Kansas City, MO, September 16 -- A new study finds that black people have only 25 percent chances of surviving a cardiac arrest
in the hospital as compared to 37 percent chances for white people.
New York, September 15 -- A meta-analysis has revealed that the widely used implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs), which detect abnormal heart rhythms and offer a life-saving shock to restore a regular heartbeat, don’t lower the risk of deaths in women with heart failure.
New York, September 11 -- Research has provided evidence that an intake of two cups of green tea everyday can help reduce the incidence of cardiovascular diseases in humans.
Hyderabad, September 8 -- B Ramalinga Raju, the defamed founder of Satyam Computer Services Ltd, was shifted to the intensive care unit of a government-run hospital, Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS), after he suffered a cardiac arrest at the Chanchalguada central jail.
Copenhagen, Denmark, September 5 -- People with 'thunder thighs' may not necessarily be beautiful but sure have a reason to cheer. Danish doctors have established that patients with the thinnest thighs die sooner than their counterparts who have thicker thighs.
New Delhi, September 4 -- In a path-breaking surgery, a 10-day-old baby, whose heart was protruding out of his chest at birth, got successfully operated upon by the doctors at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Thursday.
Texas, September 3 -- New research suggests that the best way to keep blood pressure (BP) at bay is to eat diet rich in potassium. Thus seasonal rich fruit like melons, which are commonly found in summers, are the best answer to the BP problem.
New Delhi, September 1 -- Medical miracles never cease to surprise us. Doctors at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) are facing a big challenge in the treatment of the “rarest of the rare heart defect”, a protruding heart in a six-day–old child.
Barcelona, August 31 -- Researchers from Sweden have discovered that a new drug ‘Brilinta’ developed by AstraZeneca PLC, a leading pharmacy company, is more effective in curing heart attacks and preventing sudden deaths due to strokes in heart patients.
Durham, August 29: A latest research suggests that surgery is a better and more helpful option than balloon angioplasty for avoiding strokes.
