Top 5 foods to lower blood cholesterol
Believe it or not but the diet to eat plays an important role in keeping the cholesterol level in check.
Dec 11, 2015, 14:34 PM IST
Kids with common allergies at high heart disease risk
Children with allergic disease had a much higher risk for high blood pressure and high cholesterol.
Dec 09, 2015, 17:04 PM IST
Impotent men at higher risk of heart disease, diabetes
Men diagnosed with infertility are at higher risk of diabetes, heart disease, alcohol abuse and drug abuse compared to fertile men, a new study has revealed.
Dec 08, 2015, 16:01 PM IST
Heart patient? Cut down on sitting time
If you are suffering from ailments related to the heart, make it a point to get up and move every half an hour as researchers have found that patients with heart disease who sit a lot have worse health even if they exercise.
Nov 27, 2015, 00:25 AM IST
Air pollution puts diabetic women at high heart disease risk
A new study suggests that diabetics who are exposed to particulate matter are at high risks of cardiovascular disease.
Nov 26, 2015, 14:00 PM IST
Hidden belly fat may be killing you: Expert
Visceral or "belly fat" stored within the abdominal cavity can do more harm to health than subcutaneous fat (fatty tissue lying directly under the skin), says an expert.
Nov 25, 2015, 23:01 PM IST
Higher `resting` heart rate linked to premature death
In the study, researchers assessed 46 studies involving 1 246 203 patients and 78 349 deaths from all causes, and 848 320 patients and 25 800 deaths from heart disease.
Nov 24, 2015, 11:49 AM IST
Walking faster, longer good for elderly
The study found that those who were more active had significantly lower risk of future heart attacks and stroke.
Nov 20, 2015, 17:32 PM IST
How air pollution risks your heart?
A team of researchers has explained what effect air pollution has on heart disease patients.
Nov 19, 2015, 12:52 PM IST
CPR by medics: Continuous pumping not a good idea
CPR is the effort to restore a pulse and respiration in people whose heartbeat and breathing have suddenly ceased.
Nov 11, 2015, 14:27 PM IST
Can Diwali give you a heart attack?
Researchers compared air quality measurements to the number of patients treated for heart attacks between September 1993 and May 2014.
Nov 09, 2015, 16:10 PM IST
Women ignorant of No. 1 killer
Only 27 percent of women can name a woman in their lives with heart disease and only 11 percent can name a woman who has died from heart disease.
Nov 09, 2015, 09:40 AM IST
Cranberries can help curb urinary tract infections
Cranberries can help curb recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs), the second most common type of infection in the body, researchers, including one of India-origin, have found.
Nov 08, 2015, 19:46 PM IST
Cardiac deaths falling among rheumatoid arthritis patients
Rheumatoid arthritis patients are twice as likely as the average person to develop heart disease, but a new study shows that efforts to prevent heart problems and diagnose and treat heart disease early may be paying off.
Nov 08, 2015, 13:22 PM IST
Get tested to confirm aspirin allergy
Don't let a little reaction stop you from fighting the heart disease as a new study has revealed that cardiac patients are often misdiagnosed with aspirin allergy.
Nov 07, 2015, 10:13 AM IST
Vitamin D can prevent heart disease in chronic kidney disease patients
Taking Vitamin D supplements could prevent the development of heart disease in chronic kidney disease patients, a study said on Thursday.
Nov 05, 2015, 21:58 PM IST
Vitamin D pill a day keeps unfitness, heart risk at bay
Most people generate vitamin D by exposing their skin to ultraviolet B rays in sunlight.
Nov 02, 2015, 10:35 AM IST
World Stroke Day: Ways you can reduce your risk!
Worldwide, stroke kills 3 million women and 2.5 million men every year.
Oct 29, 2015, 12:28 PM IST
Women's hearts age differently to men's
A new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) study has suggested that the main pumping chamber of the heart ages differently in men and women.
Oct 21, 2015, 10:54 AM IST
