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Recent respiratory infection predicts stroke
• Infections • • Stroke • Jun 24 09
People with recent respiratory infections may be at higher risk of stroke, according to a study published in the current issue of the journal…
Telemedicine Stroke Program Saves Woman
• Gender: Female • • Stroke • Jun 23 09
While suffering a major stroke at her home near Mena, Iva Sikes assumed the worst, not knowing that a University of Arkansas for…
Early prognosis after ‘mini-stroke’ better in women
• Gender: Female • • Neurology • • Stroke • Jun 22 09
In the first year after a mini-stroke, also known as “transient ischemic attack” or TIA, elderly women have lower rates of stroke, cardiovascular…
Migraines, Pregnancy and Stroke
• Migraine • • Pregnancy • • Stroke • Jun 16 09
For many women who suffer from migraines, pregnancy can be a period of relief from their headaches. Studies have found that preexisting migraines diminish…
Women’s stroke symptoms may differ from men’s
• Neurology • • Stroke • Jun 15 09
Women may be more likely than men to suffer certain “non-traditional” symptoms of stroke, a new study suggests.
Strokes occur when blood flow to…
EMS programs improve stroke awareness, short-term
• Public Health • • Stroke • Jun 12 09
Community stroke education programs developed by emergency medical services (EMS) personnel help increase people’s knowledge about the warning signs and symptoms of stroke, and…
Stroke clot-buster works as well in women as men
• Stroke • Jun 04 09
Contrary to some earlier reports, the results of a new study indicate that women and men who’ve had a stroke have similar outcomes…
Reduce Your Stroke Risk!
• Neurology • • Stroke • May 13 09
It takes less than a minute for a stroke to change a person’s life forever, but taking the time to make a few…
Patient Makes Dramatic Recovery From Stroke
• Stroke • May 04 09
It’s a good thing Corina Thomas went straight to the hospital after waking up with a terrific headache and tingling on her left side.
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Women More Likely to Experience Non-Traditional Stroke Symptoms
• Stroke • May 04 09
The traditional stroke symptoms are well known and include a sudden onset of numbness or weakness on one side of the body, trouble talking,…
Single gene defect can lead to stroke
• Genetics • • Stroke • May 01 09
Single gene defect can lead to stroke and deadly diseases of the aorta and coronary arteries, UT Houston researchers find
For the first time,…
Controlling Cholesterol, Blood Pressure Adds Up to Prevent Stroke
• Neurology • • Stroke • Apr 30 09
Reaching optimal levels for cholesterol and high blood pressure in people who’ve had a stroke adds up to prevent a second stroke or…
Researchers Identify Stroke Predictors in Black Patients
• Stroke • Apr 29 09
Predictors of atrial fibrillation (AF or afib) might offer physicians a better way to prevent stroke in blacks, according to a new study done…
High-dose paracetamol “may help stroke patients”
• Neurology • • Stroke • Apr 14 09
Giving a high dose of paracetamol to stroke patients with raised body temperatures appears to improve their chance of recovering without serious disability, Dutch…
Screening to Help Prevent Stroke in Kids Increases, But Limited Access a Problem
• Children's Health • • Stroke • Apr 14 09
The number of children with a certain blood disorder undergoing an ultrasound to help prevent stroke is up significantly in the past 10 years…
Device proves option to warfarin in stroke study
• Stroke • Mar 31 09
A new device implanted in the heart proved in a large clinical study to be a potential alternative to a standard blood thinner for…
Even Young People Are Vulnerable to Stroke
• Stroke • Mar 25 09
Contrary to conventional thinking, it’s not just senior citizens who suffer strokes. One-third of the estimated 780,000 Americans who have strokes each year…
Stroke Survivors Improve Balance with Tai Chi
• Alternative Medicine • • Stroke • Mar 23 09
Stroke can impair balance, heightening the risk of a debilitating fall. But a University of Illinois at Chicago researcher has found that stroke survivors…
Risks of Using Aspirin to Prevent Heart Attack Or Stroke Differ by Gender and Age
• Heart • • Stroke • Mar 17 09
Patients and clinicians should consider risk factors- including age, gender, diabetes, blood pressure, cholesterol levels, smoking and risk of gastrointestinal bleeding- before deciding…
Weighing the Options after Life-Altering Stroke
• Surgery • • Stroke • Mar 12 09
Choosing to have aggressive brain surgery after suffering a severe stroke generally improves the patients’ lives and allows them to live longer, according to…
Migraines increase stroke risk during pregnancy
• Headaches • • Migraine • • Pregnancy • • Stroke • Mar 11 09
Women who suffer migraines are at an increased risk of stroke during pregnancy as well as other vascular conditions such as heart disease, high…
Statins help elderly as well as young after stroke
• Stroke • Mar 07 09
Elderly people who’ve suffered a recent stroke benefit almost as much from treatment with a “statin” drug as do younger stroke patients, researchers…
Kidney disease increases the risk of stroke in patients
• Urine Problems • • Stroke • Mar 04 09
Chronic kidney disease increases the risk of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common type of heart arrhythmia, according to…
Preventing a Second Stroke is Focus of Study
• Stroke • Mar 04 09
Rush University Medical Center is participating in a National Institutes of Health (NIH) study to determine the best course of treatment to reduce…
Statins Lower Stroke Severity, Improve Recovery
• Stroke • Feb 26 09
Mayo Clinic researchers have shown that patients who were taking statins before a stroke experienced better outcomes and recovery than patients who weren’t…