Why your blood type could predict your stroke risk: Type As are 16% more likely to suffer one
US researchers reviewed dozens of studies into genetics and ischaemic strokes, the most common type. It's thought that blood type influences a person's risk of developing dangerous clots. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 1, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
COVID Vaccines Not Tied to Increased Risk for Stroke COVID Vaccines Not Tied to Increased Risk for Stroke
SARS-CoV-2 vaccination does not raise the risk for acute arterial ischemic stroke and may be protective against stroke related to COVID infection, new research suggests.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines - August 31, 2022 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
Drinking Tea Linked to Health Benefits, Lower Risk of Dying Drinking Tea Linked to Health Benefits, Lower Risk of Dying
Drinking tea, even at higher levels and even in areas where black tea is favored, is associated with a reduced risk for death overall and from CVD, ischemic heart disease, and stroke.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - August 30, 2022 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
Drinking Black Tea Linked to Lower Risk of Dying From CVD Drinking Black Tea Linked to Lower Risk of Dying From CVD
Drinking tea, even at higher levels and even in areas where black tea is favored, is associated with a reduced risk for death overall and from CVD, ischemic heart disease, and stroke.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - August 29, 2022 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
Drinking Black Tea May Lower Mortality Risk, Study Suggests
While green tea has a long-standing reputation for health benefits, research has been much more mixed on black tea. One problem, says Maki Inoue-Choi, an epidemiologist at the National Cancer Institute, is that large observational studies on tea and mortality have focused on countries like Japan or China—places where green tea is more popular.
To fill this gap, Inoue-Choi and her colleagues analyzed data in the United Kingdom, where black tea drinking is common. After surveying about 500,000 people and following them for a median of 11 years, the results, published Aug. 29 in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine, ...
Source: TIME: Health - August 29, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Tara Law Tags: Uncategorized Diet & Nutrition healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
AXIOMATIC-SSP: Cautious Optimism on Factor XI Inhibitor in Stroke AXIOMATIC-SSP: Cautious Optimism on Factor XI Inhibitor in Stroke
The new factor XI inhibitor antithrombotic, milvexian, showed promising results in a dose-finding phase 2 trial in patients with acute ischemic stroke or TIA, on top of dual antiplatelet therapy.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - August 28, 2022 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
ALL-HEART: No Benefit of Allopurinol in Ischemic Heart Disease ALL-HEART: No Benefit of Allopurinol in Ischemic Heart Disease
Allopurinol failed to affect a composite of nonfatal MI, nonfatal stroke, or CV death, in a randomized trial that was ' definitively neutral ' in patients with heart disease but no gout.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines - August 28, 2022 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
Remote Ischemic Conditioning Neuroprotective After Stroke? Remote Ischemic Conditioning Neuroprotective After Stroke?
A process that uses occlusion/release cycles on upper limb arteries is associated with greater neurologic function after acute ischemic stroke than usual care, new research shows.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - August 25, 2022 Category: Primary Care Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
Stroke Disability Eased by Remote Ischemic Conditioning in Randomized Trial
(MedPage Today) -- Remote ischemic conditioning (RIC) finally showed a functional benefit in stroke when administered for 2 weeks among survivors, according to the RICAMIS trial.
People with acute ischemic stroke randomized to the study's RIC... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - August 16, 2022 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Risk Factors in Kids Linked to Stroke as Soon as 30s, 40s Risk Factors in Kids Linked to Stroke as Soon as 30s, 40s
Atherosclerotic risk factors present in children as young as 29 days are associated with significant risk for arterial ischemic stroke in the fourth and fifth decades of life, a new study suggests.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines)
Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines - August 12, 2022 Category: Endocrinology Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
Featured review: Does the type of anaesthesia for recanalisation therapies for acute ischaemic stroke affect patient outcomes?
Wednesday, August 3, 2022 (Source: Cochrane News and Events)
Source: Cochrane News and Events - August 3, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lydia Parsonson Source Type: news
ADT Use for Prostate Cancer Linked to Increased Risk for CVD Death
Risk increased for CVD death and for death from ischemic heart disease and stroke, especially among those aged 70 to 79 years (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology - July 29, 2022 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Cardiology, Internal Medicine, Oncology, Pharmacy, Urology, Geriatrics, Journal, Source Type: news
Seizures in Young Stroke Survivors Double Dementia Risk
Findings seen for all strokes, ischemic strokes, and hemorrhagic strokes (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Psychiatry)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Psychiatry - July 29, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Cardiology, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Neurology, Psychiatry, Journal, Source Type: news
Vaccination Cuts Risk for Myocardial Infarction, Stroke After COVID-19
FRIDAY, July 29, 2022 -- Full vaccination against COVID-19 is associated with a lower risk for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and ischemic stroke 31 to 120 days after COVID-19, according to a research letter published online July 22 in the... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - July 29, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Postop, Nonoperative A-Fib Carry Similar Risks for Stroke or TIA
TUESDAY, July 26, 2022 -- Compared with nonoperative atrial fibrillation (AF), postoperative AF after noncardiac surgery is associated with a similar risk for stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA), according to a study published online July 26... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - July 26, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
