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Confluence of bypass and stroke-prevention surgeries may lead to higher death risk!

Anupam Agnihotri — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 04:53:05 +0000

We know that heart bypass surgery reroutes blood flow around clogged arteries. On the other end, carotid endarterectomy, the most commonly used stroke-prevention surgery, removes plaque in the carotid arteries, which supply blood to the brain....

Are depression and heart surgery interlinked?

Pratyush — Thu, 22 Jun 2006 02:50:49 +0000

Depression increases heart risk. Moreover,heart surgery may lead to depression. This is the worst, complex and gloomy link ever found related to depression. Even suicide is not regularly linked to depression. The accurate link between...

Does Prayer Really Heal ?

Zodingliani — Sat, 01 Apr 2006 03:37:05 +0000

Do you remember how in the New Testament Jesus asked the people to lay hands on the sick and pray for them? To the utter amazement of believers in the healing power of prayers it was discovered recently that ‘’distant” or...

Laser Technique Prevents Diabetes Amputation

Irani — Thu, 16 Feb 2006 03:25:23 +0000

Good news for people with advanced diabetes. You can avoid one of the most devastating complications of the disease - amputation by a laser technique that uses ultraviolet energy to restore blood flow to blocked arteries. People with diabetes...