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U.S. group issues stroke prevention guidelines just for women
• Stroke • Feb 07 14

U.S. group issues stroke prevention guidelines just for women

While stroke is common in both men and women, guidelines released on Thursday for the first time address factors such as pregnancy, birth control… U.S. group issues stroke prevention guidelines just for women   

 
 

New global stroke repository offers regional comparative statistics
• Stroke • Jan 07 14

New global stroke repository offers regional comparative statistics

In many countries strokes are seen as a lower priority when compared to other diseases despite their public health impact. This is partly due… New global stroke repository offers regional comparative statistics   

 
 

Residual activity ‘hot spots’ in the brain key for vision recovery in stroke patients
• Eye / Vision Problems • • Stroke • Jan 03 14

Residual activity 'hot spots' in the brain key for vision recovery in stroke patients

Scientists know that vision restoration training (VRT) can help patients who have lost part of their vision due to glaucoma, optic nerve damage,… Residual activity ‘hot spots’ in the brain key for vision recovery in stroke patients   

 
 

Anxiety linked to stroke risk
• Psychiatry / Psychology • • Stroke • Dec 27 13

Anxiety linked to stroke risk

Men and women with severe symptoms of anxiety may have a higher risk of stroke than their more relaxed counterparts, a new study suggests.

… Anxiety linked to stroke risk   
 
 

Stroke risk ‘higher at start of warfarin treatment’
• Stroke • Dec 21 13

Stroke risk 'higher at start of warfarin treatment'

“Warfarin doubles risk of stroke in first week for irregular heartbeat sufferers,” reports The Daily Telegraph.

Warfarin is a drug known to reduce the… Stroke risk ‘higher at start of warfarin treatment’   

 
 

Anxiety linked to higher long-term risk of stroke
• Psychiatry / Psychology • • Stroke • Dec 19 13

AnXiety linked to higher long-term risk of stRoke

The greater your anxiety level, the higher your risk of having a stroke, according to new research published in the American Heart Association journal… Anxiety linked to higher long-term risk of stroke   

 
 

Novel rehabilitation device improves motor skills after stroke
• Stroke • Dec 01 13

Novel rehabilitation device improves motor skills after stroke

Using a novel stroke rehabilitation device that converts an individual’s thoughts to electrical impulses to move upper extremities, stroke patients reported improvements in their… Novel rehabilitation device improves motor skills after stroke   

 
 

More walking tied to lower stroke risk among men
• Stroke • Nov 23 13

More walking tied to lower stroke risk among men

Older men who spend several hours walking each day are less likely to have a stroke than their peers who rarely walk, a new… More walking tied to lower stroke risk among men   

 
 

Edoxaban Effective in Preventing Stroke, Reducing Bleeding and Cardiovascular Death in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation
• Heart • • Stroke • Nov 19 13

Edoxaban Effective in Preventing Stroke, Reducing Bleeding and Cardiovascular Death in Patients With AtRial Fibrillation

According to the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, over 800,000 Americans die each year from heart disease and stroke. Stroke is… Edoxaban Effective in Preventing Stroke, Reducing Bleeding and Cardiovascular Death in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation   

 
 

New case studies link smoking synthetic marijuana with stroke in healthy, young adults
• Tobacco & Marijuana • • Stroke • Nov 19 13

New case studies link smoking synthetic marijuana with stroke in healthy

Add stroke to the list of severe health hazards that may be associated with smoking synthetic marijuana,  popularly known as spice or K2,… New case studies link smoking synthetic marijuana with stroke in healthy, young adults   

 
 

Effect of reducing blood pressure with medications immediately following ischemic stroke
• Brain • • Heart • • Stroke • Nov 17 13

Effect of reducing blood pRessure with medications immediately following ischeMic stroke

Jiang He, M.D., Ph.D., of the Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, and colleagues examined whether moderate lowering… Effect of reducing blood pressure with medications immediately following ischemic stroke   

 
 

Higher rates of diabetes, hypertension, heart disease and stroke found in food desert
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • • Heart • • Stroke • Nov 05 13

Higher rates of diabetes, hypertension, heart disease and stroke found in food desert

There is more to the cost of living in a food desert than higher prices for the few fruits and vegetables sold nearby, according… Higher rates of diabetes, hypertension, heart disease and stroke found in food desert   

 
 

‘Smarter’ blood pressure guidelines could prevent many more heart attacks and strokes
• Heart • • Stroke • Nov 04 13

Smarter blood pressure guidelines could prevent many more heart attacks and strokes

A new way of using blood pressure-lowering medications could prevent more than a fourth of heart attacks and strokes - up to 180,000 a… ‘Smarter’ blood pressure guidelines could prevent many more heart attacks and strokes   

 
 

Ultrasound device combined with clot-buster safe for stroke, say UTHealth researchers
• Stroke • Oct 24 13

Ultrasound device combined with clot-buster safe for stroke

A study led by researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) showed that a hands-free ultrasound device combined… Ultrasound device combined with clot-buster safe for stroke, say UTHealth researchers   

 
 

Flu shot halves risk of heart attack or stroke in people with history of heart attack, study finds
• Flu • • Heart • • Stroke • Oct 22 13

FLu shot halves risk of hearT attack or stRoke in people with history of hEart attack

The flu vaccine may not only ward off serious complications from influenza, it may also reduce the risk of heart attack or stroke by… Flu shot halves risk of heart attack or stroke in people with history of heart attack, study finds   

 
 

Excessive alcohol consumption increases the progression of atherosclerosis and the risk of stroke
• Heart • • Stroke • Oct 21 13

Excessive alcohol consumption increases the progression of atheroscleRosis and the risk of stRoke

A Finnish population-based study showed that binge drinking was associated with increased atherosclerotic progression in an 11-year follow-up of middle-aged men. The progression of… Excessive alcohol consumption increases the progression of atherosclerosis and the risk of stroke   

 
 

High blood pressure during pregnancy could elevate the risk of a future stroke
• Heart • • Pregnancy • • Stroke • Oct 18 13

High blood preSsure during preGnancy could elevate the risk of a future stRoke

High blood pressure during pregnancy could dramatically raise a woman’s lifetime risk of stroke, according to a study presented today at the Canadian Stroke… High blood pressure during pregnancy could elevate the risk of a future stroke   

 
 

Toward a urine test for detecting blood clots
• Heart • • Stroke • Oct 16 13

Toward a urine test for detecting blood clots

Detecting dangerous blood clots, which can cause life-threatening conditions such as strokes and heart attacks, leading causes of death for men and women in… Toward a urine test for detecting blood clots   

 
 

New data-driven machine learning method effectively flags risk for post-stroke dangers
• Stroke • Oct 04 13

New data-driven machine learning method effectively flags risk for post-stroke dangers

A team of experts in neurocritical care, engineering, and informatics, with the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, have devised… New data-driven machine learning method effectively flags risk for post-stroke dangers   

 
 

Researchers Find Early Success in New Treatment for Stroke Recovery
• Stroke • Oct 02 13

Researchers Find Early Success in New Treatment for Stroke Recovery

Researchers at The University of Texas at Dallas have taken a step toward developing a new treatment to aid the recovery of limb function… Researchers Find Early Success in New Treatment for Stroke Recovery   

 
 

Vitamin B supplements might reduce your risk of stroke
• Stroke • Sep 20 13

Vitamin B supplements might reduce your risk of stroke

Taking vitamin B supplements might help to reduce your risk of a stroke, according to new evidence published today in the journal Neurology.

The… Vitamin B supplements might reduce your risk of stroke   

 
 

Different hormone therapy formulations may pose different risks for heart attack and stroke
• Heart • • Stroke • Sep 18 13

Different hormone therapy formulations may pose different risks for heart attack and stroke

Post-menopausal women whose doctors prescribe hormone replacement therapy for severe hot flashes and other menopause symptoms may want to consider taking low doses… Different hormone therapy formulations may pose different risks for heart attack and stroke   

 
 

FDA Says Bleeding Risk with Dabigatran Is Same as with Warfarin
• Drug News • • Stroke • Sep 14 13

FDA Says Bleeding Risk with Dabigatran Is Same as with Warfarin

After the approval of dabigatran in 2010 for the prevention of stroke and blood clots in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), the FDA received… FDA Says Bleeding Risk with Dabigatran Is Same as with Warfarin   

 
 

Racial/ethnic differences in outcomes following subarachnoid hemorrhage
• Brain • • Stroke • Sep 11 13

Racial/ethnic differences in outcomes following subarachnoid hemorrhage

University of Toronto researchers examined data on patients who had been hospitalized in the United States for subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) and found racial/ethnic differences… Racial/ethnic differences in outcomes following subarachnoid hemorrhage   

 
 

MRI may predict heart attack and stroke risk in people with diabetes
• Diabetes • • Heart • • Stroke • Sep 10 13

MRI may predict heart aTtack and stroke risk in people with diabetes

Whole-body MRI may serve as a valuable noninvasive tool for assessing the risk of heart attack and stroke in diabetic patients, according to a… MRI may predict heart attack and stroke risk in people with diabetes   

 
 
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