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C.S. Muthukumaran, senior consultant and head, department of paediatric cardiology, Apollo Children’s Hospital, and his team along with children who underwent Fontan procedure. | Photo Credit: M. SRINATH For children born with complex heart defects in which only one ventricle can support circulation, the Fontan procedure is the final stage of treatment for many, redirecting…
BRS former MLA from Narsampet Peddi Sudarshan Reddy. File photo | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) senior leader and former Narsampet MLA Peddi Sudarshan Reddy, who reportedly suffered a sudden cardiac arrest, was shifted to Yashoda Hospital in Secunderabad after receiving emergency treatment at a private hospital in Hanamkonda on Sunday. Upon…
New research found that those carrying more hidden fat in and around their muscles were at higher risk of dying from or being hospitalised for heart disease, according to research published in the European Heart Journal. This association remains significant, regardless of body mass index (BMI). The findings of the study highlight the weaknesses of…
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Scientists have discovered new details about an Ice Age baby who lived in southern Italy about 17,000 years ago. The remains, which were discovered by archaeologist Mauro Calattini in the Grotta delle Mura cave in Monopoli in 1998, indicate that the child probably died from congenital heart disease. DNA analysis determined that the baby, who…
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Higher consumption of most ultra-processed foods is linked to a slightly higher risk of death, with ready-to-eat meat, poultry, and seafood based products, sugary drinks, dairy based desserts, and highly processed breakfast foods showing the strongest associations, finds a 30-year U.S. observational study. The results were published in the journal The BMJ. The researchers say not all…
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Lifestyle interventions aimed at weight loss have come under scrutiny (Representational) The safety of intermittent fasting, a popular strategy to lose weight by limiting food intake to certain times, was called into question by a surprise finding from research presented at a medical meeting. Limiting mealtimes to a period of just eight hours a day…
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