High blood pressure patients have a 44% lower risk of suffering a heart attack ‘if they take their medication before BED instead of in the morning’ Scientists looked at more than 19,000 patients taking drugs for blood pressure Those who took them in one go before bedtime 44% less likely of heart attack It […]
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Drugs commonly taken to improve cognition only boost short-term focus – at high cost
The use of prescription stimulants by those without medically diagnosed conditions marks a growing trend among young adults—particularly college students seeking a brain boost. But according to a study led by the University of California, Irvine, taking a nonprescribed psychostimulant may slightly improve a person’s short-term focus but impede sleep and mental functions that rely […]
Heart attack patients taken directly to heart centers have better long-term survival
Heart attack patients taken directly to heart centres for lifesaving treatment have better long-term survival than those transferred from another hospital, reports a large observational study presented today at Acute Cardiovascular Care 20191 a European Society of Cardiology (ESC) congress. Directly admitted patients were older, suggesting that heart attacks in young adults, and particularly women, […]