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Antidepressant helps prevent heart problems – Expert Q&A
A popular antidepressant has been shown to prevent further heart problems in people with depression and a history of heart […]
Continue readingPainkillers and Heart Attacks — Expert Reaction
A new study published today in The BMJ found that taking NSAID painkillers (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) to treat pain and inflammation could […]
Continue readingAntibiotics and heart deaths – experts respond
One of the most commonly prescribed antibiotics – clarithromycin – is linked with an increased risk of heart deaths, suggests a […]
Continue readingPainkiller research confirms heart risk – experts respond
New research confirms and clarifies the link between high doses of commonly prescribed painkillers and adverse cardiovascular events such as […]
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 readingAnti-smoking drug increases heart attack risk
A new study has found that a smoking cessation drug prescribed in New Zealand is associated with an increased risk […]
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 readingNBR: Short people at greater risk of heart disease
Scientists have found a link between height and heart disease: the shorter we are, the higher our risk, although the […]
Continue readingStuff/NZPA: Smoking ban reduces heart attacks – study
International researchers have found a possible link between banning smoking in restaurants/bars, and a decrease in the incidence of severe […]
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