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Articles tagged with: Heart attack
ARTICLE REVIEWS
CNN article accurately reports an increased risk of heart attack from cannabis use in young people, but lacks context on difference between absolute and relative risk
in CNN, by Megan Marples
— 21 Sep 2021
"Yes, it’s true that the data suggest a “doubling” of risk for cardiac problems in cannabis users, but the article confuses “absolute” risk and “relative” risk. Those..
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Heart attack victims shouldn’t use “cough CPR” on themselves, contrary to chain email dating back to 1999
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Heart attack “victims can help themselves by coughing repeatedly and very vigorously”
SOURCE: Facebook users, Facebook
Published: 30 Mar 2021
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