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Cholesterol: The Good and the Bad – Dr. Ripen Gupta

Cholesterol: The Good and the Bad – Dr. Ripen Gupta

The goal for anyone who wants a healthy body is not merely to lower your cholesterol level, but to maximize the good and minimize the bad types of cholesterol. There are in fact two kinds of cholesterol, one ‘good’ and the other ‘bad’. What differentiates the two types? Can you control your levels through any [...]

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What to do in Case of a Heart Attack? – Dr. Upendra Kaul

What to do in Case of a Heart Attack? – Dr. Upendra Kaul

Heart attack is the most catastrophic presentation of a heart disease. If not treated effectively, it has a mortality of up to 25 per cent. A heart attack happens when blood supply to this vital organ gets blocked. It can be a silent disease and become a cause of sudden death with increasing age, in [...]

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Free CPR Workshops

Free CPR Workshops

A major focus of this campaign is heart ailments and the importance of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) training. The life support a person receives in the critical first few minutes that follow a cardiac attack, tips the balance between life and death. India’s heart is getting weaker and our medical response time is particularly slow. Keeping this [...]

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