Posts Tagged ‘Ischemic heart disease’

World Salt Awareness Week 2011

Thursday, March 24th, 2011

This week from 21st to 27th March 2011 is being celebrated as World Salt Awareness Week. The theme proposed for this year is ‘Salt and Men’s Health,’ which was selected because statistics reveal that more men die prematurely due to cardiovascular disorders as compared to women. According to research findings, males tend to eat more [...]

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Effects of air pollution on the human body

Thursday, January 20th, 2011

  Air pollution can play havoc with our body and the scary part of it all is that we will not even realize it till matters really get out of hand. Now that we know that most diseases are multifactorial in origin, the other realization that has dawned upon us is that our ancestors were [...]

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Importance of periodic health examinations

Monday, December 20th, 2010

  Periodic health examinations are often taken for granted, especially in developing countries like India where people avoid visiting a health professional as far as possible and do so only when they suffer from some illness. This is because the healthcare scenario in India is pathetic. If you want good services, you need to pay [...]

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