Cop dies during a threesome, widow wins $3 million in compensation
June 12th, 2012 - 7:58 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Atlanta, Georgia, June 11 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A Georgia court has awarded the wife of a William Martinez $3 million over her husband's heart attack. The jury concluded that the Atlanta cop’s doctor ... Read more...
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Intense light reduces heart attack risks
April 26th, 2012 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 26 (IANS) Intense white light may be the latest way to prevent heart attacks besides other ways like cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), aspirin and clot-busters, according to a study."The ... Read more...
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Now, implant warns of impending heart attack
April 15th, 2012 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 15 (IANS) A medical implant can warn users about a potential heart attack through a combination of vibrations, tones and visual signs and save lives, says a study.
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Chances of heart attack, stroke rise with BP
December 20th, 2011 - 6:04 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 20 (IANS) Chances of a heart attack or stroke are greater if blood pressure (BP) levels go up during the middle age, reveals a study.
Men and women ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
750 Britons get one mn pounds as health compensation
May 31st, 2011 - 6:10 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 31 (IANS) Around 750 patients in Britain have won pay-outs worth one million pounds each because of mistakes made by the National Health Service (NHS) over the past ... Read more...
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Working 11 hours can up heart attack risk by 67 percent
April 5th, 2011 - 1:28 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 5 (IANS) People who spend more than 11 hours a day at work increase their chances of having a heart attack by 67 percent, a study has found.
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11-hour work days ‘can increase heart attack risk by 67pc’
April 5th, 2011 - 12:10 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 5 (ANI): Those who spend more than 11 hours at work increase their chance of having a heart attack by two thirds, according to a new study.Researchers from University College ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Thinking about choices makes people less sympathetic to others
March 30th, 2011 - 6:07 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 30 (ANI): A new study has suggested that thinking about choices could make people less sympathetic to others and less likely to support policies that help people.In the United States, ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Having a fling or one-night stand ‘can give you a heart attack’
March 23rd, 2011 - 11:40 am ICT by ANI
London, Mar 23 (ANI): Having a fling or one-night stand can increase the risk of a heart attack, according to a new study.Researchers from the Tufts Medical Centre and Harvard School of ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Traffic fumes more dangerous than cocaine?
February 24th, 2011 - 4:38 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 24 (IANS) Traffic fumes trigger more than eight times as many heart attacks as snorting cocaine, according to a new study.
If an individual with heart disease takes cocaine, ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Cycling seen as one of biggest causes of heart attacks
February 24th, 2011 - 2:36 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 24 (ANI): Cycling has always been touted as being good for health, but now a study has found that it is actually one of the biggest triggers of heart attacks.The ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
New nanoparticles make blood clots visible to CT scanner
February 3rd, 2011 - 5:13 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 3 (ANI): Researchers have designed nanoparticles that detect clots and make them visible to a new kind of X-ray technology.Gregory Lanza, a Washington University cardiologist at Barnes-Jewish Hospital said ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Heart patients watch out, winter can be deadly
December 19th, 2010 - 3:43 pm ICT by IANS
By Anjali Ojha
Gurgaon/New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) As the mercury dips, doctors warn that heart patients are at double the risk of suffering a cardiac attack as compared to summer.Though winters see ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Widow gives $7.2bn back to Madoff victims in largest forfeiture in US history
December 18th, 2010 - 1:56 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 18 (ANI): Bernie Madoff's widow is paying back more than 7.2 billion dollars of the missing money to the victims of the Wall Street swindler, it has emerged.The settlement is ... Read more...
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1 in 3 Brits believes cancer is down to fate
December 8th, 2010 - 4:47 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 08 (ANI): A new UK research has found that more than a third believe cancer is down to fate and their is nothing they can do to avoid it.Cancer Research ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Recurrent miscarriage ‘ups heart attack risk fivefold in later life’
December 2nd, 2010 - 1:18 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 02 (ANI): A new research has indicated that repeated miscarriage increases a woman's chance of having a heart attack fivefold in later life.The study also revealed that miscarriage is one ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Robert Pattinson Creates Riot At Taft Boarding School!
November 1st, 2010 - 4:43 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
November 1, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): The presence of 'Twilight' star Robert Pattinson is enough to create a stampede! However, no one imagined that even a video of the actor could create ... Read more...
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Flu Shot Said to Reduce Heart Attack Risk
September 21st, 2010 - 3:21 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Sep 20 (THAINDIAN NEWS) According to Reuters Health, a study was published on Monday which showed that if you get the flu shot as a middle aged or older adult, you may ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
White House correspondent livetweets his heart attack saga
September 6th, 2010 - 6:18 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Sep 06 (ANI): A White House correspondent is so addicted to Twitter that he even tweeted about having a heart attack and posted updates when the doctors were attending to him.Tommy ... Read more...
Posted in World |
DASH eating plan ‘cuts heart attack risk’
September 1st, 2010 - 3:01 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 01 (ANI): A new research has concluded that the DASH eating plan, known to reduce blood pressure and bad cholesterol, also reduces the 10-year risk of heart attack, especially among ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Free statins with fast food could neutralize heart risk
August 13th, 2010 - 12:57 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 13 (ANI): Researchers at Imperial College London suggest that fast food outlets could provide statin drugs free of charge so that customers can neutralise the heart disease dangers of fatty ... Read more...
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Thought I was dying: Peter Andre
July 14th, 2010 - 12:58 am ICT by IANS
London, July 13 (IANS) Singer Peter Andre thought he was "dying" when he collapsed last week due to chest pain.
Femalefirst.co.uk reports, Andre crippled due to chest pain while he went for a ... Read more...
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Peter Andre in heart attack scare
July 8th, 2010 - 3:09 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 08 (ANI): Aussie singer Peter Andre feared that he was having a heart attack after he collapsed in agony on Wednesday.The 'Mysterious Girl' hitmaker was hit by 'a bolt of ... Read more...
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Chocolates Found To Lessen Risk Of Heart Attacks
March 31st, 2010 - 8:48 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
London, Mar 31, (THAINDIAN NEWS) If you fear a heart attack, fear no more. Recent studies claim that consuming chocolates on a daily basis and in small doses would lower ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Peter Andre contemplated suicide after divorce
March 11th, 2010 - 1:05 am ICT by IANS
London, March 10 (IANS) Australian pop star Peter Andre says he thought about ending his life after splitting from Katie Price last year and the divorce left him suffering panic attacks.
The pair ... Read more...
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Temporarily stopping blood flow in arm protects heart during attack
February 26th, 2010 - 1:32 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 26 (ANI): Damage in people having a heart attack can be prevented by temporarily stopping blood flow in the arm, a Danish study has shown.According to researchers, the procedure "kick-starts" ... Read more...
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From heartache to heartbreak - how to avoid one?
February 15th, 2010 - 3:05 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 15 (IANS) Not everyone who suffers a heart attack clutches their chest and falls to the floor. "I woke up and felt like a pill was stuck in my throat," ... Read more...
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Big sports games may increase fans’ heart risk
February 7th, 2010 - 3:23 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, February 7 (ANI): Experts have observed an increase in the number of heart attacks during big games.Boffins noticed that German men's risk of having a heart attack almost tripled during the ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Nancy Kerrigan’s father died, brother arrested for assault
January 27th, 2010 - 7:55 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Stoneham, Jan 27 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Figure skating champion Nancy Kerrigan's father has died, over the weekend, and her brother Mark is being held as a suspect in the death. Her ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Suppressing anger ‘ups heart attack risk’
November 24th, 2009 - 2:40 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 24 (ANI): A new Swedish research suggests that men who do not vent out their anger on being treated unfairly at workplace are likely to double their chances of having ... Read more...
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Exercise-linked irregular heartbeats not risky for healthy older adults
November 17th, 2009 - 2:32 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 17 (ANI): A new study has suggested that healthy, older adults free of heart disease need not fear that bouts of rapid, irregular heartbeats brought on by vigorous exercise might ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Poor kidney function may increase heart attack risk
November 6th, 2009 - 3:27 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 6 (ANI): Poor kidney function may increase an individual's risk for suffering heart failure, heart attack, peripheral arterial disease and early death, reveals a new study.Researchers revealed that to evaluate ... Read more...
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Public sneezing in times of flu pandemic triggers fear of unrelated hazards
November 3rd, 2009 - 2:10 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 3 (ANI): A new American study suggests that sneezing in public in times of a flu pandemic creates a huge fear of health threats, including risks that cannot possibly be ... Read more...
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Broken heart ‘ups heart attack risk’
September 17th, 2009 - 1:29 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 17 (ANI): A broken heart can prove to be a serious health threat, say Australian researchers who found that people mourning the loss of a loved one are six times ... Read more...
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High recurring heart attack, stroke rates prevail globally despite use of many medicines
September 1st, 2009 - 11:59 am ICT by ANI
Washington, September 1 (ANI): An international study has shown that patients with vascular disease have a surprising high rate of events like strokes, heart attacks, hospitalisations and mortality, despite the use of ... Read more...
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