heart attack
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A woman died from a heart attack after she was raped by a stranger while unconscious on a park bench, a court has been told. Warning: This article contains details readers may find distressing Natalie Shotter, 37, had been on a night out before she was sexually assaulted and killed on a park bench in…
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A Cleveland Clinic scientist stopped short of saying doctors should take patients off Vascepa, but he said he has questions due to the lack of a “neutral comparator.” Debate over the landmark REDUCE-IT study flared anew today, as scientists presented findings from two new studies that failed to find a prevention benefit for patients taking…
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A woman’s heart looks just like a man’s, but there are significant differences. For example, a woman’s heart is usually smaller as are some of its interior chambers. The walls that divide some of these chambers are thinner. A woman’s heart pumps faster than a man’s, but ejects about 10 percent less blood with each…
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Tony Iwelu, Chief Security Officer to Minister for Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has died of electric shock in a hotel in Kaduna State while attending a function. Though details surrounding the incident remains sketchy, it was said that Iwelu died while having a shower on Monday at about 10:30am. Iwelu was an operative of the Department…
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Iker Casillas, a World Cup winner with Spain, is in the hospital after suffering a heart attack during training, per reports from Portugal. FC Porto confirmed the news of its goalkeeper with a two tweets, the first roughly translated as “Always together” with a photo of Casillas. Casillas, 37, is “out of danger,” according to The…
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Children of parents with heart disease are more likely to develop heart disease themselves. African-Americans have more severe high blood pressure than Caucasians, and a higher risk of heart disease. Heart disease risk is also higher among Mexican-Americans, American Indians, native Hawaiians and some Asian-Americans. This is partly due to higher rates of obesity and…
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You might be at risk of a heart attack even if you’re not overweight. You may not have a history of heart disease in your family but knowledge, they say, is power; and you probably know that sedentary behavior negatively affects your personal health. However, there are many less-obvious factors that have contributed to…
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Diego Maradona has reacted to media reports on his health after he got “too emotional” in St. Petersburg, Russia, during the last Group D match between Nigeria and Argentina. Maradona, 57, was prominent among a group of retired Argentina international footballers who showed support to La Albiceleste ahead of the nerve-racking encounter. The football…
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Davide Astori, the Italian professional footballer and Fiorentina captain who died from a heart attack, has been laid to rest in a crowded ceremony swarmed by soccer fans, friends and well-wishers. After the emotional scenes at the central defender’s funeral in Florence, hundreds of mourners attended the burial in his hometown. Media reports, however, confirm…
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A famous Spanish bullfighter has died in France after carelessly stepping on his cape during a performance. The death of Ivan Fandino, who died was confirmed dead in hospital following an attack from a raging bull, has brought sorrow to all bullfight lovers around the world. His death comes barely 12 months after the death…
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Health experts say “sitting is the new smoking,” and you’d be right to say “the new cancer.” For even the smallest physical activity in a day, you may never know the extent to which you have reduced your chances of having a heart attack. That’s something you can definitely do to save yourself from an…
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It’s another sad news for animal lives as Bantu the gorilla has reportedly died after he was given a sedative last night by vets. The drug was intended to get him to sleep so he could be prepared for transportation to a different city in Mexico where he was expected to mate with two females.…
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Patrick Ekeng is a Cameroon international footballer aged 26 who passed away on Friday May 6, 2016.
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It’s barely a week since the sports world lost the football legend Johan Cruyff and now, Daan Myngheer a Belgian cyclist has died from heart attack.
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