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here's how you can help a friend or a relative when he/she suffers from a heart attack. 1. Call an ambulance. That should be the priority. 2. Don't panic. Ask the person suffering from the attack to try and relax. This will help reduce the damage to his/her heart. 3. Give the person an aspirin (300mg). Ask him/her to chew it or keep it under the tongue. If consumed with water, the tablet will take longer to react. Aspirin will reduce the aggression in the blood platelets (cells) and improve circulation. 4. You could also give the patient Sorbitrate (5mg). This tablet again, should be kept under the person's tongue. If the chest pain persists, you can give up to three tablets within the interval of five minutes. It is advisable for a person with heart-related disease to carry Sorbitrate (5mg) tablets with him/her. The tablet could reduce blood pressure and cause giddiness. If the patient feels giddy they should stop taking the tablet. 5. Other symptoms of a heart at...

Developing a lean, flat stomach takes time and patience, especially when it comes to those last few kilograms in those hard to lose places. There is only one way to lose fat in the so-called ’stubborn areas,’ and that is with the correct combination strength training (with a extra focus on mid-section), cardiovascular exercise (short, hard workouts), and stable blood sugar (keeps you from adding additional fat and makes it easier for the body to use body fat for fuel). Spot Reduction is a Myth - The first thing you need to realize is that it is impossible to ’spot reduce’ fat from one specific part of the body. Fat loss occurs systemically, meaning that you can’t control where the fat comes from. When you burn fat for energy, you will draw it from all areas of the body, and the first place you tend to put it on will be the last place it comes off. Cardio, cardio, cardio - Doing all the abs exercises in the world will do nothing if you have a layer of fat covering it. Doing strength...

 Beer lovers, cheers! The drink is one of the healthiest alcoholic beverages available, when taken in moderation, a new study has claimed. According to the study, commissioned by The Beer Academy, the drink is a rich source of vitamins, fibre, minerals and antioxidants and has relatively low calorific value as compared to other alcoholic beverages. "Beer contains vitamins which can help you to maintain a well-balanced healthy diet, fibre to keep you regular, readily absorbed antioxidants and minerals such as silicon which may help to lower your risk of osteoporosis," a spokeswoman was quoted by the 'Daily Mail' as saying. A survey found that while 68 per cent of people consider beer to be Britain's national drink, some 10 per cent wrongly believe that it contains fat, and 13 per cent believe the beverage is made from chemicals and not barley and hops. The study also explores the psychological and sociability benefits of people enjoying a pint in their loca...

TORONTO: Lung cancer may now be detected early with a simple blood test, doing away with the need for invasive biopsies, according to new study by an Indian American. "These findings suggest that lung cancers interact with circulating white blood cells and change the types of genes that are active in these cells," explained Anil Vachani of the University of Pennsylvania. "We found that the types of genes present in these cells could tell us whether or not cancer was present," he added. The finding can be potentially used to develop a non-invasive diagnostic and painless test for patients suspected of having lung cancer, he noted. The possibility of developing such a test to differentiate between cancerous and benign lesions has enormous implications for the world of medicine and those awaiting conclusive biopsy results after preliminary testing. "CT screening results in the detection of lung nodules in 20 to 60 per cent of subjects," said Vachani. "Th...

Get active in your daily life: Burn calories without going to the gym The importance of a healthy diet and regular exercise cannot be overstated. Along with these essentials it also helps to lead an active lifestyle that helps keep your metabolism high and calories burning. Here are some tips you can incorporate in your daily life: Take the stairs Avoid the temptation to always take the lift. Taking the stairs instead will help keep you active and feeling energetic all day. Walk to your colleague Most communication in offices nowdays is done over some type of Messenger service. Instead of always "pinging" your co-worker, why not walk over and talk to him in person? Your legs will thank you for the break Don't lust after the closest parking spot Parking is usually a major source of stress in modern cities. Avoid the heartache that comes with trying to find the closest parking spot to your destination. Park where you get a spot easily and walk those extra few steps. It...

That news comes from Norway, where people often eat fatty fish such as salmon, lean fish such as cod, and processed fish such as fish “fingers.” In a Norwegian study, about 2,030 people in their early 70s reported their fish consumption and took various mental skills tests. People who reported eating on average at least a third of an ounce of fish per day 10 grams outscored those who skimped on fish, regardless of factors including age, education, and heart health. Most participants ate fish, and the more fish they ate, the better their test scores were up to a point. Test scores leveled off for people who ate more than about 2.5 to 2.8 daily ounces of fish.To put that in perspective, 3 ounces of fish is about the size of a checkbook, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The Norwegian researchers who included Eha Nurk, MD, of Norway’s University of Oslo didn’t follow the elders over time, so they can’t prove that fish boosted test scores. But a new Dutch study con...