A study of 5,000 Indian heart patients reveals that 80 percent classified as low to moderate risk suffered heart attacks, highlighting flaws in Western risk calculators and urging Indians to prioritise lifestyle changes beyond routine diagnostic scores.
Metformin, widely prescribed for diabetes, is now being studied for its potential to rejuvenate the brain by activating the hypothalamus and reducing toxic proteins. However, long-term use has been linked to Vitamin B12 deficiency, which elevates homocysteine levels and increases the risk of stroke.
With rising heart and lifestyle diseases linked to unhealthy fats, nutrition experts and ICMR-NIN guidelines advise Indian households to rotate or balance cooking oils. Specialists stress that moderation and heat stability matter more than frequent switching.
Zomato Founder Deepinder Goyal engaged in a rare public exchange with Hyderabad-based neurologist Dr. Sudhir Kumar over the design of his experimental brain-health wearable, ‘Temple’. Dr. Kumar suggested shifting the sensor from the temple to the neck for better correlation with cerebral blood flow.
Vitamin B12 is found exclusively in animal-based products such as milk, cheese, curd, eggs, meat, and fish. While vegetarians obtain their required intake from dairy products, vegans—who completely avoid all animal-derived foods, including dairy—are at a significantly higher risk of developing Vitamin B12 deficiency.
Such symptoms of pain in muscles are quite common in people taking statins. The symptoms are mild and they get better on discontinuation of statin or lowering the dose
Dr. Sudhir Kumar, MD DM, a neurologist from Apollo Hospital in Hyderabad, known for his health advisories on social media, has offered seven essential suggestions to help desk job employees lead a more sustainable and healthy lifestyle.
Sharing a compelling message, Dr. Sudhir Kumar of Apollo Hospitals claims that losing one hour of sleep can have a huge effect, taking days to fully recover.
The doctor, popularly known as "Hyderabaddoctor" on X.com, said this on the social media platform along with a recent study on the benefits of people doing physical activity only on weekends -- known as weekend warriors.
