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Man Dies of Heart Attack While Watching Avatar 2, Cardiologists on What Could Have Gone Wrong

Man Dies of Heart Attack While Watching Avatar 2, Cardiologists on What Could Have Gone Wrong

Sudden cardiac death is becoming more and more common as people drop dead while dancing in movies, driving vehicles and even during their wedding ceremonies. According to media reports, a man from Kakinada district in Andhra Pradesh died of a heart attack while watching James Cameron’s Avatar 2 with his younger brother. He collapsed in …

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Study: Early pregnancy particulate matter exposure, pre-pregnancy adiposity and risk of gestational diabetes mellitus in Finnish primiparous women: An observational cohort study. Image Credit: Ground Picture / Shutterstock.com

Gestational diabetes mellitus linked to early particle exposure with high BMI

The incidence of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is rapidly increasing worldwide and affects up to one in six pregnant women. A new Primary Care Diabetes A review study relates this to a high body mass index (BMI) before the onset of pregnancy, associated with exposure to different levels of particles (PM) of a certain size. …

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