Strokes Are No Longer Limited to Elderly People: Dr Padma Srivastava

As per the Indian Council of Medical Research, every 20 seconds somebody is having stroke. Every two-minute somebody is dying […]

Five intermediate diseases that may damage your heart

Lifestyle diseases like diabetes, high cholesterol and hypertension may lead to cardiovascular disease, says Dr. Vivek Jawali, Chairman, Department of […]

Five lakhs children have liver disease in Britain

Doctors say obesity levels are now so high that children are commonly suffering signs of disease more commonly associated with alcohol abuse, meaning many will go on to develop cirrhosis, with some requiring liver transplants.

Robotic Therapy Helps Patients Regain Limb Movement

Intensive therapy with specially trained personnel and newly created robotic aids can help stroke patients regain limb movement more than a year after a stroke occurs, a new study has revealed.

High Salt intake impairs blood flow

A study reported that it takes a mere 30 minutes for a single salty meal to constrict the blood flow in your arteries.

Nearly 1 in 6 of world

Up to 1 billion people, nearly one in six of the world’s population, suffer from neurological disorders, according to a new World Health Organisation (WHO) study titled “Neurological Disorders: Public health challenges”.

Silent strokes could cause learning deficits

Silent strokes, which have no immediate symptoms but could cause long-term cognitive and learning deficits, occur in a significant number of severely anemic children, especially those with sickle cell disease, according to research presented at the American Stroke Association’s International Stroke Conference 2011.

Risk from Common Painkillers

A study says that over-the-counter painkillers, used for treating inflammation, can increase the risk of heart attacks and strokes.

Specialists assist emergency telemedicine consultations

Specialists On Call, Inc. (SOC), has announced that it recently performed its 5,000th emergency neurology consultation via telemedicine since the Company’s inception in 2005.

Workshop on Carotid Intervention – Escorts Hearts Institute and Research Center, 18 January 2008, New Delhi

[This article was published in the February 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

The Escorts Heart Institute and Research Center (EHIRC) organized a workshop along with cardiologists, neurosurgeons and neurologists on 18 January to launch the Indian Council of Carotid Intervention(ICCI).

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[This article was published in the October 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

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Indian Govt. planning workplace health policy for IT professionals

A growing number of young IT professionals in India are seen to be suffering from lifestyle diseases. Keeping this in view the government is planning a workplace health policy for those working in this sector.

UN releases pocket-charts for combating heart attack and stroke

Due to the launch of the “Pocket Guidelines for Assessment and Management of Cardiovascular Risk”, which is available in six languages, health workers around the world will be able to easily identify those at risk of heart attacks and strokes and save some of the estimated 20 million lives lost to these diseases annually by prescribing the most appropriate treatment.