Heart Attacks - How to Avoid a Heart Attack

NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - New Orleans residents were found to have three times the rate of heart attacks four years after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina than before the storm and levee break that flooded the city, according to a study presented ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Sudden bursts of moderate to intense physical activity -- such as jogging or having sex -- significantly increase the risk of having a heart attack, especially in people who do not get regular exercise, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.Doctors ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Some research has found that people may be less likely to survive a heart attack if they are treated during hospital "off-hours." But a new study suggests that is not the case -- at least for people ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Air pollution triggers more heart attacks than using cocaine and poses as high a risk of sparking a heart attack as alcohol, coffee and physical exertion, scientists said on Thursday.Sex, anger, marijuana use and chest or respiratory infections and ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - It would seem logical for patients who have had a heart attack to cut back on fast food.Some devoted fast food eaters do. But six months later, more than half can still be found at their favorite fast ...

A leading health expert has questioned the government's case for radical reform of the NHS, saying that Britain's healthcare compares more favourably to the rest of Europe than ministers claim.John Appleby, chief economist at the King's Fund think tank, cast doubt over ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Merck & Co's experimental blood clot preventer vorapaxar can cause bleeding in patients who previously suffered a stroke, the drugmaker confirmed on Wednesday.Merck said last week that an independent committee to monitor clinical trials of the drug determined ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Common painkillers such as ibuprofen and diclofenac as well as branded pain drugs from Pfizer Inc, Merck & Co Inc and Novartis AG can increase the risk of heart attacks and strokes, a review found on Wednesday.Scientists from Bern ...

One out of five patients who receive a well-known cardiac implant don't need it and are at greater risk of dying of heart attacks because of the device, a US study said.The survey of more than 100,000 patients who had received implantable ...

Police: Suspect performed CPR on heart attack victim, then stole purse from his wifePolice in central Florida are questioning the motives of a man they say performed CPR on another man suffering a heart attack at a convenience store and then stole ...

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Topic: Heart Attacks

Post-Katrina heart attack rate three-times higher: study

Yes, sex can kill you, U.S. study shows

Heart attack treatment as good during off-hours?

Dirty air triggers more heart attacks than cocaine: scientists

Many stick with fast food after heart attack: study

Health economist challenges case for reforms

Merck says clot preventer has bleeding risk

Analysis shows heart, stroke risk of pain drugs

Fifth of cardiac implants harmful: US study

Police: Suspect gave man CPR, took wife's purse

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