All fried food, no fruit makes urban India ill

“The research brings to light more evidence that triglyceride-rich remnant lipoproteins play a powerful role in cardiovascular disease and should not be overlooked in heart disease risk assessment in this primary prevention population.” Oral abstract #91

CHICAGO (Reuters) - CT scans of 137 mummies spanning four geographies and 4,000 years of history show that hardening of the arteries was commonplace, especially in older individuals, suggesting this key sign of heart disease may be a part of aging rather

The $90-billion Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) project is now underway. In his budget speech, finance minister P Chidambaram announced that this project will soon build seven new cities including two smart cities, one at Dholera in Gujarat and t

A new study suggests that hardening of the arteries is an old problem. Researchers have found clogged arteries, or what's left of the arteries, in mummies from nearly 4,000 years ago. The findings - from humans who lived thousands of years before the inv

I applaud First Lady Michelle Obama's commitment to working with business leaders to increase the public's consumption of fruits, vegetables and other healthy foods. In "The Business Case for Healthier Food Options" (op-ed, Feb. 28), she rightly points o

NAGPUR: When Government is going all out to fast-track power generation it might as well pause to think of its serious public health effects. A study has revealed pollution caused by coal-fired plants in the country has resulted in an estimated 80,000 to