Heart failure causes and symptoms, experts say even moderate drinking could be fatal

Alcohol is bad for our health and we don’t need a doctor to tell us that. However, how much alcohol is ok has always been debatable. There have been many studies conducted on the consumption of alcohol and its impact on our bodies, but there has never been a conclusive figure or amount that we could agree on. But in the interest of good health, it is best to avoid alcohol. Because according this latest study, even moderate level of alcohol consumption may worsen the condition of heart failure patients with a…

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Dengue May Be Fatal for Heart Patients: Experts

Dengue fever may prove to be deadly for patients already suffering from heart diseases, experts have warned. Transmitted by mosquito bite, dengue has become a seasonal epidemic in India. It affects infants, young children and adults with symptoms appearing 3-14 days after the infective bite. “In case of a heart patient suffering from dengue, there is often platelet deficiencies resulting in a critical situation. Continuing Aspirin in these patients can prove to be fatal,” said Upendra Kaul, Dean and Executive Director (Clinical Research and Academics) at Fortis Healthcare, in a…

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Most Fatal Type of Stroke Declining Along With Smoking Rates

The type of brain bleeding that causes the most lethal kind of stroke has declined substantially since 1998, possibly as a result of falling smoking rates, according to researchers in Finland. Bleeding in the space between the brain and the thin tissue covering it, known as subarachnoid hemorrhage, affects fewer than 200,000 people in the U.S. each year and represents about 10 percent of all strokes. About 50 percent of all cases die within a year, the study authors note in the journal Neurology. In Finland, however, a decline since…

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Chocolate Snorting: the craze of getting excessive on cacao powder may be fatal

Chocolate lovers are taking their love for the wonder aspect to new heights, however professionals consider that the fashion is dangerous. membership-goers in Europe are giving ‘nostril candy’ a new meaning by snorting strains of cacao (raw cocoa) powder to decorate their temper. replacing alcohol and other unlawful drugs, this phenomenon, which began in Berlin, is becoming a craze as chocolate in this form is said to provide a hurry of endorphins into the bloodstream that could fuel feelings of euphoria, particularly while coupled with dance song. other than snorting,…

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