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It’s not a stroke of fate, but hypertension and diabetes
• Diabetes • • Stroke • Nov 01 10
Every one in four urban Pakistanis have suffered the symptoms of a stroke because many of the risk factors causing it are present in…
Childhood stroke study identifies the contraceptive pill and smoking as risk factors
• Children's Health • • Pregnancy • • Tobacco & Marijuana • • Stroke • Nov 01 10
Researchers are calling for clear guidelines on childhood stroke after a study, published in the November issue of Acta Paediatrica, found wide variations in…
Study identifies potential stroke triggers
• Stroke • Oct 26 10
Downing a few drinks or contracting an infection such as the flu seem to be connected to a short-term spike in the risk of…
Bisphosphonates tied to stroke in cancer patients
• Cancer • • Stroke • Oct 12 10
Cancer patients treated with osteoporosis-fighting drugs are at increased risk of abnormal heart rhythms and stroke, new research shows.
The benefits of these drugs…
Risk model based on Get with the Guidelines analysis can help
• Stroke • Sep 27 10
Using data from more than 270,000 hospital stroke admissions, scientists have identified how to predict which patients are at greatest risk of dying in…
Acupuncture not helpful for stroke recovery
• Alternative Medicine • • Stroke • Sep 27 10
Acupuncture does not help speed recovery after stroke, according to an analysis of 10 trials using fake or “sham” acupuncture as a control.
“Our…
Scientists find clue to cell damage after stroke
• Stroke • Sep 22 10
Scientists have found that an enzyme is responsible for the death of nerve cells after a stroke and say an experimental drug that dramatically…
Brain stimulation can help partially paralyzed stroke patients regain use of their muscles
• Brain • • Stroke • Sep 13 10
Stroke patients who were left partially paralysed found that their condition improved after they received a simple and non-invasive method of brain stimulation, according…
Antibiotic appears safe for stroke patients and good companion for tPA
• Stroke • Sep 13 10
An antibiotic appears to be a safe treatment for stroke and a good companion therapy for tPA, the clot buster that is currently the…
What Causes Childhood Strokes, and Is Stenting an Effective Treatment?
• Children's Health • • Stroke • Aug 19 10
University at Buffalo neurosurgeon Elad Levy, MD, implanted a stent in an artery inside the skull of a 14-year-old boy to prevent a…
B vitamins may not help stroke patients
• Stroke • Aug 05 10
B vitamins are safe, but they don’t appear to protect those who have suffered a stroke from heart attacks or new strokes, a large…
What prevents falls after strokes? Study: Not much
• Stroke • Jul 30 10
While most stroke survivors will suffer falls, strategies to prevent these dangerous events continue to fall short, suggests a new study out of Australia.
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Millions of Americans in early stages of kidney disease need stroke monitoring
• Urine Problems • • Stroke • Jul 28 10
Millions of Americans in the early stages of chronic kidney disease (CKD) are at an increased risk of having atrial fibrillation (AF) – a…
Stroke risk temporarily increases for an hour after drinking alcohol
• Stroke • Jul 15 10
Call it the not-so-happy hour. The risk of stroke appears to double in the hour after consuming just one drink — be it wine,…
New guideline says MRI best for diagnosing stroke
• Stroke • Jul 13 10
A kind of scan called an MRI is much better for diagnosing stroke than a CT scan, the American Academy of Neurology said…
Does pollution really increase stroke risk?
• Stroke • Jul 12 10
Living in city smog may be bad for the lungs, but whether it also plays a role in jacking up stroke risk, as studies…
Could breathing car exhaust trigger a stroke?
• Stroke • Jun 26 10
A Danish study hints that air pollution from car exhaust might trigger strokes, although much more study is needed to confirm this, the study…
More children, higher stroke risk for women?
• Gender: Female • • Stroke • Jun 24 10
Women who have given birth to several children may have a faster rate of plaque build-up in the neck arteries than those with fewer…
Robotic Devices Give Stroke Survivors a Helping Hand, Leg Up
• Stroke • Jun 18 10
As many as half of stroke survivors lose some of their ability to move their extremities. Now specialists in rehabilitation medicine at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia…
Under 50? Silent duo could put you at risk for a big stroke
• Stroke • Jun 08 10
Being young doesn’t mean you are immune to a stroke. You may feel healthy; you may be 18 or a vigorous 50. And yet…
Cost of caring for stroke patients double that of earlier estimates
• Public Health • • Stroke • Jun 08 10
Health-care costs for patients in just the first six months after they have a stroke is more than $2.5 billion a year in Canada,…
Study confirms link between migraines and stroke
• Migraine • • Stroke • Jun 02 10
People who suffer migraines are about twice as likely as people without the painful headaches to suffer a stroke caused by a blood clot,…
Age is a factor in choosing between two comparable stroke-prevention procedures
• Stroke • May 31 10
A published report provides the final details on how two stroke-prevention procedures are safe and equally beneficial for men and women at risk for…
Blood clot-related strokes decrease among whites, but not blacks, in long-term study
• Stroke • May 21 10
The incidence of blood clot-related strokes fell among whites in the Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky area for the first time, according to long-term surveillance study…
People who recognize stroke symptoms still may not call 9-1-1
• Stroke • May 14 10
People who realize that stroke symptoms are occurring in a family member or friend still may not call 9-1-1 — delaying vital treatment, according…