Patients with cardiovascular diseases are better off getting bypass surgery rather than drug stents, according to results of a major clinical study on Monday.

The trial, presented at the European Society of Cardiology congress in Munich, Germany, showed that the safety of the two treatments is comparable in the rates of death and heart attacks after 12 months. However, patients who have angioplasties are twice as likely to require another procedure within a year, it said

Eli Lilly and Co.'s Cymbalta depression treatment significantly reduced back pain in comparison with a placebo, new studies suggest. The drug is prescribed to treat depression, generalized anxiety disorder, diabetic nerve pain, and fibromyalgia.

The pharmaceutical company carried out a study on 236 adults with chronic low back pain who weren't depressed. They took Cymbalta or a placebo drug daily for 13 weeks. The study found that 31 per cent of patients receiving the treatment experienced a 50 percent reduction in pain, compared with 19 percent of individuals who were in the placebo group

Babies born by Caesarean section have a greater risk of developing type-1 diabetes than those who are born via normal deliveries, British research suggests.

Researchers from Queen's University Belfast examined data from 20 published studies on children with type-1 diabetes who were born by caesarean. The results found that that babies born by caesarean had a 20 percent higher risk of diabetes compared with babies born by natural birth. The normal risk of a baby developing type 1 diabetes is three in 1,000

Babies born by Caesarean section have a greater risk of developing type-1 diabetes than those who are born via normal deliveries, UK research suggests.

Researchers from Queen's University Belfast examined data from 20 published studies on children with type-1 diabetes who were born by caesarean. The results found that that babies born by caesarean had a 20 per cent higher risk of diabetes compared with babies born by natural birth. The normal risk of a baby developing type 1 diabetes is three in 1,000

The international environment group Greenpeace International has found traces of 59 substances in fruits and vegetables harvested in Germany.

Use of these substances is illegal in Germany and the European Union. Three-quarters of the substances are harmful to humans and the environment based on data provided in 2006 by the German Ministry of Consumer Affairs and Food Safety