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Patients with cancer history experiencing severe heart attacks
Date: March 6th, 2017
After cancer, higher risk of severe heart attack
The researchers from Mayo clinic located in Rochester, Minn analyzed data from over 2,300 patients who had this rear type of heart attack referred to as ST-elevation myocardial infarction. For every 10 patients, one of them had a cancer history.
Strokes Decline in Older Americans, Rise in Young
Date: March 2nd, 2017
Significant generation change
Those born between 1965 and 1974 (also referred to as Generation X) were found by a recent research to have a 43% stroke cases compared to the Golden Generation.
A lead researcher and Ph.D. candidate at the Rutgers University School of Public Health in New Jersey, Joel Swerdel, said that “People born during what I call the ‘Golden Generation,’ 1945 to 1954, had lower rates of stroke than those born 20 years before them and also in the 20 years after them.”
Zika Infected Babies Can Develop Microcephaly after Birth
Date: February 28th, 2017
Normal head size at birth doesn’t rule out microcephaly
This is news that many did not want to fathom but is now a reality. A recent study conducted on 13 Brazilian babies and published in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report revealed all that to be true. When they were born, these children did not have the typically smaller head linked to Zika. After some few months, 11 of these children developed it.
WHO declares end of Zika emergency but says virus remains a threat
Date: February 26th, 2017
WHO declares Zika public health emergency over
The World Health Organization’s Emergency Committee clearly stated that Zika virus will no longer be treated as a global public threat to an individual’s health. It went on to warn that over 60 countries have been affected ever since the Zika virus was first reported in Brazil, expressing concerns that the virus will still spread in areas where the virus-carrying mosquitoes are existent.
Migraine and Stroke Risk Linked Again
Date: February 22nd, 2017
Migraine Treatment Options
As much as the cause of this connection is yet to be established, Dr. Cecil Rambarat (the study lead author) said that health care providers are better placed if they appreciate the link.
Dr. Rambarat, a resident physician at the University of Florida Shands Hospital in Gainesville, said that being aware of the link is important since migraine has for long been ignored as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease.
He said that it is about time the providers included migraine headaches as having possibly led to cardiovascular disease in the women.
Poverty, instability associated with poor control of pregnancy diabetes
Date: February 20th, 2017
Can Diet And Lifestyle Affect Control Of Blood Sugar
The study researchers explained that these pregnant women suffering from pregnant-related diabetes and reliant on food stamps or living a chaotic lifestyle may find it hard to have a control of their well-being. The authors wrote in Obstetrics and Gynecology that the factors under consideration may be modifiable.
Dr. Laura Colicchia, who led the study at the University of Pittsburgh and is at the moment in Maternal-Fetal Medicine at Abbott Northwestern Hospital said that there are numerous social factors, which impact one’s overall pregnancy health.
Popular Heartburn Medication Linked to Increased Stroke
Date: February 17th, 2017
Common heartburn drugs may raise stroke risk
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a statement saying that the most common types of strokes are the ischemic strokes. These usually happen after clotting of blood, effectively interfering with the flow of blood to the brain. According to the preliminary study, the proton pump inhibitors meant to treat heartburn and acid reflux also increases the risks of the stroke. What’s worrying with the revelation is that these drugs are commonly prescribed to millions of Americans and are easily available over the counter.
Celebrex Is No Riskier For Heart than Other Arthritis Drugs
Date: February 13th, 2017
Study Suggests Celebrex Isn’t Riskier Than Rival Pain Drugs
However, do not celebrate yet because a clinic trial done by Merck in attempts to find whether Vioxx could prevent colon cancer made an interesting revelation. The drug was found to have increasing heart attack cases, triggering the company to cancel its production in 2004. Since then, analysts have been asking whether Celebrex also can cause Celebrex.
Extensive Brain Defects Recorded in Zika Infected Babies
Date: February 2nd, 2017
Zika virus and its effects on babies
In the recently published studies, researchers noted a variation in the type of brain damage such as empty spaces and dead spots in the brain, congenital deafness and cataracts.
How are the children affected?
However, differences were recorded in all the three studies on the potential ways the infected children could be affected.
The first study published by The Journal of the American Medical Association analyzed 442 pregnancies from January to September in Hawaii and the United States. All these had been registered with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with most of the mothers being returning travelers.
Beta-Blockers Post-MI May Not Be Appropriate in Dementia
Date: January 30th, 2017
When not to use beta-blockers
The researchers said that there was a significant reduction of death almost a quarter as a result of using the drug by. However, the same beneficial drugs could be linked to a risk increase by 34 percent for the moderate or severe dementia patient, making it almost impossible for them to carry out their everyday activities.