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One-Third of COVID-19 Survivors May Develop a Neuropsychiatric Disorder Within Months of Infection
One-third of individuals diagnosed with COVID-19 developed a psychiatric or neurological problem within six months of their diagnosis, according to astudy published Tuesday inThe Lancet Psychiatry. The prevalence of a post-COVID neurologic or psychiatric diagnosis was even greater among individuals with severe illness who had required hospitalization.“Given the size of the pandemic and the chronicity of many of the diagnoses and their consequences (for example, dementia, stroke, and intracranial hemorrhage), substantial effects on health and social care systems are likely to occur,” wrote Maxime Taque, Ph.D., of the Un...
Source: Psychiatr News - April 7, 2021 Category: Psychiatry Tags: anxiety COVID-19 electronic health records hospitalizations mood disorders neuropsychiatric disorders The Lancet Psychiatry Source Type: research

Different Foods Linked to Risk for Ischemic, Hemorrhagic Stroke
TUESDAY, Feb. 25, 2020 -- Different foods are associated with the risk for ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke, according to a study published online Feb. 24 in the European Heart Journal. Tammy Y.N. Tong, Ph.D., from the University of Oxford in the...
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - February 25, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Age- and Sex-Associated Impacts of Body Mass Index on Stroke Type Risk: A 27-Year Prospective Cohort Study in a Low-Income Population in China
Conclusions Being overweight increased the risk of both ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes; obesity was only associated with an increased risk of IS. Additionally, the positive association between BMI and stroke risk was only observed in participants aged <65 years and the associations differed between men and women. Being overweight increased the risk of both ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes in men and being underweight increased their risk of hemorrhagic stroke. In women, being overweight increased the hemorrhagic stroke risk, whereas obesity increased their IS risks. The high prevalence of hypertension and elevat...
Source: Frontiers in Neurology - April 30, 2019 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Organovo CEO Murphy steps away, Crouch steps up | Personnel Moves – April 14, 2017
Organovo (PINK:ONVO) said earlier this week that Taylor Crouch has been appointed as CEO, replacing Keith Murphy who is stepping away from the company. The changes are slated to go into effect on April 21. Prior to being tapped for  the corner office, Crouch operated as CEO of investigative clinical research company eStudySite, the San Diego, Calif.-based company said. “I am extremely proud of the progress we have made in the last ten years achieving our vision for Organovo.  Our 3D bioprinted human tissues are a disruptive and game-changing technology.  Founding Organovo and guiding us to our leadership position...
Source: Mass Device - April 14, 2017 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: MassDevice staff Tags: Business/Financial News Active Implants AdvaMed Alphatec Holdings Inc. Anika Therapeutics Inc. Apollo Endosurgery Aurora Spine Baxter Biocorp Biogen Idec Biolase Technology Inc Bioventus LLC Bonesupport Clal Biotech Delcath Sys Source Type: news

Statins are 'safe, effective and should be used more widely'
Conclusion This study reviews evidence from randomised controlled trials (RCTs) and observational studies to better evaluate the effects and safety of statin therapy. It provides valuable data on the size of the benefits compared with the risks, informing a topic that has had much media coverage in recent times. The researchers highlight that the benefits of statin therapy for people at risk of cardiovascular disease events far outweigh any possible side effects. But it is still for a doctor and their patient to come to a conclusion about what the best treatment for them may be. If you have been prescribed a statin, it...
Source: NHS News Feed - September 9, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: QA articles Medication Heart/lungs Source Type: news

Risk-benefit profile of statin therapy 'may be more positive than expected'
This study showed that providing an effective low-cost statin therapy to 10,000 patients for five years would prevent major cardiovascular events such as heart attacks, strokes and coronary artery bypasses in 1,000 people with preexisting vascular disease, as well as 500 people who are at increased risk but have not yet had a vascular event. By contrast, only 50 to 100 cases of symptomatic adverse events would be expected over the same period, as well as 50 to 100 new cases of diabetes, five cases of myopathy and between five and ten haemorrhagic strokes. Should statins be more widely used? Currently, about six million peo...
Source: Arthritis Research UK - September 8, 2016 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: news

Study: 'mini strokes should be treated immediately with aspirin'
Conclusion The study supports current recommended practice that people with a TIA or ischaemic stroke caused by a blood clot are treated with aspirin as soon as possible. NHS experts are considering whether to recommend that you take aspirin yourself while waiting for medical help. The reason this isn't recommended at present is that some people will have had a haemorrhagic (bleeding) stroke, and aspirin can make the bleeding worse. For people who've had a full stroke, an urgent brain scan is usually performed to exclude bleeding as a cause and check it's safe to proceed with anti-clotting treatment. The risk of trans...
Source: NHS News Feed - May 19, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology Medication Source Type: news

Fruit may be good for you, but don’t ditch the statins
Conclusion The study adds to evidence that fresh fruit is likely to be good for our cardiovascular health, although we can't be sure from this study that it definitely prevents deaths, heart attacks or strokes. Observational studies cannot prove that one factor causes another, even when they are as big as this study, because other unmeasured factors could be responsible for the results. In this case, a major potential confounder that the researchers failed to take into account was whether the participants were taking any medication – they only excluded people taking blood pressure tablets. The link with statins, made by ...
Source: NHS News Feed - April 7, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Food/diet Heart/lungs Source Type: news

Utility of Brain MRI in Infective Endocarditis (S46.004)
CONCLUSIONS: In hospitalized patients with IE, ICH was associated with unfavorable clinical outcomes. However, in patients undergoing valve surgery, microbleeds on MRI were not associated with development of postoperative ICH. Preoperative brain MRI may result in a delay to surgery and did not have an impact on outcome. Thus, the clinical utility of brain MRI in patients with IE remains uncertain.Disclosure: Dr. Chakraborty has nothing to disclose. Dr. Scharf has nothing to disclose. Dr. DeSimone has nothing to disclose. Dr. Abdelghani has nothing to disclose. Dr. Rabinstein has received royalty payments from Elsevier and ...
Source: Neurology - February 7, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Chakraborty, T., Scharf, E., DeSimone, D., Abdelghani, E.-R., Rabinstein, A., Wijdicks, E., Baddour, L., Fugate, J. Tags: Critical Care Source Type: research

Aspirin for Acute Stroke of Undetermined Etiology in Resource-Limited Settings: A Decision Analysis (P4.296)
CONCLUSIONS: Aspirin initiation after acute stroke of unknown etiology in resource-limited settings is predicted to decrease acute stroke-related mortality and stroke recurrence. The assumption that aspirin cannot be safely administered to patients with acute stroke of unknown etiology without neuroimaging to assess for ICH is not supported by our model. In the absence of a clinical trial to test this approach empirically, clinical decisions still require patient-specific scrutiny.Disclosure: Dr. Berkowitz has received royalty payments from Medmaster and Oxford University Press. Dr. Westover has received personal compensat...
Source: Neurology - April 9, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Berkowitz, A., Westover, M., Bianchi, M., Chou, S. Tags: Global Health and Infection Source Type: research