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Feeling depressed? Eat tomatoes

December 5, 2012
The best thing to do to overcome feeling downcast and gloomy is to eat tomatoes a few times a week, say researchers. Researchers analysed the mental health records and diet habits of just under 1,000 men and women aged 70 years …

Linagliptin, a new drug for type 2 diabetes?

June 29, 2012
Metformin is the most widely used medication for type 2 diabetes patients but there are some patients who don’t respond to that drug. A new study looks at a second-line of treatment that might help treat these patients. The new …

Can coffee stave off heart attacks?

June 28, 2012
Two mugs of coffee a day could help keep the heart healthy, according to a study. With up to 40 percent of those affected dying within a year of diagnosis, heart failure has a worse survival rate than many cancers. The latest …

Exposure to ozone could trigger heart attacks!

June 27, 2012
Young, healthy adult volunteers exposed for two hours to ozone developed physiological changes tied to cardiovascular damage. They showed evidence of vascular inflammation, a potential reduced ability to dissolve artery-blocking …

Now 3 out of 10 people in India have painless heart attacks!

April 23, 2013
For years chest pain (angina) has been considered symptomatic almost synonymous with heart attacks (myocardial infarction). A recent study suggests this might not be the case. Many patients taken to the hospital have virtually no …