of the transplantations done in the country were live donations by rel…
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Symptoms of heart attack different among women: Doctors
Times of India “People must shed this myth that heart attack is a disease of men. At least half of the deaths in women occur due to heart disease and related problems. Moreover, women might also experience a heart attack differently than men who mostly experience … |
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BJP draws heart from Narendra Modi’s rally rush
Times of India NEW DELHI: Are surging crowds at rallies addressed by Narendra Modi an indication of his growing pull and can this help overcome BJP’s vulnerabilities, particularly in states like Delhi where it has been unable to project a chief minister? Opinion … |
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Lifestyle adjustments keep heart diseases at bay
Times of India And with Chennai reflecting an alarming rise in number of diabetes cases (one of the main causes for heart-related problems), we shoulder a greater responsibility, say Chennaiites while we observe the World Heart Day, today. “But there isn’t any need … Young hearts ageing fastThe Hindu |
Crossed 50? Stay guarded against prostate cancerTimes of IndiaMUMBAI: Of the 7.6 million deaths due to cancer worldwide, one-sixth are caused by prostate cancer which is also today the second most frequently diagnosed cancer type after lung cancer. A d…