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Colchicine cuts odds of new heart attack, stroke in heart attack survivors
(Reuters Health) - The inflammation-fighting drug colchicine, already a treatment for gout, dramatically reduces the odds of future cardiovascular problems in people who have just survived a heart attack, a large new study has concluded.
Source: Reuters: Health - November 18, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Insomnia symptoms tied to increased risk of heart attack and stroke
(Reuters Health) - People who have trouble falling asleep or staying asleep may be more likely to have a heart attack or stroke than individuals who don't have any sleep difficulties, a recent study suggests.
Source: Reuters: Health - November 12, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Trauma outcomes worse with risk factors for heart disease and stroke
(Reuters Health) - Severely injured patients are more likely to have complications or die if they have a cluster of cardiovascular risk factors like high blood pressure, diabetes and obesity, a recent study suggests.
Source: Reuters: Health - November 8, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
PTSD tied to higher, earlier stroke risk
(Reuters Health) - Young adults who develop PTSD may be more likely to have a stroke by the time they are middle aged, a study of U.S. veterans suggests.
Source: Reuters: Health - October 23, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Northern Ireland prepares for momentous abortion, same-sex marriage changes
Campaigners who fought for decades to end Northern Ireland's same-sex marriage ban and restrictions on abortion gathered in Belfast on Monday to prepare for a momentous change to the laws on both at the stroke of midnight.
Source: Reuters: Health - October 21, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Early menopause tied to heart problems before 60
(Reuters Health) - Women who go through menopause earlier in life may be more likely to have a heart attack or stroke before they reach age 60 than their counterparts who go through menopause later on, a recent study suggests.
Source: Reuters: Health - October 18, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Big income drops tied to heart attack, stroke
(Reuters Health) - Experiencing a substantial drop in income may raise the risk of having a heart attack or stroke years later, a recent study suggests.
Source: Reuters: Health - October 17, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Stroke rates continue decline in the U.S.
(Reuters Health) - Rates of stroke among U.S. adults over age 65 have steadily decreased over the past 30 years, according to a study that tracked participants from the 1980s through December 2017.
Source: Reuters: Health - October 9, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Diabetics can reduce heat illness from exercise
(Reuters Health) - Diabetes can make people more prone to heat stroke when they exercise on hot days, but two studies suggest there are things diabetics and others can do to lower their risk of heat-related illnesses.
Source: Reuters: Health - October 8, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Optimism tied to lower rates of heart attacks, death
(Reuters Health) - People with a positive outlook on life may be less likely than pessimists to experience events like a heart attack or stroke, and they may live longer, a recent review of existing research suggests.
Source: Reuters: Health - October 3, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Occupational pesticide exposure may raise heart risk
(Reuters Health) - On-the-job exposure to high levels of pesticides might raise the risk of developing heart disease or having a stroke, according to a long-term study in Hawaii.
Source: Reuters: Health - September 30, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
One pill with four drugs may lower heart risks in poor population
A single daily pill containing low doses of common medications might provide a simple, inexpensive way to reduce risks for heart attacks and stroke in underprivileged communities, researchers say.
Source: Reuters: Health - September 18, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Vegetarians have higher risk for stroke, lower heart disease risk
(Reuters Health) - People who follow vegetarian or vegan diets may have lower odds for heart disease but higher chances of having a stroke, compared to meat eaters, a large UK study suggests.
Source: Reuters: Health - September 18, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Czech doctors deliver baby girl 117 days after mother's brain-death
When a helicopter rushed an unconscious Czech woman who had suffered a severe stroke to hospital in April, her chances of survival were slim - and those of the fetus she had carried in her womb for 15 weeks little better.
Source: Reuters: Health - September 2, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Disparities in access to best stroke treatment
(Reuters Health) - Less than 10% of U.S. stroke patients get a treatment that evidence shows is most effective for a certain type of stroke – and the odds are even lower for patients who are black and Hispanic, a U.S. study suggests.
Source: Reuters: Health - August 15, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
