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Bleeding risk for over-75s taking aspirin daily – Expert Reaction
People over 75 who take aspirin every day to prevent heart problems have a higher than expected risk of intestinal […]
Continue readingChocolate linked to lower heart attack and stroke risk – Expert reaction
A large new study has added weight to claims that there are cardiovascular benefits to eating chocolate. But – before […]
Continue readingThe global cost of stroke – experts respond
An international study, lead by New Zealand researchers, has calculated the total worldwide cost of stroke in terms of years […]
Continue readingStatin risks highlighted in US labelling change
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has added diabetes and memory loss to the list of side effects for […]
Continue readingAnti-inflammatory drugs and cardiovascular risk
A review of research has clarified the heart and stroke risks associated with taking anti-inflammatory drugs. Australian and Canadian researchers […]
Continue readingUN Non-Communicable Disease meeting concludes
As the United Nations High Level Meeting on Noncommunicable diseases (NDCs) concludes, some general resolutions have been agreed to – […]
Continue readingSalt – how much is too much?
Writer Kate Fraser investigates the health effects of salt and what we are doing to mitigate them. An excerpt (from […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: Popular painkillers ‘lift stroke, heart risk’
Martin Johnston writes in the New Zealand Herald about a new study which suggests that the long-term use of popular […]
Continue readingImproving recovery after strokes
International research involving University of Otago researchers has found a new neuronal signalling pathway which could lead to improved treatments […]
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