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By Swagata Yadavar
Dinesh Verma could not believe that he had suffered a heart attack. He was a teetotaller, non-smoker and was physically active—one hour walk twice a day. In fact, as a radio jockey with a private FM station in Jaipur, the 43-year-old used to dole out health tips to the listeners of his morning show. Following changes in his ECG that were indicative of a heart problem, the cardiologist...
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12:59 a.m. Dr Manu Kumar peers into 12 monitor screens set in a small 7x20 feet room on the second floor of Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, New Delhi. Beep! Kumar, an intensivist, gets an alert on one of the screens to his left. It reads: “LEVEL 1 @ Amritsar: Patient on the ICU13 ‘NAME’ had low HR = 0.”This means that a patient admitted in the ICU of the hospital’s...
'Baby born with HIV cured'   04 March, 2013
A baby girl in Mississippi who was born with HIV has been cured after very early treatment with standard HIV drugs, US researchers reported on Sunday, in a potentially ground-breaking case that could offer insights on how to eradicate HIV infection in its youngest victims.The child's story is the first account of an infant achieving a so-called functional cure, a rare event in which a person...
Young warriors   01 March, 2013
It is always good to start early, especially when it comes to prevention of cancer.  Recognising the fact that children have the power to influence and change the behaviour of the household, Fortis Foundation, a health awareness centre in Mumbai, enlisted the help of children for its anti-tobacco campaign on the eve of World Cancer Day. More than one lakh children were part of the ...
There are not enough qualified doctors   01 March, 2013
The decisions young people make about using tobacco will have a profound impact on their chances of developing cancer later in life, says Dr Shishir Shetty, consultant oncosurgeon, Fortis, Mumbai. Excerpts from an interview:What is the incidence of cancer in India and which cancers are the most common?India has a population of 1.2 billion. It is estimated that there will be 4,97,081 new cases by...
Antibiotic from human sweat   25 February, 2013
Leave no mark   11 February, 2013
Prescription for improvement   24 January, 2013
Sweet cut   24 January, 2013
A pill a day...   09 January, 2013
Namaste, Spock   09 January, 2013
The mind’s eye   09 January, 2013
Walk it off   09 January, 2013
Cuts, bruises, scrapes...   12 December, 2012
Eye-catching treatment   06 December, 2012
Dance with the demons   21 November, 2012
To do or knot to do   21 November, 2012
In search of relief   21 November, 2012
Not just lip service   16 November, 2012
The big picture   30 October, 2012
Break free   09 October, 2012
Class test   09 October, 2012
When the heart breaks   19 September, 2012
Home sickness   22 August, 2012
Scan before cut   22 August, 2012
Go robot!   11 August, 2012
Beat that pain   22 August, 2012
The big leap   11 August, 2012
Signals and no system   11 August, 2012
Shot at survival   11 August, 2012
Brave art   01 June, 2012
Ills of smoking   25 May, 2012
Block buster   01 June, 2012
Killing interference   24 May, 2012
Sound system   24 May, 2012
A heartbeat away   24 May, 2012
Not made in India   03 May, 2012
Pain in the neck   03 May, 2012
Who cares for them?   25 April, 2012
A second chance   25 April, 2012
Call it quits   25 April, 2012
Let’s make up!   27 March, 2012
Seeds of obesity epidemic sown in babyhood   09 November, 2011
Winter blues? Go for light therapy!   01 November, 2011
Mouth bugs, gum disease linked   31 July, 2011
Watermelon reduces hardening of arteries   31 July, 2011
Obese more vulnerable to flu   31 July, 2011
Watch what you eat this Diwali!   24 October, 2011
Beware of aromatherapy's polluting effects   24 October, 2011
Found! Brain tumour culprit   24 October, 2011
Breast cancer cases set to go up   23 October, 2011
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