The unbearable thinness of being   23 April, 2013

At the Lakme India Fashion Week, designer Gaurav Jai Gupta is showcasing his collection, Akaaro. On the ramp, regal-looking models glide by, sheathed in silk Chanderi trousers, cotton tunics and layered dresses. There’s something inanimate about them despite their swaying gait; perhaps, it is their faces rubbed clean of expression. When your gaze is no longer riveted by the clothes, the...

How good is your heart, doc?   12 March, 2013

When it's life at stake, the responsibility is immense. Ensuring a positive treatment outcome, meeting the demands of patients and bystanders, rushing to multiple centres of work... stress is taking a toll on the interventional cardiologist's heart

In the OPD, in the ICU...   12 March, 2013

Aashna, 12, does not know what career to chose, but she definitely does not want to be a doctor. She has seen her father Dr Tilak Suvarna, head of cardiology at Asian Heart Hospital, Mumbai, work long hours and is not sure if that's what she wants to do. Last night, she was sound asleep by the time he got home at 1 a.m. after work. Suvarna is usually home by 10.30 p.m., after more than 12...

Stress and motivation   12 March, 2013

Heart disease does not raise eyebrows any more. It is very much part of our reality. Today, heart disease is responsible for 29 per cent of all deaths in India. By 2020, it is expected to be the cause of 40 per cent of all deaths. We already have the dubious distinction of being the diabetes capital of the world and now are also slated to be the cardiovascular disease capital, too. Worse, our...

Touch me not   12 February, 2013

Be aware, be equipped   12 February, 2013

Accurate diagnosis is crucial   12 February, 2013

My little pumpkin secret   12 February, 2013

PUT YOUR BEST FOOT FORWARD   23 January, 2013

On the road to re-discovery   24 January, 2013

Sleep, stress, sex   24 January, 2013

Be thankful   24 January, 2013

Nurture your body and soul   24 January, 2013

Get fit, go!   09 January, 2013

A hearty change   09 January, 2013

HIITing the zone   09 January, 2013

Superfood scoop   09 January, 2013

Short, sharp shock   09 January, 2013

Boiling down to chemistry   12 December, 2012

Hormones make the world go round   12 December, 2012

I vs I   12 December, 2012

Born this way   12 December, 2012

Come, indulge   30 October, 2012

Ailing Superwoman   08 October, 2012

When the heart breaks...   19 September, 2012

Pressure point   19 September, 2012

Not a lady's friend   19 September, 2012

Watch and ward off   19 September, 2012

I love Daddy, but I hate him   22 August, 2012

Better safe than sorry   22 August, 2012

Help’s here   22 August, 2012

Don’t ignore the signs   22 August, 2012

Reboot mode   11 August, 2012

Thin chance for the fat   11 August, 2012

Calming the storm   27 July, 2012

Stranger in the shadows   27 July, 2012

Down memory lane   26 June, 2012

Science and signs   26 June, 2012

Take care with care   26 June, 2012

Remembrance of things past   26 June, 2012

Give money,get baby!   01 June, 2012

Aamir and Kiran have demystified surrogacy   01 June, 2012

Book extract/ Heir salon   01 June, 2012

Life line   22 May, 2012

Are doctors bad patients?   03 May, 2012

The power of mental balance   03 May, 2012

Never say die, until you are dead   03 May, 2012

I learnt a lot about pain   03 May, 2012

Twirl to tone up   20 April, 2012

Joint effort   20 April, 2012

The butterfly effect   26 March, 2012

The remarkable endocrine diseases   26 March, 2012

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