IN A desperate bid to combat Vhe spread of a fatal disease that has already claimed 14 lives 91thce April, Malaysia has sought help on the Internet. The health ministry has posted a notice on

A plastic tube can be used to insert a graft into blood vessels, circumventing the need for bypass surgery

An enzyme displays belligerence towards cholesterol

Angina can actually reduce the chances of death through heart attacks, concluded a free heart camp in Delhi recenty. Angina causes severe pain because of oxygen deficiency in the heart. Over

A new surgical technique that involving only small incisions has been used for removing a cyst from under the lung

A new drug for lowering blood cholesterol is a blessing for heart patients

Delhi's All India Institute of Medical Sciences has become the country's first hospital to launch a new technique to detect artherosclerosis -- a disease of the blood vessels caused by cholesterol

A recurring throat infection with the streptococci bacteria can cause rheumatic heart disease. Now, scientist Sumalee Prukksakorn at the Queensland Institute of Medical Research and colleagues have

Chemists have confirmed that the Mediterranean cuisine's 2 most important ingredients - garlic and red wine - apparently have a beneficial effect on the heart (Science, Vol 265, No 5178).

Recent studies indicate that the greater the weight of babies at birth, the less prone they are to heart disease during their riotous adult years