This Painkiller Increases Heart Attack Risk by 50%

This Painkiller Increases Heart Attack Risk by 50%

Almost everyone uses painkillers from time to time. We’ve long been warned about the heart risk of over-the-counter non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), although not all of them are created equal. In the latest edition of the journal BMJ, Danish researchers...
Terrifying Aspirin and Heart Attack Connection

Terrifying Aspirin and Heart Attack Connection

Doctors have long been prescribing aspirin as a blood thinner to anyone at risk of heart disease. But does it really help? This has never been rigorously researched. A new study published in The New England Journal of Medicine attempts to answer these questions. And...
How Exercising Causes Heart Attack And Stroke

How Exercising Causes Heart Attack And Stroke

Diet and exercise: those are the two things you have always been told to do to prevent strokes and heart attacks, along with lowering blood pressure and cholesterol. Slow down! According to a new study published in the Mayo Clinic Proceedings, exercising can actually...
How Hypothyroidism Causes Stroke And Heart Attack

How Hypothyroidism Causes Stroke And Heart Attack

Most of us know that the symptoms of hypothyroidism are fatigue, tiredness, weight gain, and other well-known symptoms. But stroke and heart attack? That’s a new—but well-documented—connection found in two new studies published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology...
How ED Is Murdering Men By The Millions

How ED Is Murdering Men By The Millions

One can easily understand how ED ruins relationships, self-worth, and maybe even the joy of life. But can it actually be lethal? Most definitely, says a new study published in the journal Circulation. In fact, it can double your risk of dying even if you do everything...