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Inflammatory Claims About Inflammation
We all appreciate the elegance of simple solutions to complex problems. But we know too that simplicity can often masquerade as truth, hiding a more nuanced reality. Such is the case with inflammation, where pseudoscience, exaggerated claims, false promises, and dangerous oversimplification have dominated for too long. Here is a typical missive: "Inflammation controls our lives. Have you or a loved one dealt with pain, obesity, ADD/ADHD, peripheral neuropathy, diabetes, heart disease, stroke, migraines, thyroid issues, dental issues, or cancer? If you answered yes to any of these disorders you are dealing with inflammatio...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - May 29, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news

Air pollution linked to silent strokes
Conclusion This cross-sectional study has suggested a link between exposure to small particles in the air (one form of pollution) and the presence of "silent stroke" in older adults – small areas of damage to the brain tissue that are not severe enough to cause obvious symptoms. There are a number of limitations to be aware of when assessing the results of this study: While there was an association between particulate matter in the air and total brain volume, this was no longer statistically significant after taking into account whether people have conditions such as high blood pressure, which can also affec...
Source: NHS News Feed - April 24, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Lifestyle/exercise Neurology Source Type: news

Pineal Apoplexy With Cerebral Infarction (P1.033)
CONCLUSIONS:Although it appears that the infarcts were caused by the apoplexy due to their temporal progression, we conclude that pineal apoplexy was unlikely to cause the patient’s stroke and that the potential culprit of both events was a proximal source such as a cardiac or aortic thromboembolism.Disclosure: Dr. Truong has nothing to disclose. Dr. Young has nothing to disclose. Dr. Naderi has nothing to disclose. Dr. Brizuela has nothing to disclose. Dr. Handwerker has nothing to disclose. Dr. Al-Khoury has nothing to disclose.
Source: Neurology - April 8, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Truong, A., Young, M., Naderi, N., Brizuela, A., Handwerker, J., Al-Khoury, L. Tags: Cerebrovascular Disease and Interventional Neurology: Case Reports Source Type: research

Volumetric analysis of central body fat accurately predicts incidence of diabetes and hypertension in adults
Conclusions Central body fat and BMI equally and highly predict incidence of hypertension and type 2 diabetes.
Source: BMC Obesity - February 25, 2015 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: research

Behind the Headlines 2014 Quiz of the Year
In 2014, Behind the Headlines covered more than 500 health stories that made it into the mainstream media. Test your knowledge of 2014's health news with our month-by-month quiz. If you've been paying attention, you should find this quiz both easy and fun. Answers are at the foot of the page (no peeking!).   In January 2014's health news... What was said to help make bones stronger? 1) Swimming 2) Marriage 3) Listening to classical music Warnings were issued about the possible return of what? 1) Swine flu 2) The Black Death 3) Smallpox   In February 2014's health news... What activity was said to lower your ...
Source: NHS News Feed - December 29, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Special reports Medical practice Source Type: news

Ten-point plan to tackle liver disease published
"Doctors call for tougher laws on alcohol abuse to tackle liver disease crisis," The Guardian reports. But this is just one of 10 recommendations for tackling the burden of liver disease published in a special report in The Lancet.The report paints a grim picture of an emerging crisis in liver disease in the UK, saying it is one of the few countries in Europe where liver disease and deaths have actually increased rapidly over the last 30 years. It concludes with 10 recommendations to tackle the burden of liver disease.The media has approached the recommendations from many different angles, with many sources only ...
Source: NHS News Feed - November 27, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Food/diet Lifestyle/exercise QA articles Source Type: news

Increased risk of ischemic stroke in patients with mild traumatic brain injury: a nationwide cohort study
Conclusion: Mild traumatic brain injury is an independent significant risk factor for ischemic stroke.
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine - November 19, 2014 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Yi-Kung LeeChen-Wen LeeMing-Yuan HuangChen-Yang HsuYung-Cheng Su Source Type: research

Prolyl Carboxypeptidase Activity Decline Correlates with Severity and Short-Term Outcome in Acute Ischemic Stroke.
Abstract Prolyl carboxypeptidase (PRCP) is an enzyme associated with cerebrovascular risk factors such as hypertension, diabetes mellitus, obesity and hyperlipidemia. We aim to evaluate the relation between serum PRCP activity and severity, evolution and outcome of acute ischemic stroke. We used a specific RP-HPLC activity assay to measure PRCP activity in serum of 50 stroke patients at admission, and at 24 h, 72 h and 7 days after stroke onset to assess correlations with stroke severity based on the National Institutes of Health Stroke scale score (NIHSS), infarct volume on brain MRI scan, stroke outcome based...
Source: Neurochemical Research - November 5, 2014 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Kehoe K, Brouns R, Verkerk R, Engelborghs S, De Deyn PP, Hendriks D, De Meester I Tags: Neurochem Res Source Type: research

Genetic & epigenetic approach to human obesity.
Genetic & epigenetic approach to human obesity. Indian J Med Res. 2014 Nov;140(5):589-603 Authors: Rao KR, Lal N, Giridharan NV Abstract Obesity is an important clinical and public health challenge, epitomized by excess adipose tissue accumulation resulting from an imbalance in energy intake and energy expenditure. It is a forerunner for a variety of other diseases such as type-2-diabetes (T2D), cardiovascular diseases, some types of cancer, stroke, hyperlipidaemia and can be fatal leading to premature death. Obesity is highly heritable and arises from the interplay of multiple genes and environme...
Source: Indian J Med Res - November 1, 2014 Category: Research Authors: Rao KR, Lal N, Giridharan NV Tags: Indian J Med Res Source Type: research

Stroke Risk Factors, Subtypes, and 30-Day Case Fatality in Abuja, Nigeria (P1.121)
CONCLUSIONS: Although hypertension, obesity, diabetes mellitus, and atrial fibrillation were important stroke risk factors, in many patients, these were detected only after a stroke. While the commonest stroke subtype was cerebral infarction, observed in almost two-third of patients, SAH was associated with the highest case-fatality rate at 30 days of 44.4%. Larger population-based studies are planned.Study Supported by: nilDisclosure: Dr. Bwala has nothing to disclose.
Source: Neurology - April 9, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Bwala, S. Tags: Cerebrovascular Disease and Interventional Neurology: Ischemic Stroke Subtype Source Type: research

Customization of transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for susceptible populations including at the extremes of age, obesity, and stroke
Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a neuromodulatory technique that delivers low-intensity currents facilitating or inhibiting spontaneous neuronal activity. Such noninvasive electrotherapies have a number of advantages that have been exploited in clinical practice; in particular, tDCS dose is easily customized by varying electrode number, position, size, shape, and current. Recent developments in computational models have further customized dose to individual subjects and cases. Finite Element Method models developed from high-resolution MRI scans are among the tools available today. Designing and interpret...
Source: BRAIN STIMULATION: Basic, Translational, and Clinical Research in Neuromodulation - March 1, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Dennis Truong, Preet Minhas, Albert Mokrejs, Marom Bikson Tags: Abstracts Presented at NYC Neuromodulation 2013 Source Type: research

A safe, effective diet pill - the elusive holy grail
Trade in illegal, ineffective drugs flourishes as pharmaceutical industry repeatedly fails to produce successful pillAttempts to invent a safe and effective diet pill have foundered time and again, allowing the internet trade in illegal and ineffective herbal supplements and dangerous drugs, such as DNP, to flourish.A successful diet pill could make billions for the pharmaceutical industry, but efforts to date have ended in disaster, with patients harmed, drugs banned and massive compensation paid out.Fen-phen, an appetite suppressant, was the most spectacular failure. It was withdrawn in the US in 1997 after causing wides...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - January 14, 2014 Category: Science Authors: Sarah Boseley Tags: The Guardian Diets and dieting Drugs trade Healthcare industry World news Pharmaceuticals industry & wellbeing Health policy Society Politics UK news Life and style Public services policy Business Science Source Type: news

Listeria monocytogenes Meningoencephalitis Mimicking Stroke in a Patient with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
Conclusion The supratentorial focal lesions secondary to Listeria meningoencephalitis are rare. The cases with focal neurological signs without fever at onset can resemble stroke.
Source: Neurology and Therapy - December 1, 2013 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Ischemic Stroke as the First Manifestation of Hepatic Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma
In conclusion, hypercoaguable state related to hepatic epithelioid hemangioendothelioma can lead to an ischemic stroke, as a rare first manifestation of the disease.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - November 13, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Panagiotis Zis, Avraam Assi, Dimitrios Kravaritis, Vassilios A. Sevastianos Tags: Case Reports Source Type: research

Body Mass Index and Stroke: Overweight and Obesity Less Often Associated with Stroke Recurrence
Background: Although obesity is associated with excess mortality and morbidity, mortality is lower in obese than in normal weight stroke patients (the obesity paradox). Studies now indicate that obesity is not associated with increased risk of recurrent stroke in the years after first stroke. We studied the association between body mass index (BMI) and stroke patient's risk of having a history of previous stroke (recurrent stroke).Methods: A registry designed to collect data on all hospitalized stroke patients in Denmark 2000-2010 includes 61,872 acute stroke patients with information on BMI in 38,506. Data include age, se...
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - July 22, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Klaus Kaae Andersen, Tom Skyhøj Olsen Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research