Heart

Beware! Popping painkillers can take a toll on your heart

Painkillers affect approximately 0.5 per cent of the general population, but more than 6 per cent of the elderly population.

Vitamin D may prevent heart failure after an attack

Heart failure is a life-threatening condition affecting an estimated 23 million people worldwide.

Drinking 'grassmilk' may improve heart health, says study

Grassmilk also contains 52 per cent less omega-6 than conventional milk, and 36 per cent less omega-6 than organic milk.

Red wine is a boon for your heart. Here's why

Red wine antioxidants promote healing and prevent blood clotting and inflammation.

Beware! Energy drinks can take a toll on your heart

Energy drinks are not recommended for use by people participating in sporting activities.

After untimely death of Inder Kumar due to cardiac arrest, here’s all you need to know about heart health

The increasing number of heart patients in India has created an alarming state of affair.

Heartburn drugs increase death risk, warns study

Given the millions of people who take PPIs regularly, this could translate into thousands of excess deaths every year.

Sex-specific dosages may keep female heart healthy

Women have more adverse reactions from current dosages and may stop taking preventive medication, leaving them unprotected despite their higher risk

This essential heart device can be deadly for your health

Around 60 per cent of surgeries performed in the US use the brand of device associated with these infections.

Merits and Demerits of Aspirin consumption

Do not start or stop to take medicine without the prescription of the doctor. If consumed in wrong amount, it can lead to internal bleeding.

Drones carrying defibrillators could help heart attack

A latest study has found out that drones are way faster to reach patients than ambulances.

How mustard oil can be a way to better heart health?

Replacing mustard oil with olive oil? Think again!

Weekends sleeping pattern contribute to heart disease

According to the American Academy of Sleep Medicine recommendations, adults should sleep seven or more hours per night on a regular basis to promote optimal health.

Girl born with heart outside body in Madhya Pradesh

In a first, world's smallest pacemaker implanted successfully in US

The world's smallest pacemaker that is as a large vitamin capsule was successfully implanted for the first time in a patient in the US to restore the heart's normal rhythm, scientists say. The pacemaker is

Medical wonder: UK doctors stop 9-month-old infant's heart for 15 hours to perform life-saving surgery

A nine-month-old UK baby survived against all odds after doctors stopped his tiny heart for 15 hours. Nathan Byrne, who was born with a large hole in his heart and faced certain death, has

Dhak-Dhak: Now listen to your partner’s heartbeat by wearing a ring!

In a world of looming deadlines and busy schedules, being in touch with your near and dear ones can be a big ask at times. The distance that paucity of time brings in relationships can

Soul-stirring! Man with bride’s dead father’s heart walks her down the aisle on wedding day

A girl doesn’t want anyone other than her father to hold her hand while she is walking down the aisle on her biggest day. But from Jenni Stepien, this dream was snatched when her father

ATTENTION! This is what energy drinks intake can do to your heart

The high levels of caffeine in energy drinks may lead to possibel cardiac complications, a new case report revealed. The case report, published in the Journal of Addiction Medicine, the official journal of the American

Unbelievable! Doctors shut down 2-year-old’s heart and brain, remove tumour, bring him back to life

A tumour surgery of a two-year-old kid carried out at a Kochi hospital exemplifies the advancement in the field of medicine that is now aiding doctors save more precious lives. One such incident relates