Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari threatens lives livelihoods appearing in the Telangana Today dated 13.05.2025" dated 29/05/2025. The application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari …
Although cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death worldwide, its epidemic shows remarkable geographic variation. While the mortality associated with cardio vascular dis ease seems to be declining in western Europe and North America, the burden of cardiovascular diseases in developing countries continues to rise and is expected to …
Sudden Cardiac Death (SCD) is rare in children and is mainly due to congenital deformity or arrhythmic heart or short-circuiting of the heart. Doctors say stress, prolonged exposure to heat, fluid electrolyte imbalance can precipitate the risk of SCD. In such cases, a patient has to be given proper medical …
Sudden Cardiac Death results from abrupt loss of heart function CAUSES Ventricular fibrillation | It is caused when heart is unable to pump blood due to short-circuiting in the lower chamber Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia | A condition in which heart muscles are weak Ventricular tachycardia | It is a …
Early diagnosis of a heart attack may now be possible using only a few drops of saliva and a new nano-bio-chip designed by John McDevitt, of the University of Texas. The nano-bio-chip assay, the size of a credit card, could be used to analyse a patient's saliva on board an …
The coronary artery disease is the most common form of heart disease among Indians. Approximately 80 per cent of those who have heart problems suffer from this form of disease. "The reason of its prevalence is deposition of fats in arteries. A person should always maintain his or her health …
Two widely prescribed cholesterol-lowering drugs, Vytorin and Zetia, may not work and should be used only as a last resort, a panel of four cardiologists has told an audience of more than 5,000 people at a major cardiology conference. Instead, doctors and patients should rely more heavily on older cholesterol-lowering …
Overeating disrupts entire networks of genes in the body, causing not only obesity, but diabetes and heart disease, in ways that may be possible to predict, researchers reported on Sunday. The researchers developed a new method of analyzing DNA and used it to discover that obesity is not only complex
The Heart of Soweto Study aims to increase our understanding of the characteristics and burden imposed by heart disease in an urban African community in probable epidemiological transition. The authors aimed to investigate the clinical range of disorders related to cardiovascular disease in patients presenting for the first time to …
Air pollution is associated with significant adverse health effects, including increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Exposure to particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter of PM2.5 increases ischemic cardiovascular events and promotes atherosclerosis. Moreover, there is increasing evidence that the smallest pollutant particles pose the greatest danger because of their high …
If a link with cancer wasn't bad enough, radiation may be bad for your heart too. A review of 65,000 staff who worked in the UK's nuclear industry between 1946 and 2002 has discovered a link between circulatory disease and staff who worked in high-exposure jobs. The increased risk is …
Ultrafine particles (UFP) may contribute to the cardiovascular effects of exposure to particulate air pollution, partly because of their relatively efficient alveolar deposition and potential to enter the pulmonary vascular space. This study tested the hypothesis that inhalation of elemental carbon UFP alters systemic vascular function. March 2008
An increasing number of people are exposed to aircraft and road traffic noise. Hypertension is an important risk factor for cardiovascular disease, and even a small contribution in risk from environmental factors may have a major impact on public health. The HYENA (Hypertension and Exposure to Noise near Airports) study …
Indians are three times more susceptible than Europeans/Caucasians to suffer from coronary heart disease. The Apollo Group of Hospitals and the Apollo Hospitals Education and Research Foundation has organised a two-day summit to discuss the development in cardiac sciences at India Habitat Centre here. The scientific summit is designed to …
Sir Ganga Ram Hospital (SGRH) would soon be the second hospital in the Capital after AIIMS to have a heart transplant facility. The required registration for the set up has already been granted to the hospital by the director general health services recently and the unit is expected to start …
Inhaling car exhaust fumes can increase your chance of getting a cardiovascular disease or even a heart stroke, according to a new study. A team of international researchers has found that chemicals released when petrol and other fuels are burnt weaken the heart's ability to pump effectively and can lead …
Alarming evidence for the way air pollution damages the cardiovascular system emerged on Monday at the American Association for the Advancement of Science meeting in Boston. Although "clean air' legislation has cleaned up the most visible smog-like pollution in industrialised countries, Lung Chi Chen of the medical school at New …
Campaigners against airport expansion have some new evidence to support their case. A study of 140 people living near four European airports concludes that loud night-time noise raises blood pressure, even when people are asleep.
