Page 9 - Kai Chen News Today

Doctors at UMass Memorial Medical Center were able to save a mother and son who nearly died from mushroom poisoning.

Kam Look and her son, Kai Chen, faced life-threatening liver damage after eating the mushrooms.

Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Dr. Martha Gulati will never forget the first time she saw a young, healthy athlete die of heat stroke. It was 1995 in Chicago, in the middle of a heat wave that would ultimately claim nearly 700 lives. In...

Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Dr. Martha Gulati will never forget the first time she saw a young, healthy athlete die of heat stroke. It was

A study says that a rise in heart disease may be explained by extreme weather conditions.

‘Kuwait temperatures to rise by mid-century’ KUWAIT CITY, Aug 11: The number of deaths due to heat among non-Kuwaiti workers could increase by around 15 percent towards the end of the century, reports Al-Jarida daily quoting a study conducted by Kuwait University. The environmental research carri

The results of a study pointed out that beta-blockers or antiplatelet medication users were more likely to have heart attacks during the hottest days compared to control days. 

Patients on beta-blockers and antiplatelets are more vulnerable on hotter days, registry data suggest. The reason why isn’t clear.

Why taking either drug class would promote nonfatal MIs on high-temperature days, or why it may have appeared that way, isnt clear, but researchers still urge caution for patients on these drugs.

Among individuals suffering non-fatal heart attacks linked to hot weather, an outsize portion are taking beta-blockers, aspirin, and antiplatelet medications.