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Smoking, boozing boosts atrial fibrillation
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [United States], May 1 (ANI): Smoking and drinking are two lifestyle habits that get a lot of negative criticism for a good reason. Giving up on these can be a challenge for many, but doing that can decrease the lifetime risk of stroke, heart failure and other heart-related
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Eating cheese every day could slash the risk of stroke, heart attack
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], December 2 (ANI): Cheese Lovers, Rejoice! A new research shows that eating a daily portion of cheese could reduce the risk of fatal heart attacks and stroke.
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Blood-thinning drugs may cut dementia risk by upto 48%
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], October 25 (ANI): Here's a good news! Blood-thinning drugs not only reduce the risk of stroke, but also decrease the risk of developing dementia, in people with an irregular heartbeat, a study has recently found.
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Hypertension in young adults ups stroke, kidney damage later in life
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 21 (ANI): A study has found that people aged between 18 to 49, with high systolic blood pressure over 140, are at greater risk of stroke, damage of kidneys and brain.
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Beware! Long-term aspirin use may not lower risk of stroke
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 7 (ANI): A study has found that long-term use of aspirin may not lower the risk of stroke in patients with abnormal heart rhythm, but increases their risk of gastrointestinal bleeding.
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Risk score tools can improve stroke prediction in atrial fibrillation pati
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar. 20 (ANI): A study finds that by combining two independent, scientifically-proven risk measurements, physicians can better predict a patient's irregular and often very fast heart rate risk of stroke or death.
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