Common cold remedy ingredient raises stroke risk
Sat, 20 Jan 2007 04:53 AM EST
... NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Taking small, doses of cold remedies containing phenylpropanolamine (PPA) appears to increase the risk of hemorrhagic stroke in women, Korean researchers report. ...
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- Common Cold
- Pseudoephedrine, Guaifenesin and Dextromethorphan
- Cold Sore
- Home remedies
- Risk Factors
- Stroke
- Mini-Strokes
- Extreme Cold
- Ibuprofen and Pseuodoephedrine
- Acetaminophen and Pseudoephedrine
- Stroke, if clots break off and travel to the brain (drugs that thin the blood such as heparin and warfarin can reduce the risk)
- Security Risk Assessment
- Canker Sore
- Cardiac Risk
- Cough
- High Risk Pregnancy
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