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AHA News: Stroke Rates Down for Mexican Americans, Up for White Adults
THURSDAY, Feb. 13, 2020 (American Heart Association News) -- Ethnic disparities in stroke rates declined among Mexican Americans in the last couple of decades, according to new research. But at the same time, stroke rates for white adults...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - February 13, 2020 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

AHA News: How 20 Years of Stroke Research Revealed Disparities Among Mexican Americans
FRIDAY, Oct. 2, 2020 (American Heart Association News) -- Belinda Zuniga was searching the classified ads for job notices 14 years ago when a single word caught her attention: stroke. Her grandmother had just had one. " We had so many questions. Her...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - October 2, 2020 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

Epidural therapy for the treatment of severe pre-eclampsia in non labouring women.
CONCLUSIONS: Currently, there is insufficient evidence from randomised controlled trials to evaluate the effectiveness, safety or cost of using epidural therapy for treating severe pre-eclampsia in non-labouring women.High-quality randomised controlled trials are needed to evaluate the use of epidural agents as therapy for treatment of severe pre-eclampsia. The rationale for the use of epidural is well-founded. However there is insufficient evidence from randomised controlled trials to show that the effect of epidural translates into improved maternal and fetal outcomes. Thus, there is a need for larger, well-designed stud...
Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - November 28, 2017 Category: General Medicine Authors: Ray A, Ray S Tags: Cochrane Database Syst Rev Source Type: research

Mexican case report of a never ‐treated Laron syndrome patient evolving to metabolic syndrome, type 2 diabetes, and stroke
Key Clinical Message Glucose and lipid profile together with blood pressure should always be considered for low sera‐IGF‐1 patients. Even when adulthood is reached, IGF‐1 therapy in these patients should be pursued as metabolic and protective cellular effects could be triggered. Real incidence of growth hormone insensitivity is still to be uncovered. Glucose and lipid profile together with blood pressure should always be considered for low sera‐IGF‐1 patients. Even when adulthood is reached, IGF‐1 therapy in these patients should be pursued as metabolic and protective cellular effects could be triggered. Real ...
Source: Clinical Case Reports - September 27, 2017 Category: General Medicine Authors: Inma Castilla ‐Cortazar, Giovana Femat‐Roldán, Joel Rodríguez‐Rivera, Gabriel A. Aguirre, Mariano García‐Magariño, Irene Martín‐Estal, Luis Espinosa, Carlos Díaz‐Olachea Tags: Case Report Source Type: research

Fewer Recurrent Strokes Now in Mexican Americans
THURSDAY, July 16, 2020 -- The rate of second strokes among Mexican Americans has declined steeply since the turn of the century, a new study finds. Between 2000 and 2013, the rate of recurrent stroke fell faster in Mexican Americans than in white...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - July 16, 2020 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news