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Device, drug could help clear brain clots in stroke patients
Stephen FellerBOSTON, Oct. 28 (UPI) -- Combining a device and a drug, scientists devised a method of clearing clots in blood vessels while lowering the chance that part of the clot will break off.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - October 28, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Restless leg syndrome linked to heart and kidney problems
Brooks HaysMEMPHIS, Oct. 8 (UPI) -- A new study provides the strongest evidence yet that patients with restless leg syndrome are at a higher risk of stroke, heart and kidney disease.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - October 8, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Vaccines may decrease stroke risk in sick children
Stephen FellerMINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- Cold, flu and minor infections increase the already small risk of stroke in children, but the increased risk is mitigated by children being properly vaccinated.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - October 2, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Sugar-sweetened drinks increase risk for diabetes, heart disease, stroke
Stephen FellerWASHINGTON, Sept. 28 (UPI) -- Researchers in a new study have found evidence sugar-sweetened drinks lead to excess weight gain and increase the risk for cardiovascular disease and diabetes.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - September 28, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Birth control pills increase risk of stroke in women with other risk factors
Stephen FellerMAYWOOD, Ill., Sept. 18 (UPI) -- Researchers found birth control pills slightly increase the risk for a stroke, but the increase is more significant for women already at risk of having one.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - September 18, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Panel recommends daily aspirin to prevent heart attack, colorectal cancer
Stephen FellerROCKVILLE, Md., Sept. 15 (UPI) -- A government task force suggests people between age 50 and 69 take aspirin every day to help prevent heart attack, stroke and colorectal cancer.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - September 15, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Brain damage from stroke may reveal key to treating addiction
Stephen FellerROCHESTER, N.Y., Sept. 8 (UPI) -- Two studies with stroke patients who smoke cigarettes showed that a specific part of the brain, the insular cortex, may play a major role in addiction.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - September 8, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Antidepressant may help stroke patients with rehabilitation
Stephen FellerBALTIMORE, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- The antidepressant drug Prozac prolonged the amount of time after stroke that rehabilitation could restore movement and coordination in a study of mice.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - September 2, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Longer hours at work linked to higher risk of stroke
Stephen FellerLONDON, Aug. 20 (UPI) -- Working 55 or more hours per week can significantly increase the risk for developing heart disease and having a stroke, regardless of other factors in life.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - August 20, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Trans fats, but not saturated fats, linked to increased risk of death
Stephen FellerHAMILTON, Ontario, Aug. 12 (UPI) -- Trans fats were found in a study to raise the risk of death and coronary disease, while saturated fats were not linked to heart disease, diabetes, or stroke.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - August 12, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Testosterone treatments protect cardiovascular health in veterans
Stephen FellerWASHINGTON, Aug. 10 (UPI) -- Researchers found that returning men's testosterone levels to normal lowered the risk of heart attack, stroke, or death from any cause.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - August 10, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Heart attack, stroke warning on pain relievers strengthened
Stephen FellerSILVER SPRING, Md., July 10 (UPI) -- The FDA is strengthening warnings on prescription and over-the-counter ibuprofen and naproxen pain relievers about increased risk for heart attack and stroke.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - July 10, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Location may affect quality of care for a stroke
Stephen FellerANN ARBOR, Mich., June 26 (UPI) -- Where you are may determine whether emergency "clotbuster" drugs are used for stroke, without which thousands of people a year may be unnecessarily disabled.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - June 26, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Virtual reality helps stroke patients regain use of arms
Stephen FellerBARCELONA, Spain, June 9 (UPI) -- A virtual reality system helped increase stroke patients' confidence using an arm affected by reduced muscle strength during rehabilitation after the stroke.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - June 9, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Study: Strokes steal 8 years of brain function
Stephen FellerANN ARBOR, Mich., June 5 (UPI) -- A study of nearly 5,000 people found that experiencing a stroke alters memory and thinking speed as if the person had aged eight years overnight.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - June 5, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
