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Fruits, Vegetables Linked With Lower Risk Of Heart Attack, Stroke: Study
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • • Heart • • Stroke • Dec 04 12
Eating a diet heavy in vegetables, fruits, grains and fish could protect people with heart disease from experiencing a dangerous - and often fatal…
Drug, alcohol abuse tied to early-life strokes: study
• Stroke • Nov 30 12
Younger adults who suffered a stroke were often smokers or had abused drugs or alcohol, according to a U.S. study that looked at over…
Autoimmune disease linked to pregnancy loss, stroke more often than you’d expect
• Pregnancy • • Stroke • Nov 11 12
For years, researchers have known that antiphospholipid antibodies (aPLs) can cause pregnancy loss and clotting, but they haven’t known the true scope of the…
Couple of weekly portions of oily fish can help ward off stroke
• Dieting • • Stroke • Oct 31 12
Eating at least two servings of oily fish a week is moderately but significantly associated with a reduced risk of stroke, finds a study…
Brain Hemorrhage Less Deadly in Kids
• Children's Health • • Stroke • Oct 30 12
Children seem to fare better than adults following a hemorrhagic stroke, a single-center study showed.
Of the 59 kids included in the study, 34%…
Study shows PFO closure may be superior to medical therapy in preventing stroke
• Stroke • Oct 25 12
Results of a large-scale, randomized clinical trial called RESPECT revealed that patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure may be superior to medical therapy in preventing…
Nixing Time Wasters Speeds Stroke Treatment
• Stroke • Oct 19 12
The same techniques that streamlined assembly lines in the auto industry can expedite receipt of tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) for patients with an acute…
Safety results of intra-arterial stem cell clinical trial for stroke presented
• Stroke • Oct 12 12
Early results of a Phase II intra-arterial stem cell trial for ischemic stroke showed no adverse events associated with the first 10 patients,…
Study sees rise in young stroke sufferers
• Stroke • Oct 11 12
Strokes are most common in old age, but U.S. research suggests that lifestyle is putting younger people increasingly at risk for suffering strokes too.
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Sleep apnea plays dual role in stroke
• Stroke • Oct 02 12
Improvements to the diagnosis and screening of sleep apnea are critical to stroke prevention, according to new stroke care guidelines released today at the…
Smoking clouds the brain after stroke
• Tobacco & Marijuana • • Stroke • Oct 02 12
A study of stroke patients from Southern Ontario found those who smoke have more difficulty with problem-solving and decision-making than non-smokers.
The study, presented…
Expand telestroke in all provinces to save lives, reduce disability
• Stroke • Oct 02 12
Widespread use of telestroke - two-way audiovisual linkups between neurologists in stroke centres and emergency rooms in underserved and rural areas - would save…
“Mini” stroke can cause major disability, may warrant clot-busters
• Stroke • Sep 14 12
A transient ischemic attack TIA or a “mini stroke,” can lead to serious disability, but is frequently deemed by doctors too mild to treat,…
Parental divorce linked to stroke in males
• Gender: Male • • Stroke • Sep 13 12
Men with divorced parents are significantly more likely to suffer a stroke than men from intact families, shows a new study from the University…
Heavy drinking may lead to stroke earlier in life
• Psychiatry / Psychology • • Stroke • Sep 11 12
A new study shows that people who have three or more alcoholic drinks per day may be at higher risk for experiencing a stroke…
Smoking After Stroke Triples Risk of Death Within Year: Study
• Tobacco & Marijuana • • Stroke • Sep 03 12
People who don’t kick their smoking habit after having a stroke have a threefold increased risk of death within a year, a new…
Diabetes can DOUBLE your risk of stroke
• Diabetes • • Stroke • Aug 30 12
Diabetes can DOUBLE your risk of stroke, so why aren’t patients told to cut their blood pressure?
Adrian Scott was driving on a dual…
More strokes after bypass than stent procedures
• Heart • • Stroke • Aug 23 12
People undergoing bypass surgery to improve blood flow to the heart are more likely to suffer a stroke afterward than those who have a…
Coach could be key in helping stroke patients
• Stroke • Aug 07 12
When a stroke patient is discharged from the hospital, they often must cope with a new disability or lack of function, so changes in…
New stroke treatments becoming a reality
• Stroke • Jul 26 12
Scientists led by the President of The University of Manchester have demonstrated a drug which can dramatically limit the amount of brain damage in…
Electrical brain stimulation can alleviate swallowing disorders after stroke
• Brain • • Stroke • Jul 02 12
After stroke, patients often suffer from dysphagia, a swallowing disorder that results in greater healthcare costs and higher rates of complications such as dehydration,…
Psychological distress increases risk of death from stroke
• Stroke • Jun 18 12
Psychological distress was associated with a higher risk of death from stroke, according to a study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).
Psychological…
Contraceptive pill, ring tied to higher stroke risk
• Stroke • Jun 14 12
The largest study to examine the risks of hormone-based birth control has concluded the contraceptives carry a small risk of stroke and heart attack,…
Innovations in anticoagulation for stroke prevention
• Stroke • Jun 13 12
New scientific findings in anticoagulation for stroke prevention are paving the way for updates to the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Guidelines for the…
Re-Defining Future Stroke Risk among Pre-Diabetics
• Diabetes • • Stroke • Jun 08 12
Millions of pre-diabetic Americans may be at increased risk of future stroke, say researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine…