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Are Coffee & Sex Stroke Risks?

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Tea and coffee reduce heart attack risk

A new study reveals that a cuppa a day could keep heart problems at bay - thanks to antioxidants found in both drinks. Scientists from University Medical Center Utrecht, Netherlands found that drinking moderate amounts of coffee or tea can cut the risk ...
AT EINSTEIN's autopsy in 1955, his brain was something of a disappointment: it turned out to be a tad smaller than the average Joe's. Martijn van den Heuvel, a neuroscientist at Utrecht University Medical Center in the Netherlands, found that ...
Use of a pump during coronary artery bypass surgery does not appear to be responsible for long-term loss of cognitive function and memory in patients with coronary artery disease; it instead may be due to the disease itself, according to a study ...
Children treated with amoxicillin for acute otitis media are more likely to experience a recurrent infection than children not treated with antibiotics, according to a study published online June 30 in BMJ.. Natalia Bezakova, of the University Medical Center Utrecht in the ...
Stenting and medical treatment in the treatment of renal artery stenosis showed no benefit over medical treatment alone in a study reported in the June 16 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine.. Liesbeth Bax, M.D., of the University Medical Center ...

No Clear Benefit to Renal Artery Stents

Patients with renal artery stenosis do not benefit from renal artery stent placement and are at risk for procedure-related complications, according to a study published online on May 5 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.. There were two procedure-related deaths, one death ...
A gastrointestinal peptide hormone originally derived from the saliva of a venomous lizard is effective in reducing infarct size and preventing cardiac function deterioration after a heart attack in pigs, according to the results of an animal study published in the Feb ...

Adverse Long-Term Consequences Follow Stroke

Caregivers of stroke patients experience reduced psychosocial functioning in the years after the stroke, and stroke patients experience long-term reductions in emotional and social function, according to two studies published online Dec. 18 in Stroke.. In the first study, J.M. Anne ...
People face a higher risk of stroke after surgery if they have low blood pressure during their operation, a new report shows.. The finding, to be presented Saturday at the American Society of Anesthesiologists annual meeting in Orlando, Fla., looked at 30 ...