Migraines research shows link to cardiac problems
ARTWORK BY graffiti artist Banksy which appeared on a disused bridge in Hull is to have a permanent cover installed within days.
Hull Council faced criticism for not acting quickly enough to protect the figure of a boy, with a pencil stuck on the end of a sword, with the slogan Draw The Raised Bridge, after it appeared on Scott Street Bridge.
The artist confirmed it as genuine on Friday night after the council closed shop for the weekend but on Sunday night vandals daubed it in white paint.
The artwork has since had a plastic sheet placed over it, but Coun Alan Clark said he was worried about the condensation gathering underneath. He expects the new cover to be up by the end of next week.
He is in talks with local graffiti artists Spray Creative to brighten up the surrounding industrial area and hopes businesses get involved. He said: “Having a Banksy is just a dream come true. It is staying where it is – it is not moving to a museum because it will lose its meaning. It is in an industrial area that quite frankly needs regenerating and just something as simple as putting some artwork round it can start bringing people into it.” SUFFERING WITH migraines could indicate underlying heart problems, a 19-year investigation involving more than half a million people has suggested.
Research involving both those who were diagnosed with the headache disorder and those who did not report any symptoms found a strong link with cardiovascular problems.
This included heart attacks, strokes, blood clots and irregular heart rates, according to the study in
It found the migraine cohort were more likely to suffer a heart attack than those who reported no major headache symptoms – with 25 per 1,000 compared with 17 per 1,000.
Some 45 per 1,000 migraine sufferers also experienced a common form of stroke, compared with 25 per 1,000 of non-migraine sufferers.
In addition, the number of strokes related to haemorrhages was higher in the migraine-suffering cohort (11 compared with six), while 13 compared with 11 suffered peripheral artery disease.
The research also found an increased chance of a symptom related to deep-vein thrombosis (27 per 1,000 migraine sufferers, compared with 18 per 1,000 of the healthy population), and 47 compared with 34 for an abnormally fast heart-rate.
The researchers, from Denmark and the USA, collected patient data between 1995 and 2013.
They compared data from more than 51,000 people who had been diagnosed with migraines with more than 510,000 people who were migraine-free.
The average age for migraine diagnosis was 35, with 71 per cent of participants being women.
The report said: “In this nationwide cohort study, migraine was associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease.
“This suggests that migraine should be considered a potent and persistent risk factor for most cardiovascular diseases in both men and women.”
Meanwhile, health guidelines for teenagers should stress the importance of vigorous physical activity and fitness to cut the risk of heart disease, new research suggests.
Current NHS guidelines say people aged five to 18 should do at least 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity each day to improve their current and future health.
But in a study of adolescents aged 12 to 17, University of Exeter researchers found differences between the effects of moderate activity, such as brisk walking, and vigorous activity, like team sports or running around a playground.