Common cold remedies may increase stroke risk
Common cold remedies usually contain phenylpropanolamine or PPA, which has been found responsible for an increased stroke risk. Before summing up this conclusion researchers tracked about 940 patients who had sustained hemorrhagic stroke. Actually, this is not for the first time that any study has come out associating PPA with hemorrhagic stroke as previous reports had also found that appetite suppressants containing PPA increases the risk of hemorrhagic stroke. Example is here:-
1. PPA increases HEMORRHAGIC STROKE.
2. Injured by Phenylpropanolamine?
3. PPA and the risk of hemorrhagic stroke
4. Phenylpropanolamine and hemorrhagic stroke in women.
5. PPA loss leaves veterinarians looking for alternatives.
Strangely, the association of PPA and hemorrhagic stroke has been found 4 times higher in women than men and this vary fact hones the demand of further investigation in this matter so that the reason behind this may emerge more precisely.
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Via: Reuters