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Weight-related stroke risk varies for different stroke types, analysis …
Harvard Health Being overweight has long been associated with a higher risk of stroke for women. However, a recent analysis of a large observational study indicates that the correlation holds only for strokes caused by blood clots (the most common kind). In fact … |
Live Science |
Some Heartburn Drugs May Increase Stroke Risk Live Science A popular type of heartburn medicine may raise a person’s risk for a common type of stroke, a new study from Denmark finds. People in the study who took proton pump inhibitors (PPI) faced an increased risk of ischemic stroke, compared with people who … Could common heartburn drugs up stroke ... |
Lompoc Record |
Migraine and Stroke Risk Linked Again WebMD 15, 2016 (HealthDay News) — Women who experience migraines have more than double the risk of suffering a stroke, new research shows. The finding adds evidence to the suspected link between these two conditions. Although it’s not yet clear why this … Migraine linked to increased stroke risk in women |
Telegraph.co.uk |
A beer a day helps prevent stroke and heart disease, new study …
Telegraph.co.uk A pint of beer a day could help reduce the risk of having a stroke or developing cardiovascular disease, new research has found. A study of 80,000 adults found the natural decline in high-density lipoprotein (HDL), or “good” cholesterol, in the body … |
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Catheter ablations reduce risks of stroke in heart patients with stroke …
EurekAlert (press release) Atrial fibrillation patients with a prior history of stroke who undergo catheter ablation to treat the abnormal heart rhythm lower their long-term risk of a recurrent stroke by 50 percent, according to new research from the Intermountain Medical Center … |