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Your Houseplants Have Some Powerful Health Benefits
Every morning, I spring out of bed, eager to check on my housemates: Alvin the monstera albo, Allison the other albo, Dominic the philodendron domesticum variegated, and Connie the Thai constellation monstera. Yes, my vegetal friends all have names—which you understand if you’re a plant person, too. Collecting and caring for houseplants boomed in popularity during the pandemic, especially among younger adults who often don’t have abundant outdoor space. Americans spent $8.5 billion more on gardening-related items in 2020 than in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Vibrant communities blossomed on s...
Source: TIME: Health - March 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Angela Haupt Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Research Wellbeing Source Type: news

COVID-19 Can Increase Risk of Psychiatric Disorders for Up to Two Years
The increased risk of depression and anxiety that patients experience after developing COVID-19 typically subsides within two months, according to astudy published yesterday inThe Lancet Psychiatry. However, patients may have an elevated risk for developing other psychiatric and neurological conditions, such as psychosis, brain fog, and seizures, for up to two years after their infections.“The results have important implications for patients and health services as it suggests new cases of neurological conditions linked to COVID-19 infection are likely to occur for a considerable time after the pandemic has subsided,” s...
Source: Psychiatr News - August 18, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Tags: adults anxiety brain fog children COVID-19 delta dementia depression older adults omicron psychotic disorder seizures The Lancet Psychiatry Source Type: research

Persisting consequences of ischemic stroke after three months, assessed with the Stroke Impact Scale Version 3.0
CONCLUSION: There is the utmost need to focus on the long-term effects of ischemic stroke, due to the rising number of patients who live with the consequences of stroke. Stroke treatment should not be directed exclusively to acute stroke care or prevention, but also to optimizing the post-stroke functioning and Quality of life.PMID:34991437 | DOI:10.1080/01616412.2021.2024714
Source: Neurological Research - January 7, 2022 Category: Neurology Authors: Mihael Tsalta-Mladenov Silva Andonova Source Type: research

Inequalities in non-communicable diseases across the European Union: current state and trends from 2000 to 2019
ConclusionsDespite overall improvements in health, spatial disparities related to NCDs in the EU persist. Our estimates provide a baseline to inform future equitable health policies.
Source: The European Journal of Public Health - October 20, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research

Health-related quality of life after ischemic stroke: impact of sociodemographic and clinical factors
CONCLUSION: Stroke survivors have significantly reduced HR-QoL. Multiple interacting factors are associated with an unfavorable outcome after IS. Early detection of these factors would help to improve the care for IS patients, to reduce disabilities and improve HR-QoL.PMID:33637026 | DOI:10.1080/01616412.2021.1893563
Source: Neurological Research - February 27, 2021 Category: Neurology Authors: M Tsalta-Mladenov S Andonova Source Type: research

Risk Factors, Co-Morbidities and Treatment of In-Hospital Patients with Atrial Fibrillation in Bulgaria.
CONCLUSIONS: Atrial fibrillation was highly prevalent among our study population. Reduced and mid-range left ventricular ejection fraction, valvular heart disease, and HTN were the risk factors with the strongest association with AF. Although a large number of our AF patients were administered antithrombotic treatment, the prescription rate of oral anticoagulants should be further improved. PMID: 30344265 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Medicina (Kaunas) - May 25, 2018 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Naydenov S, Runev N, Manov E, Vasileva D, Rangelov Y, Naydenova N Tags: Medicina (Kaunas) Source Type: research

UK heart disease and stroke death rates now lower than cancer
Conclusion This valuable research informs on the burden of cardiovascular disease and associated mortality across European countries. It demonstrates that CVD is still the most common cause of death across Europe, but rates have been falling over the past 10 years. This fall means that in several European countries, including the UK, cancer rates now overtake CVD death rates in men. Generally, CVD disability and burden of disease seems to be greater in Eastern European countries. The WHO mortality data and population data are quite up-to-date and should be reliable, though as the researchers say, there was a lack of high ...
Source: NHS News Feed - August 15, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Heart/lungs Cancer Neurology Source Type: news

Long-term risk of stroke after transient ischaemic attack: a hospital-based validation of the ABCD2 rule
Conclusion: This validation of the ABCD2 rule in a Bulgarian hospital demonstrates that the rule has good predictive and discriminative performance at three years. The ABCD2 is quick to administer and may serve as a useful tool to assist clinicians in the long-term management of individuals with TIA.
Source: BioMed Central - May 4, 2014 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Rose GalvinPenka A AtanassovaNicola MotterliniTom FaheyBorislav D Dimitrov Source Type: research