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Flu, pneumonia increase heart attack risk
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 22 (ANI): Flu and pneumonia can increase the risk of having a heart attack and stroke by six times, states a study.
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Spicy food may reduce heart attack risk
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct. 31 (ANI): People who enjoy eating spicy food have lower blood pressure, thereby reducing their risk of facing a heart attack or a stroke, finds a recent study.
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Calcium build-up in arteries may predict heart attack risk
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 09 (ANI): Patients without calcium build-up in the coronary arteries had significantly lower risk of future heart attack or stroke, finds a study.
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Can your blood group predict heart attack risk?
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 22 (ANI): India is presently witnessing nearly two million heart attacks annually. A heart attack (clinically known as myocardial infarction) is the permanent damage or death of the heart muscles due to lack of oxygen-rich blood. According to reports, heart attack ki
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Dear women avoid smoking! It may increase your heart attack risk
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], April 3 (ANI): Dear ladies, avoid smoking, as a study finds females, especially below 50, are at the highest risk of serious heart attack, compared to both non-smokers and male smokers of the same age.
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Cholesterol-lowering drugs help prevent heart attack risk
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov.15 (ANI): A recent study has found that cholesterol-lowering drugs reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes in adults with cardiovascular risk factors such as high cholesterol, high blood pressure, diabetes and smoking, but have not had a heart attack or stroke
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Healthy lifestyle reduces even genetic heart attack risk
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov.14 (ANI): A recent study has found that even among those at high genetic risk, following a healthy lifestyle can cut in half the probability of a heart attack or similar event.
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How traffic noise risks your heart
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C, Jul 9 (ANI): Whether you're stuck in it or breathing in the fumes, traffic is bad for your health and now, a new study finds that rumbling lorries, honking horns and screeching tyres can put you at heart attack risk.
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