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Skipping meds greatly ups heart patients' risk of stroke: Study
Dennis Thompson, HealthDay News People at risk for heart disease are much more likely to die from a stroke if they don't take statin drugs and blood pressure medications as prescribed.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - March 28, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Many with irregular heartbeat missing out on stroke-preventing treatments
Alan Mozes, HealthDay News Less than half of atrial fibrillation patients at highest risk for stroke are prescribed recommended blood thinners by their cardiologists, new research finds.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - March 16, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Obese women on the Pill may face higher risk of rare stroke
Karen Pallarito, HealthDay News Obese women who take birth control pills may have a higher risk for a rare type of stroke, a new study suggests.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - March 14, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Combined treatments improve arm, hand function in stroke survivors
Stephen FellerLEXINGTON, Ky., March 9 (UPI) -- The combination of nerve stimulation and constraint-induced therapy is more effective at returning function after stroke than either alone, researchers found.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - March 9, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Common blood test may predict risk for second stroke
Stephen FellerCHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., March 2 (UPI) -- A common blood test for coronary artery disease could be used to predict the risk for having a second stroke, researchers found in a recent study.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - March 2, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Lower fruit, vegetable prices might save lives
Amy Norton, HealthDay News Cutting the cost of fruits and vegetables could prevent thousands of annual deaths from heart disease and stroke in the United States, two new studies suggest.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - March 2, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Stents, surgery equally durable, safe for reducing stroke risk
Stephen FellerJACKSONVILLE, Fla., Feb. 19 (UPI) -- New research by the Mayo Clinic shows stents and surgery on the carotid artery are equally durable and safe for reducing the long-term risk of having a stroke.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - February 19, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Clot-busting drug improves survival for deadly form of stroke
Stephen FellerLOS ANGELES, Feb. 18 (UPI) -- Clot-busting drug Alteplase, used for heart attacks and non-bleeding strokes, can reduce disability and mortality in patients with a type of bleeding stroke.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - February 18, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Diabetes drug may prevent heart attack, recurring stroke
Stephen FellerNEW HAVEN, Conn., Feb. 17 (UPI) -- The diabetes drug Actos was shown to lower the risk of recurring stroke and heart attack in a large clinical trial of insulin-resistant stroke patients.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - February 17, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Esophageal cooling device helps doctors control body temperature
Stephen FellerCHICAGO, Feb. 2 (UPI) -- The FDA approved a device to warms or cools patient temperatures to minimize complications from health events such as heart attack, stroke and brain injuries.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - February 2, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Poor sleep quality puts seniors at higher risk for stroke
Stephen FellerTORONTO, Jan. 15 (UPI) -- Fragmented sleep patterns are associated with damage to seniors' brains that increases their risk for stroke, according to a new study.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - January 15, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Most younger people with stroke symptoms would not go to ER
Stephen FellerLOS ANGELES, Jan. 11 (UPI) -- Nearly three-quarters of people under age 45 said in a survey they would likely wait to go to the hospital after experiencing symptoms indicative of a stroke.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - January 11, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Researchers think 'window of recovery' after stroke can reopen
Stephen FellerBALTIMORE, Jan. 7 (UPI) -- Scientists think the window of recovery following a stroke may remain open longer than previously thought, based on experiments inducing second strokes in mice.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - January 7, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Ambien shown to aid pace of stroke recovery in mice
Stephen FellerSTANFORD, Calif., Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Researchers at Stanford found Ambien helped mice recover more quickly after having a stroke, though it is unclear whether the same would be true for humans.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - December 18, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Shingles vaccine safe for end-stage renal disease patients
Stephen FellerWASHINGTON, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- Researchers found the shingles vaccine is safe for kidney disease patients, but may not help prevent heart attack or stroke in people who develop the infection.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - December 16, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
