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'Dangerous': Stopping statins can 'significantly' increase risk of a heart attack - doctor
STATINS can slash your risk of serious cardiovascular problems by lowering high cholesterol levels. To reap the benefits and mitigate the risks, you usually have to take statins for life. According to Doctor Afzal Sohaib, consultant cardiologist at The Wellington Hospital, part of HCA Healthcare UK, coming off statins "completely" can hike your risk of a heart attack or stroke.
Source: Daily Express - Health - April 3, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Stroke: Millions at greater risk of stroke when the clocks change - how to lower your odds
MORE than 85,000 people in England are admitted to hospitals each year after suffering from a stroke. As the clocks go back on October 31st, millions could see their risk of life-threatening conditions increase.
Source: Daily Express - Health - October 30, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Andrew Marr health: British journalist thought it was 'a funny turn' - it was a stroke
ANDREW MARR is a famed broadcast journalist, who dismissed signs of a mini-stroke as 'a funny turn'. Months later, he was rushed off to hospital, had eight months off work and was left with a permanent disability.
Source: Daily Express - Health - November 1, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Plea for patient who died after drinking floor fluid
THE family of a stroke patient who died after being given cleaning fluid to drink in a hospital have launched a campaign to pay for legal representation at her inquest.
Source: Daily Express - Health - July 14, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Cardiovascular disease warning - charity said this could explain RISE in hospital cases
CARDIOVASCULAR disease - an umbrella term for diseases including coronary heart disease, angina, heart attack, heart rhythm problems, inherited heart disease, aneurysms, peripheral vascular disease and stroke.
Source: Daily Express - Health - September 7, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news