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His passion for music stayed with him when he went to the US to do further studies.

This doctor can cure you by music!

Besides being the lead singer and vocalist, he is also a collector and has nearly 300 musical instruments.

13 March 2016 4:47 AM IST

The patient was in cardiogenic shock. Along with the shock, he had also developed severe breathlessness due to excess fluid in lungs.

Bengaluru: Rare treatment saves heart patient

53-year-old developed breathlessness due to excess fluid in lungs.

11 March 2016 3:51 AM IST

Because much of adult kidney diseases have their roots in childhood, it is critical to focus on infancy and childhood if we are to prevent and cure kidney diseases.

Kidney care: Your kid needs it most

Children's kidney diseases stay for life and majority of such children progress to end-stage kidney diseases in...

10 March 2016 1:54 AM IST

Experts advise the close relatives of any person with glaucoma to get their eyes tested, as it is very likely that they too might have glaucoma.

Do you really know enough about glaucoma?

A slow, painless disease where the main nerve in the eye gets damaged progressively.

8 March 2016 4:01 AM IST

Arun Kumar with wife Menaka and sons Sripavan and Jagan

Unstoppable! He beat all odds to become a civil engineer

For Sripavan and Jagan the implants have proved a godsend.

3 March 2016 3:44 AM IST

Satyarup Siddhanta - Mountaineer

Bengaluru climber to make another attempt for Everest

Once an asthma patient, he is now over it through medication and sheer will power, he says.

28 Feb 2016 5:52 AM IST

Dr Puttana, former director of the Met department, explains the temperature is rising because the skies are clear with no clouds to diffuse or block the suns rays. (Representational image)

Bengaluru: Hottest February in 10 years, says MET

The weather department also reveals that five stations across the state have recorded very high temperatures.

25 Feb 2016 3:31 AM IST

The premier government-run Minto Eye Hospital was without power for nearly 36 hours starting Sunday evening.

Bengaluru: 36-hour power cut leaves Minto Hospital blind

For over 100 patients, mostly from the poorer sections, the glitch meant they had no recourse to treatment.

24 Feb 2016 3:41 AM IST

There is good news for city dwellers. The crackling heat wont hit the 40 degree mark. (Representational Image)

Mercury shoots up, Bengaluru sweats

According to the weather department officials, the winter season lasts up to February 29.

23 Feb 2016 3:46 AM IST

Bengalureans came out in large numbers to celebrate Open Street Bengaluru held on M.G Road on Sunday. (Photo:R. Samuel)

Sunday carnival: When Bengalureans owned MG Road for a day

The road had children and adults skateboarding, riding bicycles; stalls dotted whole stretch.

22 Feb 2016 4:20 AM IST

It found that almost 80 per cent of the strokes occured when the temperature was below 20Â°C. (Representational image)

Winters can bring on a stroke: Study

Bleeding inside brain common during the season.

20 Feb 2016 4:26 AM IST

Obesity is becoming a growing concern among policymakers and health experts.

Breast milk trumps formula feed any day: Experts

High protein intake during infancy could lead to obesity and other disorders, claims study.

10 Feb 2016 3:03 AM IST