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Middle-ear infections helped by anti-stroke drug
Stephen FellerATLANTA, May 22 (UPI) -- The anti-stroke drug Vinpocetine was found to be effective against middle-ear infections, offering a non-antibiotic option to clear bacteria that cause them.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - May 22, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Researchers design transportable MRI machine
Brooks HaysWELLINGTON, New Zealand, April 22 (UPI) -- Researchers at New Zealand's Victoria University of Wellington recently designed an MRI Ambulance to scan stroke patients en route to the hospital.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - April 22, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Stroke drug could be more widely used to clear brain blood clots
Brooks HaysEDINBURGH, Scotland, April 9 (UPI) -- New study suggests the drug alteplase is beneficial and safe for clearing blood clots in most stroke patients' brains without increased risk of bleeding.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - April 9, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Smog may be raising anxiety levels in cities around the world
Brooks HaysBOSTON, March 25 (UPI) -- Air pollution has long been blamed for higher rates of heart disease. Two new studies link smog levels to inflated instances of stroke and anxiety.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - March 25, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Folic acid lowers stroke risk for those with high blood pressure
Brooks HaysBOSTON, March 18 (UPI) -- A new study in China offers evidence of the importance of folic acid in preventing strokes, especially among those with high blood pressure.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - March 18, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Study: Potassium-rich foods lower risk of stroke
Brooks HaysNEW YORK, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- Eat more bananas. That's the takeaway from a new study that suggests potassium-rich foods can help middle-aged and elderly women ward off stroke and death.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - September 5, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Fewer hospitalizations, deaths from stroke and heart disease
Brooks HaysWASHINGTON, Aug. 18 (UPI) -- In the last decade, the number of people who are hospitalized or killed as a result of stroke or heart disease has declined significantly.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - August 18, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Canadian woman saved by from stroke by 'selfie'
Brooks HaysTORONTO, June 18 (UPI) -- For one woman in Canada, a single selfie video helped doctors arrived at a proper diagnosis and maybe even saved her from a fatal stroke.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - June 18, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Higher protein intake linked with fewer strokes in some studies
Brooks HaysNANJING, China, June 12 (UPI) -- High levels of protein intake was linked with a smaller risk of stroke in a meta-analysis study conducted by researchers in China.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - June 12, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
U.S. Southeast: Leads in stroke, obesity, hypertension, diabetes; now kidney disease
Alex CukanATLANTA, June 6 (UPI) -- The U.S. Southeast has the high rates of end-stage renal disease and the lowest rate for kidney transplants.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - June 6, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Why hardening of the arteries increases blood pressure
Alex CukanAKERSHUS, Norway, May 27 (UPI) -- High blood pressure increases the risk of heart failure, stroke and kidney disease but doctors can't fully explain the cause of 90 percent of cases.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - May 27, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Eating more fruit and vegetables daily may reduce stroke risk significantly
Alex CukanQINGDAO, China, May 9 (UPI) -- People who ate the most fruits and vegetables were 21 percent less likely to have a stroke than those who ate the least amounts of produce, research finds.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - May 9, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
FDA against using daily aspirin to prevent a first heart attack
Alex CukanWASHINGTON, May 7 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said only those who had suffered a heart attack or stroke benefited from a low-dose daily aspirin.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - May 7, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How chocolate protects the heart, reduces stroke risk
BATON ROUGE, La., March 18 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say certain bacteria in the stomach gobble dark chocolate and ferment it into anti-inflammatory compounds that are good for the heart.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - March 18, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
