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Sex, coffee (and maybe even a good nose-blow) increase stroke risk

A study has found that drinking coffee, have sex, or even blowing your nose, could temporarily raise your risk of rupturing a brain aneurysm and suffering a stroke.

6 May 2011

(Image: Rod Baker)

(Image: Rod Baker)

Dutch researchers identified eight main triggers that appear to increase the risk of intracranial aneurysm (IA), a weakness in the wall of a brain blood vessel that often causes it to balloon. Read the article.

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Distinctive packaging design reshapes the wine industry

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Retail trade sales continue to maintain solid growth

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Rise in e-commerce activity boosts SA’s supply chain sector

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Food, convenience and loyalty redefine South Africa's fuel stops

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#WPRD2025 | Hook, Line & Sinker’s Adam Hunter on building bridges: PR in a polarised world

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Record entries drive expansion of 2025 Effie Awards South Africa jury

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#WPRD2025 | Mango-OMC: PR and Comms, the 'truth' advocates

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Marilize Jacobs wants African PR professionals to take charge of the African story. Source: Supplied.

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#WPRD2025 | Prisa president, Bradly Howland, on professionalising PR

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IAB Report: Nearly 90% of advertisers in the US will use GenAI for video ads

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