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African-Americans May Be at Higher Risk of Stroke-Causing Brain Lesions
• Stroke • Oct 07 08
Cerebral microbleeds, which are small bleeds within the brain, appear to be more common in African-Americans than in Caucasians, increasing the likelihood of having…
Not a Moment to Lose in Therapy for Acute Stroke
• Stroke • Sep 25 08
In an editorial response to a report in the September 25 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine on the efficacy of intravenous…
Study opens way for later treatment of acute stroke
• Stroke • Sep 15 08
The time span in which treatment should be given for acute ischaemic stroke – i.e. stroke caused by a clot or other obstruction to…
Unusual case of a woman who suffered stroke during sex
• Gender: Female • • Sexual Health • • Stroke • Sep 15 08
Minutes after having sexual intercourse with her boyfriend, a 35-year-old woman suddenly felt her left arm go weak. Her speech became slurred and she…
Sleep position may cause apnea in stroke patients
• Neurology • • Stroke • Sep 12 08
Stroke patients spend most of their time asleep on their backs, which may contribute to a breathing problem called sleep apnea, according to findings…
Cholesterol Drugs Lower Risk of Stroke for Elderly Too
• Neurology • • Stroke • Sep 04 08
Elderly people who take a cholesterol drug after a stroke or mini-stroke lower their risk of having another stroke just as much as younger…
Orthopaedic Surgeons Play Key Role in Stroke Recovery
• Surgery • • Stroke • Aug 27 08
In the United States, nearly 730,000 first-ever strokes occur each year, with a survival rate of more than 80 percent. These survivors often experience…
New Hope for Stroke Patients
• Neurology • • Stroke • Aug 25 08
If a stroke patient doesn’t get treatment within approximately the first three hours of symptoms, there’s not much doctors can do to limit damage…
Smoking doubles stroke risk in younger women
• Tobacco & Marijuana • • Stroke • Aug 15 08
Younger women who smoke have more than double the risk of stroke compared to nonsmokers, with the heaviest smokers among them having nine times…
Stroke treatment still very often delayed
• Neurology • • Stroke • Aug 15 08
Stroke victims frequently fail to seek emergency treatment promptly enough, and even when they do get to the ER quickly, their treatment is often…
Hormone drug increases stroke risk in women
• Neurology • • Stroke • Aug 14 08
Treatment with tibolone, a drug with hormone-like effects, reduces the risk of fractures and the risk of breast and colon cancer in postmenopausal women…
A Lifestyle Good for the Heart May Prevent Stroke
• Heart • • Neurology • • Stroke • Aug 12 08
Stroke prevention seems to piggyback on a heart-healthy lifestyle, Action Points
In a large cohort of health professionals, those who didn’t smoke,…
Eating Fish May Prevent Memory Loss and Stroke in Old Age
• Brain • • Neurology • • Stroke • Aug 05 08
Eating tuna and other types of fish may help lower the risk of cognitive decline and stroke in healthy older adults, according to a…
Abnormal sleep patterns in women linked to stroke
• Neurology • • Stroke • Jul 21 08
Sleep patterns in middle-aged women can increase their risk for stroke, researchers in the United States have found. The greatest increase in stroke risk…
Alcohol’s impact on heart and stroke risk may differ for men, women
• Heart • • Stroke • Jul 10 08
Study highlights:
• Heart and stroke risks associated with alcohol use differ among Japanese men and women.
• Women with light alcohol consumption…
Woman aquires new accent after stroke
• Gender: Female • • Stroke • Jul 03 08
A woman in southern Ontario is one of the first cases in Canada of a rare neurological syndrome in which a person starts speaking…
New cardiovascular score developed to improve heart attack and stroke detection
• Heart • • Stroke • Jun 24 08
A new and more accurate method of assessing people at risk from cardiovascular disease (CVD) is set to improve national diagnosis rates and identify…
Stroke Study Reveals Key Target for Improving Treatment
• Neurology • • Stroke • Jun 23 08
For over a decade, the drug called tPA has proven its worth as the most effective emergency treatment for the most common kind of…
Controling Risk Factors Reduces Risk of Stroke by 42 Percent
• Stroke • Jun 20 08
Results of a new analysis of the Treating to New Targets (TNT) study show that intensive low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol-lowering in patients with stable…
Less hemorrhaging after stroke, but not fewer deaths
• Neurology • • Stroke • Jun 11 08
Published in the “New England Journal of Medicine” / The Department of Neurology at the University of Heidelberg Hospital coordinated the study in Europe
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Study finds that obstructive sleep apnea causes earlier death in stroke patients
• Neurology • • Stroke • May 19 08
Stroke victims who have obstructive sleep apnea die sooner than stroke victims who do not have sleep apnea or who have central sleep apnea,…
Study finds possible connection between marijuana abuse and stroke or heart attacks
• Heart • • Tobacco & Marijuana • • Stroke • May 13 08
Long-term harmful effects of marijuana (MJ) include risk for heart attacks and strokes in addition to impaired learning and memory. The active chemical in…
Cilostazol found may be safer than aspirin post-stroke
• Neurology • • Stroke • May 06 08
The anti-platelet drug cilostazol is as effective as aspirin at preventing recurrent stroke and appears to be linked to fewer bleeding events, a study…
New 3-D ultrasound could improve stroke diagnosis, care
• Stroke • Apr 24 08
Using 3-D ultrasound technology they designed, Duke University bioengineers can compensate for the thickness and unevenness of the skull to see in real-time the…
Prolonged fasting increases risk of rare type of stroke
• Neurology • • Stroke • Apr 16 08
Fasting during the month of Ramadan raises the risk of a rare type of stroke, according to research that will be presented at the…