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 …
A GERMAN physician noticed an illness about 250 years ago, which he coined the phrase "the pulse of the doctor". Now, the same illness has got a new name: white coat hypertension. It refers to an increase in the pulse rate and blood pressure (BP) of a patient when he …
A new surgical technique may be useful in treating high blood pres- sure (BP) when it does not respond to treatment, claims H Geiger of the J W Goethe University of Frankfurt, Germany. In the technique called ventrolateral medullary decompres- sion, a Teflon implant is used to reduce pressure on …
According to a report, a moderate diet does not reduce cholesterol unless it is supplemented with exercise. Studies have shown that a healthy bloodstream carries low levels of "bad" cholesterol or low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and high levels of "good" cholesterol or high-density lipoprotein (HDL). Ultra low-fat diets reduce LDL but …
ONE DAY it may be possible to stave off the damage caused by heart attacks by using cells from the muscles in patients' arms and legs. Scientists have successfully performed this operation in rabbits, and hope to start human trials within the next 18 months. During a heart attack, heart …
Chronic diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, cancer and diabetes are the major causes of death in China today. According to a report published by the national health economics institute, more than US $12 billion will be spent on the treatment of these diseases. By 2000, the annual expenditure will cross …
Overweight children face a greater risk of heart attacks than those of normal weight, reports a study from the US Child and Adolescent Trial for Cardiovascular Health conducted by Johanna Dwyer of Tufts University, Boston. These children have a distinct possibility of very serious cardiovascular problems when they grow up. …
a recent study has shown alarming levels of lead in the schoolchildren of Delhi. The study was jointly funded by the World Health Organisation and the ministry of environment and forests. Nearly 56-72 per cent of the school children were found having higher levels of lead in their blood. The …
despite the developments that have helped doctors understand and fortify the human cardiovascular system, medical science is still groping about blindly when it comes to one very crucial question: how to assess whether an individual will develop heart problems or not? But then predicting the future is never easy, and …
the very first advice that a heart patient is most likely to receive from the doctors and well-wishers is to cut down on salt intake. Public health experts have always maintained that we eat about three to four times more salt than what our bodies need. Close to 80 per …
Talking can raise our blood pressure, says a group of researchers based in Paris, France. They have warned that people who chat to their doctor during a check-up could be prescribed drugs they actually do not need. Cardiologists have known for some time that blood pressure can rise in a …
heart disorders are responsible for the greatest number of annual deaths worldwide. In the us, for instance, as many as 80,000 people undergo major heart surgery every year, and experts predict a continual rise in this figure as the population ages. Moreover, many of these patients succumb, not because of …
clotbusting genes, activated by blood, could soon prove to be life-savers for the millions prone to thrombosis, strokes and heart attacks. Together, these diseases account for a formidable percentage of annual deaths in the world. Larry McIntire and his colleagues at Rice University in Texas, usa, have discovered a gene …
nearly 50 per cent of Calcutta's population may risk developing cardio-vascular diseases due to high carbonate content in drinking water, says a study. A B Dasgupta, member of the West Bengal planning board, says that residents of Salt Lake, north and south Calcutta, have been drinking brackish water containing such …
infections are a pretty simple affair to most of us. It is usually something we "catch' inadvertently, and then pop in some pills and forget the whole episode. The cycle lasts for about a week. However, despite exceptions such as leprosy (which brings prolonged misery), or perhaps, tuberculosis
women who smoke, have a 50 per cent higher risk of dying from heart attack than men who smoke, say researchers. The likely reason given is that tobacco smoke has an adverse effect on the female hormone, oestrogen. Researchers monitored nearly 11,500 women and 13,200 men for the study for …
Aspirin helps protect our hearts. True. Small, regular doses of aspirin can actually reduce risks of heart attacks. This is usually attributed to the pill's effect on the blood cells called platelets, which are involved in blood clotting (heart attacks are commonly caused by blood clots). However, aspirin may also …
if you are not a vegetarian living on a reduced diet, don't worry. That unpalatable spinach has something in common with sweet orange juice, and asparagus with chicken liver. It's called folate (or folic acid), a vitamin that helps prevent heart attack. And never mind that you don't know the …
in the not-so-distant future, a new born's umbilical cord may symbolise a new lease of life for patients suffering from terminal diseases. A team of biologists at Tata Memorial Centre's Cancer Research Institute (cri) in Mumbai, India, has developed an inexpensive alternative for invasive and often-precarious procedure of bone marrow …
a good heart is hard to find. Thousands in-line for heart transplants discover this the hard way each year. Over 150,000 potential patients queue up for transplants and only 4000 very lucky ones actually get into the operating theatre and walk out with a new heart and a new lease …
A diet comprising a bowl of rice and vegetables may seem rather stern compared to the relatively rich daily fare of today, but it was heart-friendly, claim doctors. With the rising living standards, a significant percentage of the China's formidable populace is switching to meat. Pork with eggs has attained …
