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Cardiac disease a risk factor for mental impairment

January 29, 2013
Higher risk of mental impairment involving language, thinking and judgment has been linked to cardiac disease, particularly among women, a US study shows. Known as non-amnestic because it doesn't include memory loss, this type of …

Are Indians really the most active of them all?

July 23, 2012
A new Lancet study says that Brits on an average are the most inactive on this planet. Indians on the other hand were deemed to be among the most active people on the planet! This is hardly a reason for celebration because the …

Electricity to help treat heart disease?

October 23, 2012
 British scientists will soon begin a trial to see whether electricity can be used to shrink the heart of patients suffering from heart disease. The procedure will reduce the size of the heart and improve life expectancy. The …