Apollo launches Heart Challenge to motivate India to walk to a healthy heart!
New Delhi: Apollo Hospitals, Asia’s largest healthcare group, announced the Apollo Heart Challenge on the occasion of World Heart Day (September 29). The hospital major has invoked people of India…
This World Heart Day, adopt these 7 tips for a healthy heart
New Delhi: Cardiovascular diseases are the most common cause of death in India. World Heart Day (September 29) is observed to draw attention to various aspects of heart diseases, focus on how…
For stroke survivors, nothing can replace the value of human touch
New Delhi: Stroke sufferers need attention and love. Modern medicine may have made great strides but nothing can replace the value of human touch. Support groups go a long way…
Hospital privacy curtains may harbour dangerous germs: Study
TORONTO: Privacy curtains in hospitals can become breeding grounds for resistant bacteria, posing a threat to patient safety, according to a study. The research, published in the American Journal of…
Cholesterol, not love, breaks these young hearts
AHMEDABAD: They are pushing late thirties, but their hearts might well be a decade older. They may seem thin and lean — not fitting the typical profile of a person…
Bengaluru doctors perform rare heart surgery
Jim (58), from California, was on a business trip to India. On reaching Bengaluru, the fever that had subsided before his travel flared up again and he was brought to…
Kidney disease biomarker may indicate COPD risk
New York: Researchers have found that a commonly used biomarker of kidney disease may also indicate lung problems, particularly chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The study, published in the American…
ITC: Horlicks, Complan valuations too high to buy
BENGALURU: ITC pulled out of the race to buy Horlicks and Complan because it considered the valuations of these brands too high and something which did not fit into its…
Sun Pharma looks to grow complex generics, specialty products biz faster
New Delhi: Drug major Sun Pharma Thursday said it is looking to raise the share of complex generics and specialty products to its overall business portfolio going forward. “While our…
GW Pharma cannabis drug set to hit market following DEA nod
U.S.: listed shares of GW Pharmaceuticals rose 8 percent on Thursday as its marijuana-based treatment Epidiolex cleared the last hurdle after the Drug Enforcement Administration labeled the drug as having…
