Cardiology
Study sparks energy drink warning
Drinking more than two energy drinks per day is associated with adverse heart reactions, including palpitations, a raised heart rate and chest pain.
Feb 3, 2016
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News tagged with heart palpitations
Health
Time to take a stand against the sale of caffeinated energy drinks
International health experts are calling on governments to take a stronger regulatory stand on the use of energy drinks and curb the growing harm caused by their consumption.
Mar 2, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Stressed out? Tips for taking control
While part of everyday life, stress seems to intensify around the holidays and into the new year.
Jan 14, 2013
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Health
Alcohol and energy drinks: a bad mix
(Medical Xpress)—Mixing energy drinks with alcohol (AEDs) as party beverages is a growing trend among young Australians, who are putting their health at risk by consuming amounts beyond what is deemed safe, according to ...
Oct 1, 2012
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Diabetes
Reactive hypoglycemia symptoms improve with sitagliptin
The diabetes drug sitagliptin appears to reduce the severity of reactive hypoglycemia, a form of low blood sugar that occurs after a meal, a preliminary study finds. The results will be presented at The Endocrine Society's ...
Jun 25, 2012
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Cardiology
Alcohol may trigger serious palpitations in heart patients
The term "holiday heart syndrome" was coined in a 1978 study to describe patients with atrial fibrillation who experienced a common and potentially dangerous form of heart palpitation after excessive drinking, which can be ...
Jun 1, 2012
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Cardiology
Palpitations are predictive of future atrial fibrillation: large population study
A large cohort study has found that the strongest risk factors for atrial fibrillation in both men and women were a history of palpitations and hypertension. While hypertension is a well known risk factor for AF, the investigators ...
May 15, 2012
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Medications
Miracle diet pill? A safe drug is elusive
(AP) -- The battle of the bulge has been a big, fat failure for U.S. drugmakers. But that hasn't stopped them from trying.
Feb 24, 2012
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Health
Australia experts call for energy drink warnings
Researchers in Australia on Monday called for health warnings on caffeine-loaded energy drinks following a spike in the number of people reporting medical problems after drinking them.
Jan 16, 2012
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Other
Elizabeth Barrett Browning's illness deciphered after 150 years
Known for her poetry, letters, love affair and marriage to Robert Browning, Elizabeth Barrett Browning also left a legacy of unanswered questions about her lifelong chronic illness. Now, a Penn State anthropologist, with ...
Dec 19, 2011
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