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Fitness affects stroke risk
(Reuters Health) - Low fitness levels have long been tied to higher risk for heart problems. Now researchers say men's cardiorespiratory fitness is tied to their risk for stroke as well.
Source: Reuters: Health - December 31, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Doctors still prescribing testosterone to men with heart disease, despite risks
(Reuters Health) - Despite warnings that supplemental testosterone may raise the risk of stroke and heart attack, doctors continue to prescribe the hormone off-label to men with cardiovascular disease, a U.S. study finds.
Source: Reuters: Health - December 28, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Philippine taxes on sugary drinks could avert thousands of deaths, WHO study says
The Philippines could avert 24,000 premature deaths linked to diseases such as diabetes, stroke and heart failure in the next two decades after it adopted taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday.
Source: Reuters: Health - December 5, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Racial disparities seen in U.S. heart rhythm treatment
(Reuters Health) - Black patients in the U.S. with atrial fibrillation - an irregular heart rhythm - are less likely to receive the medications that would help prevent stroke, the most dangerous outcome of the condition, compared to whites and Hispanics, according to a new study.
Source: Reuters: Health - November 29, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
New drug options, risk factors added to U.S. heart guidelines
Updated U.S. guidelines on heart health advise more personalized assessment of risk as well as potent cholesterol-lowering drugs for people at particularly high risk of heart attack or stroke.
Source: Reuters: Health - November 10, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Lilly says diabetes drug Trulicity reduces heart risks in trial
Eli Lilly and Co said on Monday that its top-selling diabetes drug Trulicity significantly reduced the risk of heart attack, stroke and heart-related death in a broad range of people with type 2 diabetes, according to results of a large clinical trial.
Source: Reuters: Health - November 5, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Treating sleep apnea may improve stroke outcomes
(Reuters Health) - Treating a common sleep disorder immediately after a stroke or mini-stroke may improve patients' neurological symptoms and daily functioning, a small study suggests.
Source: Reuters: Health - October 5, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Even light exercise might lessen severity of a future stroke
(Reuters Health) - People who regularly engage in light to moderate physical activity - like walking four hours a week or swimming two hours weekly - might have less severe strokes than individuals who aren't as active, a Swedish study suggests.
Source: Reuters: Health - October 4, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Increased use of anti-clotting drugs tied to fewer strokes in patients with atrial fibrillation
(Reuters Health) - More patients with heart rhythm problems that put them at high risk for stroke are taking daily pills to prevent clotting - and they're having fewer strokes as a result, a Swedish study suggests.
Source: Reuters: Health - September 24, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Dementia risk doubles right after a stroke
(Reuters Health) - People who have recently experienced a stroke may be more than twice as likely to develop dementia than individuals who haven't had a stroke, a new study suggests.
Source: Reuters: Health - September 6, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Anxiety, depression tied to higher risk of heart attack, stroke
(Reuters Health) - Adults with mood disorders like anxiety and depression may be more likely to have a heart attack or stroke than people without mental illness, a new study suggests.
Source: Reuters: Health - August 28, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Fewer middle-aged stroke survivors skip medicines under Obamacare
(Reuters Health) - With increased access to insurance under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), known as Obamacare, fewer middle-aged stroke survivors are skipping medications that they previously might have struggled to afford, a U.S. study suggests.
Source: Reuters: Health - August 27, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Breastfeeding linked to lower stroke risk
(Reuters Health) - Breastfeeding may protect a woman from stroke later in life, and the benefit appears to increase with the length of time she nurses, a U.S. study suggests.
Source: Reuters: Health - August 22, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Getting too little sleep may 'age' the heart
(Reuters Health) - Adults who sleep too little or too much may have an increased risk of heart attack or stroke, say researchers who argue that the best way to think of the harmful effect is in terms of "excess heart age."
Source: Reuters: Health - August 14, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Ebola survivors suffer severe mental and neurological problems
People who survive the deadly Ebola virus can continue to suffer severe psychiatric and neurological problems including depression, debilitating migraines, nerve pain and stroke, according to a study published on Wednesday.
Source: Reuters: Health - July 11, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
