The strike called by the medical college teachers association in Kerala has crippled the functioning of the government medical colleges, with patients not receiving any kind of treatment, even in the outpatient department of the hospitals.In Thiruvananthapuram, a leading cardiologist who is a professor of the Government Medical College in the city has started private practice at his home, as the strike gives him ample time for private consultations throughout the day.
In an editorial, editor-in-chief Dr Graham Jackson, a UK-based Consultant Cardiologist, has called for greater public awareness of the dangers as well as consequences of the counterfeit drugs market.
R.M.S. Atwal talks to Dr Balraj Gupta, a well-known Jalandhar cardiologist, who threw light on the current medical education scenario in the country and also suggested some remedial measures.
With India objecting to stapled visas being issued to those from Jammu and Kashmir, China appears to have adopted a new policy of denying visas to those born in the state.
Noted film director Mani Ratnam was hospitalised in Chennai last night following breathing difficulty and dizziness. He also complained of discomfort in the chest.
Jaya has been hospitalised since September 22, is interacting and progressing gradually.
A live bomb was found on Saturday evening in a private nursing home in Dhantoli, police said.The sniffer dog of the Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad identified the bomb which was wrapped in a plastic bag, police said.
With the election season bringing a long period of stress and uncertainty, candidates who are gearing to fight it out in the electoral battlefield are queuing up before cardiologists to ensure their heart is at the right place. There is a definite rise in the number of politicians wanting to get their cardiac health checked before the election campaign gains momentum, heart specialists believe.
'The larger number of patients, who are being affected by COVID-19, are essentially people who have a history of heart disease to begin with, and then experience a more severe form of the infection with COVID-19, because of the existing risk factor.'
A bench of Justices Tarun Chatterjee and H S Bedi upheld the appeal filed by Venugopal challenging the impugned law as being discriminatory and malafidely brought to superannuate him. Venugopal had contended that the amendment was brought with the sole purpose of removing him from his office due to his differences with Ramadoss.
Though Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is undergoing a complex by-pass surgery, leading cardiologists on Saturday said it is a 'routine' operation and there is nothing to worry about. "No, I do not think there is any reason to worry. Everything should be all right because this operation is a routine one, which is done at AIIMS since 1975," AIIMS former director Dr P V Venugopal, who carried out the country's first heart transplant, said.
Congress sources said the prime minister wanted to wait till after the Republic Day celebrations on January 26 but he felt uneasy on Friday morning and doctors attending upon him did not want to take any chances and decided to go ahead with the surgery.
'I challenge people just do it for a month to see how you feel, okay?'
Dr Zachariah P Zachariah, arguably the most influential Indian- American Republican and a major fund-raiser for the party for more than two decades and a close friend of the Bush family, has been charged with insider trading by the United States's Securities and Exchange Commission.
Singh, who took charge of EHIRC, relinquished the new position as part of new the settlement and would continue as the Managing Director of EHIRC
In the study, the scientists assessed the effects of the drug in two types of animal hearts, and found that it altered the timing of electrical waves that control heartbeat.
Those leading a sedentary lifestyle faced the highest risk of contracting heart ailments, Dr Fayaz Shawl said.
The rate of heart attacks among Indians younger than 45 years of age in the last three years was five times higher than in other populations.
Amid speculation that cardiologist Naresh Trehan may join Apollo Hospitals, Fortis Healthcare on Wednesday said the surgeon has quit its Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre.
Union Agriculture Minister and Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar, admitted to Escorts Hospital in New Delhi following complaints of exhaustion, underwent angioplasty on Saturday and doctors said his condition was stable.
Dr Trehan, who on Thursday dubbed as "nonsense" the announcement by Fortis Healthcare (the owners of EHIRC) that he has left the company, was stopped at the gates by the security guards on Saturday morning.
President A P J Abdul Kalam presented the awards at a function at the Ashoka Hall of the Rashtrapati Bhavan.\n\n
The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved its verdict on the petition filed by noted cardiologist P Venugopal challenging his removal as director of AIIMS after the Centre fixed 65 years as the upper age limit for the post. A Bench headed by Justice Tarun Chatterjee after hearing the contentions of Venugopal and the Centre reserved the verdict.
Paediatric cardiologist Dr Swati Garekar chatted with anxious parents, offering her advice on the right course of action for children suffering from heart conditions.
Dr Joseph Chemplavil's novel weight-loss initiative inspired Dieting for Dollars, a Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Television broadcast January 13. Dr Chemplavil, a cardiologist based in Hampton, West Virginia, says patients who join his program must sign a contract: "You lose one pound of your original weight and I give you a dollar. But if you gain a pound you have to give me a dollar." He calls it "reward and punishment at the same time."
Sudden Adult Death Syndrome, a little known condition which kills healthy persons with no history of heart ailments, is on the rise.
'Try to get in 30 to 60 minutes of a brisk walk every day, like my grandparents would do in the village -- twice a day they would go for morning walks and they would go after dinner.'
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who was hospitalised in Delhi Monday after complaining of a mild stomach disorder, was admitted to the Leelawati Hospital in Mumbai Monday night.
The hospital has ordered a new cath-lab and is readying its entire idle capacities to make room for Trehan's surgeons.
The veteran was hospitalised on November 6 after he complained of breathlessness.
A day after Fortis Healthcare (Fortis) sacked the high profile executive director of Escorts Heart Institute and renowned cardiologist Naresh Trehan, the Delhi High Court permitted him to carry out his duties as usual.
According to Dr Ganesh K Mani, cardiac surgeon and Chairman of the Delhi Heart and Lung Institute, women are unaware that heart disease is one of the greatest threats to their lives.
Paediatric cardiologist Dr Swati Garekar offers some sounds advice.
The medicinal properties of various varieties of red mushroom, especially those found in India, have special reference in the ancient Ayurvedic texts.
Fortis and noted cardiologist Naresh Trehan seem to be heading toward an out-of-court settlement, with the warring factions saying they are trying to reach an amicable solution.
A team of cardiologists at the Wockhardt Hospital performed bypass surgery on the 15-month-old baby, the first of its kind in the country and one of the few such cases in the world.
Umkal plans to set up 10 more hospitals in and around Gurgaon.
The Ustad will, however, remain under observation for some days.
Last week, it was reported that Sharif is on the verge of a kidney failure and doctors have recommended to shift him to a hospital immediately.
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