96 Minutes Without a Heartbeat
New Strategies to Revive Victims of Cardiac Arrest; Improving Odds of Survival Without Brain Damage
Restoring a Pulse
After cardiac arrest, separate actions may be needed to revive a patient.
Chest compressions (left), at a rate of at least [...]
Six dental myths demystified
Irrespective of brushing, flossing, and twice-yearly dental check-ups if you still face dental problems, then there are things you need to know.
Scientists have demystified the common dental myths and outline how diet and nutrition affects oral [...]
Kerala professor attack: The doctors who saved his hand
Professor T J Joseph’s hand was cut off by assailants on July 4, 2010 in Muvattupuzha while he was returning home from Sunday mass. He was immediately taken to a local hospital, provided first aid and then sent to the Specialists’ [...]
Asthma: Myths and facts
Asthma can be controlled with anti-inflammatory medication when taken in the right dose under care of an asthma specialist Super Religare Labs Ltd. Some myths and facts regarding Asthma have been detailed.
Myth: Asthma is contagious and can [...]
A gel to protect women from AIDS
Trial shows an AIDS gel can protect women.
A trial of women in South Africa shows that a gel made using Gilead Sciences Inc’s (GILD.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) HIV drug tenofovir lowered the rate of HIV infections in women [...]
Berlin Heart helps girl survive 228 days without heart!
Artificial heart A six-year-old British girl lived for more than seven months with an artificial heart pumping blood around her body to keep her alive. Alice lived with the device, called a Berlin Heart, for 228 days.
Determined parentsThe [...]
अब पुरुषों के लिए गर्भनिरोधक गोली
परिवार नियोजन की जिम्मेदारी अब केवल महिलाओं के कंधों पर नहीं रहेगी। वैज्ञानिकों ने [...]
Puberty much earlier
If your daughter is 10 years old and has started her periods, get ready for trouble. Or so say a slew of reports cautioning people about the dangers of early puberty for women such as breast cancer, reckless sexual behaviour and teenage issues [...]
Pregnancy myths busted
Do you really believe that the missionary position can increase your chances of getting pregnant? Well, women trying to conceive are often surrounded by such questions as there are so many urban myths and wives tales that make it difficult [...]
India’s H1N1 vaccine to hit market today
Calling it a “great day”, Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad on Thursday launched India’s first-ever indigenous vaccine for the H1N1 virus, more than a year after it had surfaced.
“Post-Independence, this is the first influenza [...]
