At the Madras Medical Mission, for the successful treatment of Arrhythmia a state-of-the-art 3-D imaging system has been introduced.

Ulhas M Pandurangi, senior consultant cardiologist and electrophysiologist, MMM said, to help cardiologists understand the anatomy of interior parts of the heart and what leads to heart ailments, the system has been procured at a cost of Rs 2.5 crore and is one of the most advanced technologies.

A new study has found that inflammation in obese mice was reduced when they were fed omega-3 fatty acids that can lead to diabetes.

In the United States one of the most popular dietary supplements are fish oil supplements that contain high levels of omega-3 fatty acids.

Study co-author Saswata Talukdar, a post-doctoral fellow at University of California, San Diego, said that how exactly omega-3 fatty acids work has not been figured out and that is why omega-3 fatty acids are widely believed to be beneficial.

A fresh look at strengthening regulations to protect the nation’s meat supply is being prompted by the first known U.S. outbreak linked to a rare strain of E. coli in ground beef.

After consuming ground beef that was from a Cargill plant in Wyalusing, Pa. Cargill Meat Solutions, a subsidiary of Minneapolis-based Cargill Inc., three people in Maine and New York became ill this summer.

At a New York hospital a nurse was reunited with her father who she had not seen in years as her parents had got separated when she was young.

41-year-old Wanda Rodriguez works as a head nurse at Calvary Hospital in the Bronx. It was during her usual shift when she heard a doctor telling someone over the phone about a new patient who had just come in to the hospital.

Research has stated that dementia can be slowed down by keeping a mind active.

Robert Wilson, a professor of neurological sciences at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago said, "We do think that a cognitively active lifestyle is protective up to some point."

Development of dementia can be staved off by keeping an active mind by doing things like playing chess.

Americans who want to quit smoking and maintain a good health but do not want to shake their budget have a new hope with the Affordable Care Act, a health insurance reform policy passed by Congress and signed into legislation by President Obama on March 23.

Two doctors have been ordered by the Maryland health officials to stop conducting abortions following a woman who suffered critical injuries while she was undergoing the procedure last month.

Dr. Steven Brigham has been asked by the state Board of Physicians to stop practicing medicine in Maryland without a license and Dr. Nicola Riley’s license was suspended.