New hope for terminal heart patients
byNew Delhi: There’s new hope for terminal heart patients, with a new pumping device promising to provide rest to the worn-out heart and even…
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More women are now heart specialists: India’s first woman cardiologist
byNew Delhi: At 93, she still does the rounds of the hospital she founded. S.I. Padmavati, India’s first woman cardiologist, says cardiology is a…
Cerebral palsy didn’t deter him from becoming a doctor
byMumbai: Working around his physical limitations since he was born, this 31-year-old has proved cerebral palsy cannot stop him from achieving what he desires….
Disease kills 10 in Himachal
byShimla: The death toll in a hospital here from a disease caused by infected mites has risen to 10, a doctor said Saturday. Two…
Unauthorized mobile towers scar hill landscpaes
byShimla: Crowding the hill townships skyline in larger numbers each year, the government has failed to regulate mushrooming of mobile towers across the urban…
Shanta Kumar’s ‘dream hospital project’ under judicial scanner
byShimla: A philanthropic ‘dream project’ of former chief minister Shanta Kumar, the Palampur based Vivekanand Medical Research Trust, has come under judicial scanner as…
It’s never too late to walk for life
byLondon: They say it is never too late. And the saying seems very much true when it comes to going for a walk, as…
Japan quake triggers sharp rise in heart disease
byTokyo: The massive earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan March 11 last year, in which nearly 16,000 people were killed, also triggered a sharp…
Scientists find gene linked with Vitamin B-12 defieciency
byToronto: Vitamin B12 is vital for healthy functioning of our nervous system, but some people who suffer from its deficiency because of a rare…
Kerala to take Ayurveda Tourism to next level
byThiruvananthapuram: Kerala has now set its eyes on pushing tourism centred on ayurveda, the ancient Indian system of medicine and well-being, to the next…