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Category Archives: Stroke
Could breathing car exhaust trigger a stroke?
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A Danish study hints that air pollution from car exhaust might trigger strokes, although much more study is needed to confirm this, the study team notes. Continue reading
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Hormone patch may be safer for women
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Women who want to use hormone replacement therapy may be less likely to have a stroke if they use low-dose patches instead of pills, Canadian researchers reported on Thursday. Continue reading
Posted in Health News, Stroke
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Study confirms link between migraines and stroke
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – People who suffer migraines are about twice as likely as people without the painful headaches to suffer a stroke caused by a blood clot, a new research review finds. Continue reading
Posted in Headache, Health News, Stroke
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Folic acid doesn’t cut risk of stroke: study
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Studies have linked low blood levels of a chemical lowered by folic acid to lower rates of stroke. However, folic acid supplements don’t seem to prevent strokes, according to a review of clinical trials involving more than 39,000 participants. Continue reading
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FDA Reviews Side Effects From Prostate Cancer Therapy (HealthDay)
HealthDay – MONDAY, May 3 (HealthDay News) — A widely used class of prostate cancer drugs called gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonists increases the risk of diabetes, heart attack, stroke and sudden death in men, a U.S. Food and Drug Administration review has found. Continue reading
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FDA should regulate salt, panel says
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The Food and Drug Administration should regulate the amount of salt added to foods to help Americans cut their high sodium intake, which can lead to high blood pressure, kidney failure and strokes, an influential federal panel said on Tuesday. Continue reading
Posted in Blood Pressure, Flu, Health News, Stroke
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Hyperthyroidism ups young adults’ stroke risk
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Young adults with overactive thyroids are at increased risk of stroke, a new study suggests. Continue reading
Being overweight ups stroke risk, study confirms
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Excess weight increases stroke risk, a new study including nearly 2.3 million people confirms. Continue reading
Stroke risk goes up with each childbirth
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Going through childbirth more than once appears to raise a woman’s risk of having a stroke due to bleeding in the brain, Korean researchers report. Continue reading
Adding fat-lowering drug no help for diabetic hearts
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Adding a drug that lowers blood fats known as triglycerides to cholesterol-fighting statins provided no additional protection from heart attack, stroke and death from heart disease in patients with Type 2 diabetes, according to data from a large study. Continue reading
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