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'Heart attack risk' for common painkillers
Posted in Medicine on 11th May, 2017
by Alex Muller
A fresh study suggests there may be a link between taking high doses of common anti-inflammatory painkillers - such as ibuprofen - and heart attacks.
Non-O blood group 'linked to higher heart attack risk'
Posted in Medicine on 30th Apr, 2017
by Alex Muller
People with a non-O blood group have a slightly increased risk of heart attack and stroke, research suggests.
Air pollution: 'Heart disease link found'
Posted in Science on 27th Apr, 2017
by Alex Muller
Extremely small particles of pollution have the potential to evade the lungs' protective filter system and end up deep in the body, scientists suggest.
Heart-healing patch has got the beat
Posted in Medicine on 18th Apr, 2017
by Alex Muller
One of the problems with heart attacks is that when the heart heals afterwards, it grows scar tissue over the part of the heart that was damaged.
Self-taught artificial intelligence beats doctors at predicting heart attacks
Posted in Medicine on 15th Apr, 2017
by Alex Muller
Heart attacks in particular are hard to anticipate.