London: American teenager Missy Franklin confirmed her arrival as the new queen of the pool when she broke the world record to win the 200 metres backstroke final on Friday and become the first triple gold medallist of the London Olympics.
The 17-year-old from Colorado led the four-lap race from start to finish to win in a time of two minutes 04.06 seconds, slashing three-quarters of a second off Kirsty Coventry's world record, which was set in a now banned polyurethane bodysuit.
Russia's Anastasia Zueva won the silver medal and America's Elizabeth Beisel the bronze but neither could keep up with the bubbly Franklin, who opened up a body's length over the field after just 75 metres.
Franklin, who won the 200 backstroke world title last year, became the first woman in 12 years to complete the backstroke double at the Olympics and the first American since Melissa Belote in 1972....
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12:52 AM, Aug 04, 2012
London: Rebecca Soni of the United States won the women's 200 metres breaststroke gold, smashing the world record by half a second. Soni, the defending Olympic champion, won in 2 minutes, 19.59 seconds on Thursday. Satomi Suzuki of Japan took the silver in 2:20.72, with Iuliia Efimova of Russia settling for the bronze in 2:20.92. ...
01:47 PM, Aug 03, 2012
London: America's Tyler Clary won gold in a new Olympic record in the men's 200 meters backstroke here. Clary, the fastest qualifier for the final, clocked 1 minute, 53.41 seconds in a tight finish Thursday. "I stuck to my guns and I was able to come by in those last few 15 metres and get my hand on the wall," Clary said. "That was the perfect race I swam tonight,...
01:35 PM, Aug 03, 2012
London: Night shift workers are at the highest risk of heart attacks and strokes because of their unhealthy eating and sleeping habits, a new research has claimed. Researchers from Stroke Prevention & Atherosclerosis Research Centre (SPARC) in London and Ontario found shift workers were almost 25 per cent more likely to suffer and night shift workers run the highest risk of 41 per cent, the 'Daily Mail' reported. The study...
01:11 PM, Jul 27, 2012
Sydney: Stroke patients considered too far gone to regain use of affected limbs are now showing signs of recovery because of a new therapy that utilises the Nintendo Wii. Penelope McNulty, neurophysiologist at Neuroscience Research Australia, shows that an intensive, two-week training programme based on the Wii can bring about significant improvements in the way stroke patients are able to use their limbs, even for people that had a stroke...
01:03 PM, Jul 22, 2012
Cairo: Deposed Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak suffered a brain stroke and was shifted from Yura prison to a military Hospital in southern Cairo, with some media reports claiming he is "clinically dead". The 84-year-old former president, who is serving a life sentence, was in a "critical" condition and transferred to Maadi Hospital late on Tuesday night after he was defibrillated in the prison hospital, state-run new agency MENA reported. The...
11:19 AM, Jun 20, 2012
New Delhi: A severe heat wave has claimed 10 more lives in Odisha taking the toll to 20 in five days. The maximum temperature touched 46 degrees in many parts of the state. Bolangir, Sonepur, Boudh and Anugul were among the worst affected districts. The state is battling frequent power cuts and water shortage as well. Meanwhile, North India also continued to bear the heat. Bikaner, Agra and Lucknow recorded...
08:18 AM, May 28, 2012
HYDERABAD: The dreaded swine flu is back in the twin cities but guess what is keeping it on the leash? The rising temperature is more than compensating for the absence of precautionary measures so much so that doctors at the Government General and Chest Diseases Hospital at Erragadda are confident that the H1N1 virus will soon wither away.But it doesnt mean that there is no cause for concern. If 45...
09:36 AM, Mar 26, 2012
London: Stroke is one of the main cause of death among people over the age of 65 in developing countries like India and China, according to new research. The study surveyed 12,373 people aged 65 and over between 2003 and 2005 in a total of 10 urban and rural sites in India, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Peru, Mexico and China, documenting over 2,000 deaths over a three to five...
08:11 AM, Mar 01, 2012
New Delhi: Stroke is the third leading cause of death in the country, after heart disease and cancer. While a massive stroke can kill you within minutes, you can save yourself if you recognise the symptoms in time. Dr Amit Verma, speaking to CNN-IBN, marks out what you can do to save yourself. Symptoms of a stroke: A stroke occurs when a blood vessel in the brain is blocked or...
09:50 AM, Dec 02, 2011
Mumbai: Alleged money launderer and tax evader Hasan Ali Khan suffered a stroke followed by a paralytic attack in jail but was not hospitalised, his lawyer said, adding he will move Supreme Court for bail on Monday. According to advocate IP Bagaria, Khan, whose bail was cancelled by the apex court last month, suffered the stroke on Thursday but the authorities at Arthur Road Central Jail did not admit him...
11:17 PM, Oct 30, 2011
London: The saliva of vampire bats, which feed on blood, can save lives of stroke victims, new research shows. The saliva has a compound that can thin blood and dissolve clots in the brain. Currently, most types of strokes need clot-busting shots within four hours of the attack for effective treatment. But a drug derived from proteins in bats' saliva can have the same effect for up to nine hours....
06:41 PM, Sep 04, 2011
New Delhi: Summer is a brutal season for most of us. Spare a thought for your pets who are hunting for whatever shadeand water they can find. Heat stroke is the biggest threat for the pets. Dr Samak Mahindram says, "In this climate pets have heat stroke simply because it is so hot. Dogs don't perspire, so if these animals are left in closed environment like closed cars etc- that ...
08:02 AM, May 30, 2011
New Delhi: A new study finds that too many Calcium supplements can increase your risk of a stroke or a heart attack. You may think nothing of taking a calcium supplement every other day - and till now, may have assumed not just that it's beneficial, but harmless too! Think again - A study published in the British Medical Journal finds it could increase your risk of stroke and heart...
08:40 AM, May 05, 2011
New Delhi: The heat is taking its toll across the country and it is essential to keep some basics in mind so that one can avoid heat stroke or dehydration, especially if one has to be out and about through the day. Doctors agree that staying hydrated is the most crucial step in the scorching heat. Dr Minakshi Jain of Max hospital said, "Keep yourself hydrated. Most cases of hospitalisation...
09:55 AM, Apr 26, 2011
London: Drinking a couple cups of coffee everyday is actually good for you, as a new study has claimed that the drink reduces one's risk of a stroke. And, women who don't drink coffee at all may actually be increasing their risk for stroke, the study has warned. Researchers at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden, who carried out the study, have also found evidence that drinking more than a cup...
11:22 AM, Mar 11, 2011
Los Angeles: Hollywood trivia quiz: What do Sharon Stone, Dudley Moore, James Garner and Elizabeth Taylor have in common besides an Oscar nomination? All have suffered strokes, a reminder that money and fame can't insulate you from a health risk that much can be done to prevent, researchers said Thursday. The International Stroke Conference is being held in Tinseltown for the first time, just three weeks before this year's Oscars...
01:57 PM, Feb 11, 2011
New York: People treated for stroke at designated stroke centers appear to survive slightly longer than those treated at other hospitals, suggests a new study. While the finding has important implications, it doesn't change the most important message about stroke, which is to get help as soon as possible, said study author Dr Ying Xian of the Duke Clinical Research Institute in Durham, North Carolina, and formerly of the University...
05:29 PM, Jan 26, 2011
Chicago: People infected with the AIDS virus may be three times more likely to suffer a stroke than people not infected, US researchers. While stroke rates in the United States fell 7.2 percent in 2006 compared to 1997, rates have spiked among people infected with the human immunodeficiency virus or HIV, rising 67 percent during that same period. Most of the increase is in strokes caused by a blood clot...
12:49 PM, Jan 20, 2011
London: Common painkillers such as ibuprofen and diclofenac as well as branded pain drugs from Pfizer Inc, Merck & Co Inc and Novartis AG can increase the risk of heart attacks and strokes, a review found on Wednesday. Scientists from Bern University in Switzerland analyzed data from 31 trials involving more than 116,000 patients taking either naproxen, ibuprofen, diclofenac, Pfizer's Celebrex, or celecoxib, Merck's Arcoxia, or etoricoxib, Merck's Vioxx, or...
10:50 AM, Jan 12, 2011
