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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 9, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Testosterone tied to heart risks among older men
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Older men who take testosterone are more likely to have a heart attack or stroke or die over the next few years, new research indicates.
Source: Reuters: Health - November 5, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
New heart guidelines back stronger therapies for high risk patients
(Reuters) - New U.S. guidelines on heart health that were a decade in the making recommend stronger measures for patients at particularly high risk of heart attack or stroke, including more aggressive therapy with drugs that lower cholesterol or even bariatric weight loss surgery.
Source: Reuters: Health - November 12, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
New U.S. heart guidelines back stronger therapies for high-risk patients
(Reuters) - New U.S. guidelines on heart health that were a decade in the making recommend stronger measures for patients at particularly high risk of heart attack or stroke, including more aggressive therapy with drugs that lower cholesterol or even weight loss surgery.
Source: Reuters: Health - November 12, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
FDA says new cholesterol drugs may not need outcome studies
(Reuters) - Members of an experimental class of cholesterol-lowering drugs could get U.S. regulatory approval based on their ability to lower "bad" cholesterol, and may not need to show that they reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke, the Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday.
Source: Reuters: Health - November 15, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
For pre-diabetics, just 2,000 steps a day cuts heart attack risk
LONDON (Reuters) - People who are already on the way to developing diabetes could significantly reduce their risk of having a heart attack or stroke by walking for just an extra 20 minutes a day for a year, scientists said on Friday.
Source: Reuters: Health - December 20, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Borderline high blood pressure tied to deaths
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Blood pressure readings above the ideal but below the formal definition of "high" still raise a person's risk of death from stroke and heart disease and should be addressed, according to a new study.
Source: Reuters: Health - December 24, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Older adults and their children move closer together after health issues
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Seniors who have a stroke or heart attack are more likely to end up living closer to their adult children afterward, according to a new study.
Source: Reuters: Health - July 9, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
U.S. strokes, stroke deaths decreased over past decades
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The number of Americans having strokes and the number dying following strokes decreased over the past 20 years, according to a new study.
Source: Reuters: Health - July 16, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Neck manipulation may be associated with stroke
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - - Blood vessel tears that lead to strokes may be associated with – but not necessarily caused by – treatments involving neck manipulations, researchers say.
Source: Reuters: Health - August 11, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Childhood growth hormone treatment tied to stroke risk
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Children who receive growth hormone to treat short stature or hormone deficiency may be at an increased risk of strokes caused by burst blood vessels as young adults, suggests a new European study.
Source: Reuters: Health - August 14, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Diabetics pay little attention to salt warnings: study
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In a recent survey, most adults with diabetes knew that a high-salt diet is linked to high blood pressure and stroke - but most still consumed too much sodium anyway.
Source: Reuters: Health - September 8, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
FDA says asthma drug Xolair raises risk of heart, brain problems
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The asthma drug Xolair is associated with a higher risk of heart attack, mini-stroke, chest pain and blood clots in the lungs and veins, among other problems, though the extent of increased risk is unclear, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday.
Source: Reuters: Health - September 26, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
FDA panel offers mixed view on Boston Scientific Watchman device
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An advisory panel to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration offered a mixed view of Boston Scientific Corp's Watchman heart device on Wednesday, concluding it is probably safe but not particularly effective in reducing the risk of stroke in patients with a certain type of irregular heart beat.
Source: Reuters: Health - October 8, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
FDA panel backs Daiichi's blood thinner
(Reuters) - A panel of advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration voted 9-1 in favor of approving Japanese drugmaker Daiichi Sankyo Co's blood clot and stroke preventer for use in some patients with atrial fibrillation.
Source: Reuters: Health - October 30, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
