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Middle-aged African-Americans more likely than whites to die of stroke
(Reuters Health) - In middle age, black Americans are four times more likely to die of stroke than whites, a U.S. study suggests.
Source: Reuters: Health - June 8, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Many patients at risk for stroke get wrong medicine
Reuters Health - More than a third of patients with a heart rhythm problem that can cause a stroke are incorrectly given aspirin instead of the blood-thinning medications they need to make this complication less likely, a U.S. study suggests.
Source: Reuters: Health - June 20, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Anemia tied to worse survival odds after stroke
(Reuters Health) - Some older adults with anemia may fare worse after a stroke, a study suggests, although the reason and the right treatment are still unclear.
Source: Reuters: Health - August 18, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Most fatal type of stroke declining along with smoking rates
(Reuters Health) - The type of brain bleeding that causes the most lethal kind of stroke has declined substantially since 1998, possibly as a result of falling smoking rates, according to researchers in Finland.
Source: Reuters: Health - August 18, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Secondhand smoke linked to higher risk of stroke
Reuters - The increased risk of stroke that comes with smoking may extend to nonsmokers who live in the same household and breathe in secondhand smoke, a U.S. study suggests.
Source: Reuters: Health - October 21, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
ED crowding tied to potentially fatal delays in stroke care
(Reuters Health) - - Stroke patients may wait longer to get scans needed for treatment when they arrive at an overcrowded emergency department, putting them at increased risk for death or serious disability, a recent study suggests.
Source: Reuters: Health - November 23, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
ReNeuron says stem cells improved motor function in stroke study
(Reuters) - Biotechnology company ReNeuron Group Plc said its experimental stem cell therapy helped some patients improve motor functions in their arms in a mid-stage study after being disabled by stroke.
Source: Reuters: Health - December 5, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Marital status, history linked to survival after stroke
(Reuters Health) - A person ’s current marital status and past marital losses may be related to their survival odds after a stroke, a new study suggests.
Source: Reuters: Health - December 14, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Tobacco, but not pot, boosts early stroke risk
(Reuters Health) - Smoking pot in young adulthood does not seem to increase the risk of early stroke, but cigarette smoking does, according to a study of nearly 50,000 Swedish military conscripts.
Source: Reuters: Health - January 3, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Study finds how stress raises heart disease and stroke risk
LONDON (Reuters) - People with heightened activity in the amygdala, an area of the brain linked to stress, may be at greater risk of heart disease and stroke, scientists said on Thursday in research that could lead to new ways to treat stress-related heart problems.
Source: Reuters: Health - January 11, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Migraines tied to increased stroke risk after surgery
(Reuters Health) - People with a history of migraines may be more likely to have a stroke after surgery than patients who don ’t get these severe headaches, a recent study suggests.
Source: Reuters: Health - January 18, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Stroke research trials struggle to get enough participants
(Reuters Health) - Research trials of new treatments for stroke often face a slow process of finding subjects, and the current recruitment rate is lower than 25 years ago, according to a recent study.
Source: Reuters: Health - January 30, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Impromptu ice bath helpful for exercise-induced heat stroke
(Reuters Health) - A tarp, volunteers and a lot of ice water can be used to rescue athletes and other people from heat stroke caused by exertion if a traditional ice bath is not available, according to a new study.
Source: Reuters: Health - February 3, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Poor diet tied to nearly half of U.S. deaths from heart disease, stroke, diabetes
(Reuters Health) - Ensuring that diets include the right amount of certain foods may help the U.S. cut deaths from heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes by almost half, suggests a new study.
Source: Reuters: Health - March 7, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Intensive speech therapy helps months after stroke
(Reuters Health) - Even months after a stroke, survivors can make major strides in communication and quality of life with intensive speech therapy, a recent study in Germany suggests.
Source: Reuters: Health - March 8, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
