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Differences in Ischaemic and Haemorrhagic Strokes in Sri Lanka: 7-year data from the Ragama Stroke Registry (P1.092)
CONCLUSIONS:Clinical and risk factor profiles were different between ICH and IS patients. Stroke severity and functional disability were higher among ICH patients. Study Supported by:Ragama Stroke Registry has been partly supported by research grants from the University of Kelaniya and Research Institute, International Medical Centre of Japan.Disclosure: Dr. Ranawaka has nothing to disclose. Dr. Peiris has nothing to disclose. Dr. Thirumavalavan has nothing to disclose. Dr. Premawansa has nothing to disclose. Dr. Kasthuriratne has nothing to disclose.
Source: Neurology - April 8, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Ranawaka, U., Peiris, A., Thirumavalavan, K., Premawansa, G., Kasthuriratne, A. Tags: Neuroepidemiology: Cerebrovascular Disease, Critical Care, Epilepsy, Child Neurology, and Sleep Source Type: research

Role of Sleep Apnea and CPAP therapy in the incidence of stroke or coronary heart disease in women.
Conclusion. In women, untreated OSA is associated with increased incidence of serious cardiovascular outcomes, particularly incident stroke. Adequate CPAP treatment seems to reduce this risk. PMID: 24673616 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine - March 27, 2014 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Campos-Rodriguez F, Martinez-Garcia MA, Reyes-Nuñez N, Caballero-Martinez I, Catalan-Serra P, Almeida-Gonzalez CV Tags: Am J Respir Crit Care Med Source Type: research

Obstructive sleep apnea is independently associated with arterial stiffness in ischemic stroke patients
Abstract Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a predictor of all-cause mortality and recurrent vascular events following stroke. However, few studies have investigated the pathophysiology of OSA in ischemic stroke patients. Whether OSA independently increases arterial stiffness in ischemic stroke patients is determined by measuring the carotid–femoral pulse wave velocity (PWV) and via the central augmentation index (AIx). This cross-sectional study consecutively recruited 127 subacute ischemic stroke patients who were admitted to a teaching hospital for inpatient rehabilitation (median age, 61.3 years; IQR 53.6–7...
Source: Journal of Neurology - March 20, 2015 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Saving and Improving Lives Mile By Mile, Coast to Coast
Since mid-March, they've been riding bicycles through communities from coast to coast. Perhaps you've heard about their efforts or even saw them roll through your area. Their aim is noble. Their journey proved to be more difficult than envisioned. They endured a tragedy halfway through. And a near tragedy at the start. And all that is on top of the devastating episode that birthed this whole thing. The ride is called Heart Across America. It's the brainchild of Sean Maloney, a former Intel executive who overcame a debilitating stroke to resume his life and career. Since beating those odds, Maloney set his sights ev...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - June 8, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Race/ethnic differences in obstructive sleep apnea risk in patients with acute ischemic strokes in south Florida.
DISCUSSION: We observed higher frequency of patients at high risk for OSA in Hispanics with acute ischemic strokes in South Florida. PMID: 23771345 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Sleep and Breathing - June 15, 2013 Category: Sleep Medicine Authors: Ramos AR, Guilliam D, Dib SI, Koch S Tags: Sleep Breath Source Type: research

Life is Simple: Eat, Sleep, Swim, Repeat
A glass of crisp white and a rocket salad. And the potato mash, please. I haven't met a potato I didn't like. Famished each afternoon of my recent magical mermaid holiday, I sat down with wet salty hair, ordered and devoured. Swimming burns so much energy. I watched the beach full of swimmers and surfers. This is one wave of heaven, for me I thought, as I scribed notes on my pile of 4 X 6 cards. Noting and documenting my time in Oz waters, while watching it. I am lifted up this day. I met Mark and I get it. The magnificent pull of the sea. The perfect simple elegant solution to all that troubles us. Move in the water. Per ...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - May 28, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Healing through music
The last time I had a mammogram, I got a big surprise — and it was a good one. A string quartet was playing just outside the doors of the breast imaging center, and my thoughts immediately shifted from “What are they going to find on the mammogram?” to “Is that Schubert, or Beethoven?” By the time my name was called, I had almost forgotten why I was there. The unexpected concert was the work of Holly Chartrand and Lorrie Kubicek, music therapists and co-coordinators of the Environmental Music Program at Massachusetts General Hospital. But bringing music to hospital corridors is just a sideline for music therapist...
Source: New Harvard Health Information - November 5, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Beverly Merz Tags: Behavioral Health Mental Health Pain Management Surgery Source Type: news

On The Road Again!
There is nothing in the world that my husband loved more than bike riding. Well, perhaps sitting in the stands and cheering my four sons on during their soccer games. All the things that scared me about bike riding filled him with pleasure -- the speed as he raced down a road or came zooming down a mountain, the wind whipping his face as he pedaled furiously, and the focused exertion needed to climb or descend the mountain and navigate the rocky terrain. For a man who loved to sleep it was these feelings and the exhilaration of the ride that motivated him to get up in the wee hours each Saturday and Sunday. Dan was a world...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - May 1, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

CNS Summit 2017 Abstracts of Poster Presentations
Conclusion: This novel technology discriminates and quantifies subtle differences in behavior and neurological impairments in subjects afflicted with neurological injury/disease. KINARM assessments can be incorporated into multi-center trials (e.g., monitoring stroke motor recovery: NCT02928393). Further studies will determine if KINARM Labs can demonstrate a clinical effect with fewer subjects over a shorter trial period. Disclosures/funding: Dr. Stephen Scott is the inventor of KINARM and CSO of BKIN Technologies.   Multiplexed mass spectrometry assay identifies neurodegeneration biomarkers in CSF Presenter: Chelsky...
Source: Innovations in Clinical Neuroscience - November 1, 2017 Category: Neuroscience Authors: ICNS Online Editor Tags: Assessment Tools biomarkers Cognition Current Issue Drug Development General Genetics Medical Issues Neurology Patient Assessment Psychopharmacology Scales Special Issues Supplements Trial Methodology clinical trials CNS Su Source Type: research

How AI Is Changing Medical Imaging to Improve Patient Care
That doctors can peer into the human body without making a single incision once seemed like a miraculous concept. But medical imaging in radiology has come a long way, and the latest artificial intelligence (AI)-driven techniques are going much further: exploiting the massive computing abilities of AI and machine learning to mine body scans for differences that even the human eye can miss. Imaging in medicine now involves sophisticated ways of analyzing every data point to distinguish disease from health and signal from noise. If the first few decades of radiology were about refining the resolution of the pictures taken of...
Source: TIME: Health - November 4, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park and Video by Andrew D. Johnson Tags: Uncategorized Frontiers of Medicine 2022 healthscienceclimate Innovation sponsorshipblock Source Type: news

Rationale and Methodology of the Impact of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure on Patients With ACS and Nonsleepy OSA: The ISAACC Trial
ConclusionsThe ISAACC trial will contribute to evaluating the effect of CPAP treatment on cardiovascular events in patients with ACS and OSA.
Source: Clinical Cardiology - July 10, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Cristina Esquinas, Manuel Sánchez‐de‐la Torre, Albina Aldomá, Marina Florés, Montserrat Martínez, Antonia Barceló, Ferran Barbé, Tags: Trial Design Source Type: research

Obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome and a calculation of cardiovascular risk
In conclusion, overall 10-year cardiovascular risk in a Dutch OSAS population is substantial but lower as reported in earlier studies.
Source: European Respiratory Journal - December 23, 2014 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Visscher, L., Brusse-Keizer, M. G. J., Eijsvogel, M. M. M. Tags: 4.2 Sleep and Control of Breathing Source Type: research

11 Reasons Your Crazy Cat Obsession Makes You Happier And Healthier
Feline fans, rejoice: Your cat isn't just a cute and cuddly ball of fluff -- he's also incredibly good for your health. Even pet owners who prefer puppies can't deny the major benefits that come along with caring for a furry friend of either species. Science shows that pets can help prevent allergies in kids, ward off respiratory infections, improve your mood and even boost self-esteem. Whether you're a crazy cat lady or a dude ready to publicly proclaim your obsession with your feline friend, get ready to celebrate the many pros of being a proud cat owner -- all negative stereotypes aside. Here are 11 reasons we should...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - March 15, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

More than a stretch: Yoga’s benefits may extend to the heart
As a long-time yoga enthusiast, I’m always happy to hear about benefits newly attributed to this ancient practice. Doing yoga for a few hours each week helps me feel calmer and more balanced, both physically and mentally. Now, new research suggests that my habit also may be helping my heart. A recent review of yoga and cardiovascular disease published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology indicates that yoga may help lower heart disease risk as much as conventional exercise, such as brisk walking. As I write in the April issue of the Harvard Heart Letter, the studies in the review looked at different types...
Source: New Harvard Health Information - April 15, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Julie Corliss Tags: Complementary and alternative medicine Heart Health alternative therapy cardiovascular disease exercise yoga Source Type: news

7 Steps To Finding Your True Purpose
SPECIAL FROM Grandparents.com With average life expectancy now approaching 80, Americans can look forward to spending almost two decades enjoying retirement. That free time can seem heavenly at first—until the days stretch on. "[After] the honeymoon stage comes the disenchantment stage," says Dr. Sara Yogev, psychologist and author of "A Couple's Guide to Happy Retirement." "People feel like everything is purposeless. They can get depressed, and we would like to avoid that stage." Discovering your purpose—your driving force—is a proven way of escaping that emptiness. "From what we know from research, those that hav...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - April 16, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news