Pain Killers Increase Risk of Stroke

Published on November 7, 2011 by Technology Slice

Pain Killers Increase Risk of Stroke – An analysis of the medical records of 162,000 Australian veterans found those taking prescribed non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), often used for joint pain, increased their chances of having a stroke by 1.88 times. Lead researcher Gillian Caughey, of the University of South Australia, said while the increased risk [...]

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People Having Strokes at a Younger Age

Published on September 5, 2011 by Technology Slice

People Having Strokes at a Younger Age – Researchers at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention analysed hospital data on up to eight million patients a year between 1995 and 2008. In Annals of Neurology, they say stroke rates in five to 44-year-olds rose by about a third in under 10 years. Higher [...]

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Jean Claude Van Damme Has Minor Heart Attack

Published on October 20, 2010 by Technology Slice

Action man Jean Claude Van Damme has suffered a minor heart attack on the set of his new movie Weapon, according to reports. A day after celebrating his 50th birthday on Monday, the Belgian martial arts star collapsed on the set of the film in New Orleans and was briefly hospitalised, according to website Twitchfilm.net. [...]

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Calcium Supplements Can Cause Heart Attack

Published on July 31, 2010 by Technology Slice

Calcium Supplements Can Cause Heart Attack – Researchers said the use of supplements should be reassessed in light of the analysis, published in the British Medical Journal yesterday. They said that because supplements were widely used, the ”modest” increase in heart attack risk could translate into a large burden of disease in the community. The [...]

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George Steinbrenner Apologizes

Published on July 14, 2010 by Technology Slice

George Steinbrenner Apologizes – Fourteen years later, Steinbrenner apologized to Berra, and the two ended up close friends. That’s the way it was with “The Boss” – no middle ground. “He said, ‘It was the worst mistake in my life,’” Berra said Tuesday at his museum in New Jersey. “We became very good friends.”

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