Early menopause, hot flashes and heart attacks: what you need to know
Heart attacks and strokes claim more than 1 in 5 women’s lives. Early menopause and hot flashes increase your risk. Here’s what you need to know to take care of your heart.
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How gout attacks lead to heart attacks
Not only are gout flares excruciatingly painful and highly disruptive, they also seem to increase the chances of you having a heart attack or stroke over the next few months. After reviewing the case files of more than sixty-two thousand British gout patients, researchers found that those who had suffered a heart attack were twice as likely to have had a gout flare-up in the preceding two months.