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Painkillers linked to higher risk of stroke: Alert over prescription medicines used by millions
Painkillers used by millions of Britons have been linked to higher risk of irregular heartbeat - or atrial fibrillation - that could trigger a stroke.
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 9, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Risk of having a stroke could be slashed by injecting algae liquid into the blood
Tiny balls filled with ‘pond scum’ injected into the blood could slash the risk of having a stroke. The unlikely therapy is being tested in patients with atrial fibrillation; a heart rhythm disorder.
Source: the Mail online | Health - December 15, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Eating nuts can lower the risk of irregular heartbeat, a major cause of stroke, a new study finds
Research has found that eating nuts at least three times a week was associated with an 18% reduced risk of atrial fibrillation, a heart condition that's a major cause of stroke.
Source: the Mail online | Health - May 25, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Supermarket trolleys may be able to spot people most at risk of a STROKE by detecting a faulty heartbeat
The trolleys are fitted with electrocardiogram (ECG) technology to detect hidden atrial fibrillation (AF), an irregular heartbeat that is a leading cause of stroke.
Source: the Mail online | Health - August 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Doctors urged to use a new blood pressure test to predict the risk of patients having a stroke
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (Nice) said if doctors suspect a patient has high blood pressure, they should use the WatchBP Home A device which could ‘opportunistically’ detect atrial fibrillation.
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 16, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Atrial fibrillation: How a touch of frost can cure a faulty heart
Atrial fibrillation — an erratic heartbeat — affects up to 800,000 Britons, and can lead to a stroke if left untreated. Eileen Marshall, 67, underwent a new procedure for it.
Source: the Mail online | Health - December 2, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Eating nuts can lower the risk of irregular heartbeat
Research has found that eating nuts at least three times a week was associated with an 18% reduced risk of atrial fibrillation, a heart condition that's a major cause of stroke.
Source: the Mail online | Health - May 25, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Fat patients with an irregular heartbeat can REVERSE by losing weight
Around one million people in Britain and up to six times as many in the US suffer from atrial fibrillation, which can cause a stroke and eventually lead to heart failure.
Source: the Mail online | Health - June 20, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Smokers are up to 45% more likely to suffer from deadly irregular heart beats, study finds
Researchers from  Imperial College London found that for every 10 cigarettes smoked a day, the risk of suffering from atrial fibrillation, which is a cause of stroke, increases by 14 per cent.
Source: the Mail online | Health - July 12, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Smokers up to 45% more likely to suffer from irregular heart beats
Researchers from  Imperial College London found that for every 10 cigarettes smoked a day, the risk of suffering from atrial fibrillation, which is a cause of stroke, increases by 14 per cent.
Source: the Mail online | Health - July 12, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Secondhand smoke increases children's irregular heart beat risks
It's well-known that smoking raises the risk of atrial fibrillation and, in turn, stroke, New research from the University of California, San Francisco suggests parent's smoking puts their kids at risk too.
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 23, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Frequent drinking is 'a bigger risk to health than binge drinking', study claims
Researchers in South Korea studied drinking habits of almost 10million people. The number of times a person drank over the week raised risk of atrial fibrillation - which can cause stroke.
Source: the Mail online | Health - October 17, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

The high tech patch which could save you from a stroke
The £245 patch is attached to the patient's chest for two weeks and records the electrical activity from their heart and could help diagnose atrial fibrillation before the condition develops.
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 6, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Marijuana users over a third more likely to develop dangerous heart condition than non users
Marijuana users are at increased risk of developing atrial fibrillation, the most common type of heart arrhythmia that can lead to stroke and heart failure compared to non users.
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 2, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news