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Beta Blockers Raise Stroke, Death Risk After Surgery
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Experts note doses of the blood-pressure drugs given in the study were probably too high
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 TUESDAY, May 13 (HealthDay News) -- Patients who received the blood pressure-lowering drugs known as beta blockers after having non-cardiac surgery were at higher risk of dying or having a stroke, a new Canadian study found.
However, the patients receiving the medications were less likely to have a heart attack, according to the report in the May 13 online issue of The Lancet.
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Breast-feeding Might Shield Women From Rheumatoid Arthritis
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Childbearing had no such benefit if baby was bottle-fed, researchers noted
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 TUESDAY, May 13 (HealthDay News) -- Women who breast feed for more than one year reduce their risk of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) by half, according to a new Swedish study.
The researchers also found that having children but not breast-feeding offered women no protection against the disease.
Taking oral contraceptives also failed to reduce the risk of RA. It's been suspected that |
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