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WHO issues new guidelines for salt, potassium in diets
GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization (WHO) issued new guidelines on Thursday recommending that adults consume less salt and include a minimum of potassium in their daily diets so as to reduce risk of heart disease and stroke.
Source: Reuters: Health - January 31, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Antioxidants may not ward off strokes, dementia
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Older adults who eat diets high in antioxidants may not have a lower risk of dementia or stroke, a new study suggests.
Source: Reuters: Health - February 20, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Boston Scientific atrial fibrillation device proves safe -study
SAN FRANCISCO/CHICAGO, March 9 - A tiny upside down umbrella-shaped device implanted on the heart to prevent stroke in patients with a dangerous irregular heart rhythm known as atrial fibrillation appeared to be safe in a highly anticipated clinical trial, providing an alternative to clot-preventing blood thinners.
Source: Reuters: Health - March 9, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Edwards heart valve system good as surgery at three years: trial
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Patients who received the original version of Edwards Lifesciences Corp's non-invasive heart valve replacement system had a nearly identical death rate after three years as those who had open-heart surgery, with no increased risk of stroke, according to results from a clinical trial.
Source: Reuters: Health - March 11, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Edwards heart valve system good as surgery at 3 years-trial
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Patients who received the original version of Edwards Lifesciences Corp's non-invasive heart valve replacement system had a nearly identical death rate after three years as those who had open-heart surgery, with no increased risk of stroke, according to results from a clinical trial.
Source: Reuters: Health - March 11, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Quitting smoking helps hearts, even with weight gain
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who have quit smoking have a lower chance of suffering a heart attack or stroke than current smokers - even if they put on a few extra pounds in the process, according to a new study.
Source: Reuters: Health - March 12, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Chronic pain common after strokes caused by clots
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - One in 10 people who have a stroke caused by a clot blocking blood to the brain go on to develop chronic pain, according to a new study.
Source: Reuters: Health - April 5, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Gut bugs are implicated in heart attacks and stroke
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Thousands of heart attack victims every year have none of the notorious risk factors before their crisis - not high cholesterol, not unhealthy triglycerides. Now the search for the mystery culprits has turned up some surprising suspects: the trillions of bacteria and other microbes living in the human gut.
Source: Reuters: Health - April 24, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Air pollution can trigger heart arrhythmias: study
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For people with existing heart problems, exposure to high levels of air pollution can trigger the irregular heartbeats that may lead to a stroke or heart attack, according to a new study.
Source: Reuters: Health - June 13, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
FDA accepts review of long-delayed Merck blood clot drug
July 24 - Merck & Co. on Wednesday said U.S. regulators had accepted its marketing application for the blood clot drug vorapaxar, aimed at preventing heart attacks and strokes in patients who have already had a heart attack but who have no history of stroke.
Source: Reuters: Health - July 24, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Procedure may reduce stroke risk with irregular heartbeat
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A heart procedure may be an effective alternative for treating the leading cause of strokes in the U.S., an abnormal heart rhythm called atrial fibrillation, suggests a large new study.
Source: Reuters: Health - August 5, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Reports of side-effects from Bayer's Xarelto grow: Spiegel
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Bayer faces a growing number of reports of suspected undesirable side-effects from its stroke prevention pill Xarelto, German magazine Der Spiegel reported, citing data from a federal authority.
Source: Reuters: Health - September 8, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
German regulator sees no new risks from Bayer's Xarelto
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The number of reported side effects linked to Bayer's stroke prevention pill Xarelto is below worrisome levels, a German drugs regulator said, responding to a media report highlighting risks from taking the blood thinning drug.
Source: Reuters: Health - September 9, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Aircraft noise linked to higher risk of heart disease and stroke
LONDON (Reuters) - Exposure to high levels of aircraft noise near busy international airports has been linked to a higher risk of heart disease and strokes in two separate studies from Britain and the United States.
Source: Reuters: Health - October 8, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
