GPs should prescribe holidays to help patients at risk of heart disease live longer, say experts
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GPs should prescribe holidays to help patients at risk of heart disease live longer, say experts

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/08/28/gps-should-prescribe-holidays-help-patients-risk-heart-disease/ By Laura Donnelly, health editor, in Munich Holidays should be prescribed by GPs to help people at risk of heart disease live longer, new research shows. Heart experts said doctors should recommend a break to middle-aged patients trying to overhaul their health – not just tick them off about bad habits. The 40-year…

NHS warns of fatal heart attack spike in wake of cold snap

NHS warns of fatal heart attack spike in wake of cold snap

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/nhs-fatal-heart-attack-spike-cold-uk-weather-cardiac-arrest-old-a8103271.html By: Alex Matthews-King Health Correspondent  Heart attacks after a cold snap account for two fifths of the extra deaths seen over winter, NHS England says The cold snap, which brought snow and ice to swathes of the UK this weekend, is also likely to usher in a spike in heart attacks and strokes, the NHS…

Anti-inflammatory drug ‘cuts heart attack risk’

Anti-inflammatory drug ‘cuts heart attack risk’

ByMatthew Betteridge

Anti-inflammatory drugs could cut the risk of heart attacks and strokes, a study of 10,000 patients suggests. A trial of the drug canakinumab could represent the biggest breakthrough in treatment since the advent of statins to lower cholesterol, its authors say. The study reported a 15% reduction in the risk of a repeat heart attack…