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Stopping daily aspirin therapy risky for heart attack, stroke patients
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sep 26 (ANI): Beware! Suddenly stopping the long-term use of blood-thinning medication may increase the risk of suffering a heart attack and stroke by 37 percent higher, warns a recent study.
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Is sitting 'the new smoking'? Not really
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sep 24 (ANI): Sitting has been described as 'the new smoking,' but according to a recent study, it's the obesity that really leads to problems.
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Here's how gender influences high blood pressure risk factors
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sep 16 (ANI): A recent study has found that there are marked gender differences in what drives blood pressure in middle-age and adulthood, suggesting the need for gender-specific treatments for hypertension.
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E-cigarettes with nicotine increase risk of heart attacks, strokes: Study
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sep 11 (ANI): A new study has recently found that e-cigarettes with nicotine cause a stiffening of the arteries in humans which is associated with an increased risk of heart attacks and strokes in later life.
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Stroke survivors are at double cancer risk
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sep 07 (ANI): A study has recently warned that stroke survivors are almost doubly at risk of developing cancer.
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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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Former B'desh skipper Khaled Mahmud suffers stroke, to be taken to Si
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], July 31 (ANI): Former Bangladesh skipper Khaled Mahmud suffered a stroke on Saturday morning and is likely to be taken to Singapore for treatment.
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This stitch in time can save stroke patients' lives
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jul 27 (ANI): A recent study has offered hope to the stroke patients, promising new options and a wider treatment window.
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1 in 3 stroke survivors shuns 'life-saving' statins due to side-
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jul 17 (ANI): Nearly 30 percent of stroke patients are refusing to take life-saving statins because they are worried about the side effects, according to a recent study.
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Manipulating cells may help in treating Parkinson's disease
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 11 (ANI): According to recent study, advancements in materials from this study could potentially help patients requiring stem cell therapies for spinal cord injuries, stroke, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, arthritic joints or any other conditi
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New tool can detect small stroke-causing clots
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jul 7 (ANI): Blood clots in veins and arteries can lead to heart attack, stroke and pulmonary embolism and now a team of scientists has come up with a method of detecting the likelihood of small thrombi better than the current tests.
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Centre's GST earns praise, and a horde of Twitter jokes
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 1 (ANI): Trust the Internet to find the laughable even in the most serious, sincere and legit situations. The social media was an ocean of hilarious tweets and videos even as Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Pranab Mukherjee pr
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