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Increased risk of heart attack, stroke soon after cancer diagnosis
Reuters Health - Patients with cancer have higher risks of heart attack and stroke from blood clots, especially in the first few months after diagnosis, compared with people who don't have cancer, researchers report.
Source: Reuters: Health - August 15, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news

WHO updates its essential medicines list, adds cancer and stroke drugs
The World Health Organization published an updated list of "essential medicines" on Tuesday, adding drugs for cancer, stroke, rheumatoid arthritis and inflammatory bowel disease among the treatments that should be seen as the standard.
Source: Reuters: Health - July 9, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news

Christine McVie Died of a Massive Stroke, Death Certificate Reveals
Fleetwood Mac star Christine McVie’s death on Nov. 30, 2022, at the age of 79 was due to a massive stroke, with metastatic cancer listed as the secondary cause of death, according to her death certificate. The Blast shared her death certificate and details of her will on Monday, which stated that…#fleetwoodmac #christinemcvie #mayoclinic #grammy #rollingstone #martinwyatt #buckingham #nicks
Source: Reuters: Health - April 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Fractures are major cause of older women’s hospitalizations
(Reuters Health) - For U.S. women age 55 or older, bone fractures due to osteoporosis lead to more hospitalizations and greater healthcare costs than heart attack, stroke or breast cancer, according to a new study.
Source: Reuters: Health - December 12, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news

Web searches may predict disease risk among populations
(Reuters Health) – - Internet search data might someday help estimate the prevalence of non-communicable diseases like stroke, heart disease or cancer, a new study suggests.
Source: Reuters: Health - April 1, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news

Scientists find chemical clues on obesity in urine samples
LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have identified chemical markers in urine that are linked to body mass, offering clues about why people who are obese are more likely to develop illnesses such as cancer, stroke, diabetes and heart disease.
Source: Reuters: Health - April 29, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news

Cell therapy gets a boost as ReNeuron raises $105 million
LONDON (Reuters) - The drug research field of cell therapy received a boost on Friday when British biotech company ReNeuron raised 68.4 million pounds ($106 million) to help fund its work into stroke, blindness and cancer.
Source: Reuters: Health - July 10, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news

U.S. deaths drop for leading causes
(Reuters Health) - The U.S. death rate for all causes is continuing to decline, aided by drops in fatalities from leading causes like heart disease, cancer, stroke, diabetes and accidents, new research finds.
Source: Reuters: Health - October 27, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news

Even obese breast cancer survivors may cut heart disease risk with exercise
(Reuters Health) - Exercise can help overweight and obese breast cancer survivors reverse what ’s known as metabolic syndrome - a cluster of conditions like high blood pressure and elevated blood sugar that raise risk for cardiovascular disease, stroke and diabetes - a new study suggests.
Source: Reuters: Health - January 31, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news

Breast cancer survivors face other health risks after treatment
(Reuters Health) - In the years following breast cancer treatment, women are at increased risk of death from other cancers, heart disease, stroke and infections, a new analysis finds.
Source: Reuters: Health - December 18, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news

Eating more than 6 teaspoons of sugar a day linked to cancer, stroke, diabetes, early death and dozens of other health problems
A spoonful of sugar may help the medicine go down — but eating six or more a day could see you needing serious medical attention. That’s according to an “umbrella review” of thousands of studies looking at the affect of sugar consumption on health, which was published in the journal BMJ this week.…#bmj
Source: Reuters: Health - April 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Personal Finance Daily: Are the post office and banks open on Good Friday? And here ’s the No. 1 mistake people make when it comes to their credit score
Is the post office open on Good Friday? Are banks open? Good Friday is not a federal holiday in the U.S., but it is observed as a holiday in several states. Read More Eating more than 6 teaspoons of sugar a day linked to cancer, stroke, diabetes, early death and dozens of other health problems
Source: Reuters: Health - April 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news