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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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New blood clot find could help stave off heart attacks, strokes
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jun 5 (ANI): A recent study has found that it may be possible to disrupt harmful blood clots in people at risk for heart attack or stroke without upping their risk of bleeding.
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Heart failure patients with stroke history risk facing depression
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 7 (ANI): A study has found that heart failure patients with a history of strokes are at a greater risk of depression, hospitalisation and death than those without such a history.
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India beat Aussies in Dharamsala, reclaim Border-Gavaskar Trophy
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Dharamsala [India], Mar.28 (ANI): Opener KL Rahul struck his sixth half-century of the series while skipper Ajinkya Rahane played some phenomenal strokes as India hammered Australia by eight wickets in fourth and the final Test to reclaim Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2-1 at the Himachal Pradesh As
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Heart attacks, strokes prevented through health checks-ups
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec. 21 (ANI): A study led by Queen Mary University of London has revealed that health check-up programmes may prevent heart attacks, strokes or death from these causes in its first five years.
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Moderate alcohol intake lowers risk of some strokes
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C [US], Nov. 25 (ANI): According to a recent study, light and moderate alcohol consumption of up to two drinks per day is associated with a lower risk of ischemic stroke but seems to have no effect on a person's risk of hemorrhagic stroke. However, high-to-heavy drinking wa
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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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90% of strokes can be prevented
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C, Jul 16 (ANI): Just when you thought strokes can strike anyone at any time, a team of researchers report that 90 percent of them are preventable.
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