Can Migraines Signal
Future Heart Troubles?
50%
39%
The increased risk for
developing cardiovascular
events in women with a
migraine diagnosis than
those without.
When compared to women
unaffected by the condition, the
risk of developing a heart attack
was 39% higher for women with
migraine,
the risk of having a
stroke 62% higher,
62%
and that of
developing
angina 73%
higher.
73%
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80
100
Source: Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin. News release. June 14, 2016.
Americans
Living
Longer
and Better
18.8
The number of additional years of life
expectancy for the average 65-yearold in 2008, with 10.7 of those years
being disability-free. This is an
increase from 1992, when the life
expectancy for someone age 65 was
an additional 17.5 years, 8.9 of which
were disability-free.
Source: HealthDay. News article. June 9, 2016.
14%
Till Death
Do Us Part
The decreased likelihood of dying after a heart
attack in people who were married compared to
those who were not. Married people were also,
on average, likely to spend 2 fewer days in the
hospital than single people.
Weight Loss Surgery
May Reduce Mortality
Risk
57%
The decrease in the overall death rate in obese patients
who had weight loss surgery, compared to those who
did not have surgery. Heart disease and cancer accounted for most of the significant difference in death rates
between obese people who had weight-loss surgery and
those who didn’t.
Source: HealthDay. News article. June 2, 2016.
ACC.org/CSWN
Source: University of East Anglia. News release. June 7, 2016.
Hit the Gym to
Prevent Stroke
The reduction in risk of stroke after the age of 65
in adults in the mid-to-late 40s who were physically
fit compared to those who were not. The findings
suggest that doctors should consider low fitness
levels a risk factor for stroke.
37%
Source: HealthDay. News article. June 9, 2016.
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