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HEALTH WATCH: Stroke risk for pill-taking migraine sufferers.(Features)
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The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland)
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December 14, 2004
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Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 2004 Century Newspapers Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Byline: BY LYNDSAY MOSS
FEMALE migraine sufferers who take the Pill are up to eight times more likely to have a stroke than those not using the oral contraceptive.
Migraine sufferers were found to be twice as likely to suffer a stroke than other people.
For women on the Pill, the risk of stroke increased eightfold.
Researchers, from Canada, the US and Spain said more research was needed to look at ...
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