Auto-immune diseases can cause heart attacksHindustan TimesIf auto-immune diseases are not diagnosed at an early stage, they may cause heart attacks in youths. If you are suffering from fever for more than two months or joint pain for more than three m…
Smokeless tobacco spells doom in BengalTimes of IndiaChatterjee used to smoke packets of cigarettes till 2008 when he was diagnosed with lung cancer. Since the disease was … I spent Rs 1.5 lakh to treat my lungs, now doctors asked me to keep Rs 2 lak…
The wait for a donor's organIndian ExpressThe surgery in July marked a milestone event as it was Mumbai's first ever lung transplant and the sixth in the country, the previous five having been performed at various hospitals in South India since…
Patent rights, a fillip for Natco PharmaHindu Business LineIn March this year Natco Pharma got the first-ever compulsory licence to manufacture sorafenib tosylate, a generic version of Bayer's expensive anti-cancer drug used in the treatment of liv…
Massage therapy as an alternative to surgery for heart patients?India.Com HealthThe enhanced external counter pulsation (EECP) therapy, commonly used in countries like China but yet to catch on in a big way in India, involves strapping large blood-pres…
Indian Hospital Group to train Doctors in GhanaDaijiworld.comAccra, Sep 16 (IANS): India's Apollo Hospital Group will conduct a medical camp in Ghana to provide affordable treatment to people suffering from liver and heart diseases as part of a spe…
New drug to cut asthma attacks by 20pcTimes of IndiaResearchers have developed a new drug that reduces the number of asthma attacks by more than a fifth – offering hope to hundreds of thousands of patients who suffer from the most severe form of the de…
India steps up TB fight as fears of drug-resistant strains mountSouth Asia MailMUMBAI — The discovery of an almost untreatable form of tuberculosis in India has set off alarm bells around the world and helped spur a dramatic expansion of government e…
11 Lifestyle diseases you should take seriouslyTimes of IndiaThe International Diabetes Federation suggests that India has the largest number of people who suffer with type 2 diabetes at around 40.9 million people. Arteriosclerosis This is a … Cirrho…
Belfast TelegraphRobert Pattinson forgives Kristen StewartTimes of IndiaThe 26-year-old actor is said to have had a heart-to-heart conversation with the tearful Hollywood beauty and forgiven her "stupid mistake". According to a … "Kris…