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Former U.S. pro football players may face increased risk of heart rhythm problem
(Reuters Health) - Former players from the National Football League may face an increased risk of a type of irregular heartbeat that could lead to stroke, a new study suggests.
Source: Reuters: Health - July 24, 2019 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
Smokers have higher risk for multiple strokes
(Reuters Health) - Smokers who have a stroke are much more likely to have another one if they don't quit or at least cut back, a Chinese study suggests.
Source: Reuters: Health - May 17, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Atrial fibrillation patients often overestimate risk of stroke, bleeding
(Reuters Health) - Patients with the irregular heart rhythm atrial fibrillation may overestimate both their risk of having a stroke and their risk of bleeding as a side effect of medication prescribed to prevent strokes, a recent study suggests.
Source: Reuters: Health - April 29, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
FDA approves expanded label for Regeneron/Sanofi's cholesterol drug
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc's cholesterol drug Praluent as a treatment to cut the risk of heart attacks, stroke and other major cardiovascular events.
Source: Reuters: Health - April 27, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Yale study revives cellular activity in pig brains hours after death
Yale University scientists have succeeded in restoring basic cellular activity in pigs' brains hours after their deaths in a finding that may one day lead to advances in treating human stroke and brain injuries, researchers reported on Wednesday.
Source: Reuters: Health - April 18, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Major study debunks myth that moderate drinking can be healthy
Blood pressure and stroke risk rise steadily the more alcohol people drink, and previous claims that one or two drinks a day might protect against stroke are not true, according to the results of a major genetic study.
Source: Reuters: Health - April 4, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Alcohol, caffeine are common triggers of irregular heart rhythm
(Reuters Health) - The most common triggers of atrial fibrillation - an irregular heart rhythm that's a leading cause of stroke - are avoidable behaviors like drinking alcohol or coffee, a recent study suggests.
Source: Reuters: Health - March 29, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
High-volume hospitals and surgeons do better on neck artery procedures
(Reuters Health) - Patients who need blockages cleared in their carotid arteries to reduce the risk of stroke may want to seek hospitals and doctors who do a lot of these procedures, a new research review suggests.
Source: Reuters: Health - March 15, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
New blood thinners better than warfarin for atrial fibrillation
(Reuters Health) - Patients with atrial fibrillation, a common heart rhythm disorder, should take newer blood thinners to prevent stroke instead of the old standby drug warfarin, U.S. doctors recommend.
Source: Reuters: Health - January 29, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Heart attack, stroke tied to lost work and wages
(Reuters Health) - People who suffer a heart attack, stroke or cardiac arrest may be less likely to work afterward, and those who do work may make less money, a Canadian study suggests.
Source: Reuters: Health - January 23, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Heart attack, stroke tied lost work and wages
(Reuters Health) - People who suffer a heart attack, stroke or cardiac arrest may be less likely to work afterward, and those who do work may make less money, a Canadian study suggests.
Source: Reuters: Health - January 23, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Aspirin lowers heart attack risk but raises risk of dangerous bleeding
(Reuters Health) - People without heart disease who take a daily aspirin may lower their risk of a heart attack or stroke, but a new study confirms they also have an increased risk of severe internal bleeding.
Source: Reuters: Health - January 22, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Study details how high fiber diets make for healthier lives
People who eat lots of high-fiber and whole grain foods have lower risk of heart disease, stroke, diabetes and other chronic diseases than people whose diets are low in fiber, a study commissioned by the World Health Organization (WHO) says.
Source: Reuters: Health - January 10, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Stroke survivors in U.S. may be getting less healthy
(Reuters Health) - Stroke survivors are doing better at managing their blood pressure and cholesterol today than a generation ago, but a growing number now have poor eating and exercise habits that carry a risk of repeat strokes, a small U.S. study suggests.
Source: Reuters: Health - January 3, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
