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Discontinuing use of aspirin may prove risky for heart patients!

Anupam Agnihotri — Tue, 02 Jan 2007 01:27:58 +0000

Most of us know that taking aspirin regularly may cut down the risk of heart disease; thanks to the recent studies, which have uncovered this fact. But do you know that the results can be even more hazardous if you discontinue taking aspirin....

Post-Traumatic Stress is linked to Heart Health!

Anupam Agnihotri — Tue, 02 Jan 2007 00:05:23 +0000

If you find symptoms of post-traumatic stress, which include a tendency to startle at loud noises, nightmares and flashbacks then your chances of suffering from heart attacks and fatal coronary heart disease are quite higher. For the first time, a...

Women are more prone to heart strokes than men!

Anupam Agnihotri — Mon, 01 Jan 2007 07:58:57 +0000

Believe it or not but it is true that women are more prone to heart strokes than men are and their chances of having heart stokes are 40 percent higher than males. This conclusion has come to the surface after analyzing the family history of about...

Intracranial stent helps intracranial stenosis patients

Pratyush — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 06:52:29 +0000

A Wingspan intracranial stent may decrease the risk of a stroke for the people who are not able to survive a brain operation. According to the researchers of University of Michigan Health System, the Wingspan intracranial stent is the...

New diabetics at the immediate risk of stroke: Research

Pratyush — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 04:03:34 +0000

If you are diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes, you are at the risk of stroke starting immediately after their diagnosis. Dr. Thomas Jeerakathil from University of Albert has concluded the study on this new conception. Earlier, it was believed that...