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Its true that maybe in 50% of the population, a stroke grows very quickly. (Photo: Pixabay)Life
Women more likely to die of heart attack if doctor is male: study

Most physicians are male, and male physicians appear to have trouble treating female patients.

7 Aug 2018 2:02 PM IST

She turns on hearing the baby cry and tears well up in her eyes (Photo: AFP)Life
Baby boy suffers stroke just two hours after birth, survives

Newborn faced three days in the special care unit, where he was placed on a life support machine and watched around the...

6 Aug 2018 11:23 AM IST

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Hookahs more harmful than traditional cigarettes: Study

Stiffening of arteries and the aorta are important signs of progression of hypertension, which raises the risk of heart...

5 Aug 2018 6:40 PM IST

Study further added that deep forehead furrows mean key vessels are being blocked with fatty plaques. (Photo: Pixabay)Life
Having wrinkly face raises risk of deadly strokes and heart attacks

Scientists found that having a face that is too wrinkly is an early warning sign of deadly heart trouble.

30 Aug 2018 1:46 PM IST

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Stroke increases dementia risk by around 70% : Study

Stroke characteristics may help to explain variation in dementia risk.

2 Sept 2018 10:36 AM IST

The \ground breaking\ liquid biopsy blood test promises to speed up the diagnosis of melanoma, ensuring patients get the personalised treatment they need sooner. (Photo: Pixabay)Life
Now, new blood test to screen for secondary heart attack

Researchers identified plasma lipid biomarkers that improve upon traditional risk factors in predicting heart disease...

8 Sept 2018 9:16 AM IST

For patients of Alzheimers and dementia, memory implants and reactivation will be a life-changer, just as the ability to mute or erase memories will be for trauma victims. (Photo: Pixabay)Life
Dementia risk doubles right after a stroke

People who had a recent stroke were 2.2 times more likely to develop dementia than people who never had a stroke,...

7 Sept 2018 8:50 AM IST

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Sepsis patients at higher risk of stroke

The risk was highest in the first seven days after discharge.

11 Sept 2018 1:36 PM IST

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Why there is need to talk about sexuality after stroke

Here is what a new study has found.

11 Sept 2018 11:29 AM IST

The researchers found that patients taking aspirin had the highest rate of recurrent blood clots (Photo: AFP)Life
An aspirin daily makes cancer patients 25 per cent more likely to...

Scientists found cancer patients already taking low dose of aspirin were up to 25 pc more likely to be alive at any time...

27 Sept 2018 3:55 PM IST

The pills used to reduce gastric acid when taken over a period of time makes the kidneys weaker and may lead to shutting down of the organ. (Photo: Pixabay)Life
Aspirin does not reduce heart attack, stroke risk, says study

Aspirin-related compounds have been used for the treatment of pain since the 16th century BC.

18 Sept 2018 10:29 AM IST

Over a period of ten years, the people who work harder were more likely to suffer atrial fibrillation (AF) - a condition that causes dangerous irregular heartbeat. (Photo: Pixabay)Life
Working overtime could kill you, says new study

Working for more than 50 hours a week increases risk of heart failure and stroke.

23 Aug 2017 4:52 PM IST

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