Monthly Archives: June 2009
What is Safer — Fighting Fires or Taking Aspirin?
Taking an aspirin every day is nearly as risky as working as a firefighter. For 50-year-old men, taking a daily aspirin (which many do to help prevent heart disease and strokes) increases the risk of death by the equivalent of 10.4 deaths per 100,000 men per year. This is similar to the added risk that … Continue reading
Can multiple sclerosis trigger heart arrhythmia?
I've had a fairly mild form of multiple sclerosis for more than ten years, but have been going through a pretty excrutiating attack lasting about four months now. A strange symptom I'm experiencing that coincided with this attack are "premature ventricular contractions" (PVCs) diagnosed by my doctor. Personally, I think they must in some way … Continue reading
Can Multiple sclerosis be detected with a ct scan?
Can Multiple sclerosis be detected with a ct scan? and not an MRI? I have similar symptoms to MS- but I had a ct scan before.