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<p>After controlling for factors such as social isolation and depressive symptoms, which are closely related to loneliness but distinct, researchers found that people considered lonely at the start of the study had a 25% higher risk of stroke than those not considered lonely. File Picture: Jeff Moore/PA Wire</p>

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Long-term loneliness increases the risk of stroke by 56% – study

The study, published in eClinicalMedicine, used data from 2006 to 2018 from the University of Michigan’s Health and Retirement Study

<p>High alcohol intake — more than 14 drinks per week for females, more than 21 for males — was linked with a 57% increase in stroke.</p>

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High alcohol intake linked with 57% increase in stroke

<p>Broadcaster Mark Cagney launches the Irish Heart Foundation's Act FAST campaign on Thursday, with Chris Macey, director of advocacy, Irish Heart Foundation, left, ahead of World Stroke Day on Friday. Picture: Leon Farrell / Photocall Ireland</p>

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First stroke support centre launched in Cork

Elderly flocking to emergency departments after delaying treatment during pandemic

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Elderly flocking to emergency departments after delaying treatment during pandemic

Stroke Awareness Week: Stroke procedure can help bring patients back to normal living

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Stroke Awareness Week: Stroke procedure can help bring patients back to normal living

Warning of rise in heart attack deaths

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Warning of rise in heart attack deaths