Heart
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Now your heartbeat will tell how long you are going to live
Lifestyle | May 29, 2016, 06:53 PM ISTScientists at Technical University of Munich have developed a new method of correlating heartbeat with life expectancy.
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Mumbai woman's heart, organs save Surat woman, four others
India | May 28, 2016, 11:22 PM ISTMumbai: A 49-year-old Mumbai woman's heart saved the life of a 50-year-old-woman from Surat in the 19th heart transplant performed at the Fortis Hospital today, a spokesperson said. The donor woman, from Vikhroli in the
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Delhi: 50-year-old man survives multiple organ failure
India | May 25, 2016, 08:56 PM ISTNew Delhi: A 50-year-old man who recently suffered multiple organ failure as a result of a rare heart condition got a new lease of life thanks to the timely intervention by doctors at Max Super
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3D virtual heart tool to predict risk of sudden cardiac death
Lifestyle | May 12, 2016, 09:51 AM ISTWashington: Scientists have developed a new non-invasive, personalised 3D virtual heart assessment tool to help doctors determine whether a patient faces a risk of life-threatening arrhythmia. When electrical waves in the heart run amok in
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Motherhood knows no boundaries!
Life | May 08, 2015, 04:42 PM ISTSomeone has rightly put it, “a single mother has a backbone made of steel and a heart made of gold.” As we talk about parenthood, it looks easy because there are two people involved and
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Essential nutrient can protect heart post cardiac arrest
Lifestyle | Apr 10, 2015, 12:55 PM ISTNew York:Researchers have discovered that administering supplements of an essential mineral nutrient required for sustaining the health of bodily tissues at the right time enhances recovery after a stroke or heart attack.If selenide, a form
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Micropacemaker to treat foetus with heart block
Lifestyle | Mar 28, 2015, 01:42 PM ISTNew York: In a first, researchers have designed a fully implantable micropacemaker for use in a foetus with complete heart block.Reported in the journal Heart Rhythm, the micropacemaker has been designated a Humanitarian Use Device
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Indian-origin researcher helps develop mini-heart on microchip
Lifestyle | Mar 21, 2015, 10:40 AM ISTSan Francisco: An Indian-origin scientist with the University of California at Berkeley was involved in growing a viable, pulsating heart on a microchip to improve drug screening.It is the latest human organ, after a lung,
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Syria says 'terrorists' eat human hearts
World | Sep 30, 2013, 09:08 PM ISTUnited Nations: Syria's foreign minister claimed on Monday that his government is fighting a war against al-Qaida-linked militants who eat human hearts and dismember people while they are still alive, then send their limbs to
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Indians think from the heart: Ashton Kutcher
Hollywood | Aug 27, 2013, 04:23 PM ISTLos Angeles: Hollywood actor Ashton Kutcher, who shot parts of his latest movie "JOBS" in India, believes the country's people think from their hearts over their minds. This, he says, made his experience of shooting
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I'm an English girl at heart: Emma Watson
Hollywood | Jul 06, 2013, 07:54 AM ISTLondon, July 6: Actress Emma Watson is so accustomed to the rainy weather in her native Britain that finds it difficult to adjust to the sunny climes of Los Angeles on a permanent basis."I'm an
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Preity's movie touches hearts of B-town stars
Bollywood | May 24, 2013, 09:03 PM ISTMumbai, May 24: Preity Zinta's debut production "Ishkq in Paris", which released this Friday, has managed to touch the hearts of film industry members like Shabana Azmi and Javed Akhtar. Preity was delighted with their
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Explosion hits heart of Afghan capital
World | May 24, 2013, 07:16 PM ISTKabul, May 24: An explosion has sent smoke rising over the heart of Afghanistan's capital. The strong blast was felt several kilometers (miles) away.An Associated Press cameraman who witnessed Friday's blast said it was near
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Salman Khan loses his heart to a Romanian actress
Bollywood | May 08, 2013, 04:18 PM ISTMumbai, May 8: Being away from the dating rounds for quiet a while, actor Salman Khan has finally got himself busy with a Romanian television actress called Iulia Vantur.The two are strongly in touch for
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Love helps you stay young at heart, says Jane Fonda
Hollywood | Apr 26, 2013, 07:47 PM ISTNew York, April 26: She is fit and beautiful at 75. Actress Jane Fonda admits she is "happy" with her life, and says one has to have love in their lives to have a glow
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Pak authorities take out heart, kidney and liver before returning Chamel Singh's body to India
India | Mar 15, 2013, 12:39 PM ISTJammu, Mar 15: In another gross inhuman act perpetrated by Pakistani authorities, the vital organs in the body of Chamel Singh were taken out, before it was handing over to India on Wednesday. A five-member
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Urban Indians face greater heart disease risk
India | Sep 23, 2012, 02:26 PM ISTBangalore, Sep 23: A sedentary lifestyle, lack of exercise and poor eating habits are making millions of urban Indians face a high risk of heart disease, a study by a Mumbai-based consumer products major has
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Stallone's son Sage died from heart condition, says coroner
Hollywood | Aug 31, 2012, 01:55 PM ISTLos Angeles, Aug 31 : Sylvester Stallone's son Sage died at age 36 from natural causes due to a heart condition, coroner's officials said Thursday.Sage Stallone's death on July 13 was attributed to a condition