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AHA News: Stroke Survivor ' s Friend Took All the Right Steps and Found Just the Right Words
TUESDAY, Dec. 14, 2021 (American Heart Association News) -- A few days after her 42nd birthday, Elizabeth Hindinger woke up with a searing headache. A doctor gave her a prescription to treat migraines, though she ' d not had them before.
A couple...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - December 14, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Time Is Brain: Mobile Stroke Units Reduce Disability, Study Finds
THURSDAY, Sept. 9, 2021 -- Every second counts after having a stroke, and rapid-response mobile stroke units can start clot-busting drugs quickly, potentially staving off lasting damage, new research finds.
Mobile stroke units are special ambulances...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - September 9, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
AHA News: Neurologist Wakes Up in the Hospital Where She Works – As a Stroke Survivor
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 8, 2021 (American Heart Association News) -- Dr. Dipika Aggarwal sat in a Kansas City, Kansas, diner on a Tuesday afternoon two years ago sipping coffee and enjoying a mushroom omelet and toast.
Only a month before, the neurologist...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - September 8, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Daily Coffee May Protect the Heart
MONDAY, Aug. 30, 2021 -- The latest buzz on coffee? It may be good for your heart, a new, large study suggests.
Drinking light to moderate amounts -- up to three cups a day -- may lower the risk of stroke, fatal heart disease and all-cause death,...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - August 30, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
FDA Approves First Nerve-Stimulation Device to Aid Stroke Recovery
FRIDAY, Aug. 27, 2021 -- A first-of-a-kind nerve stimulation treatment for people who have problems moving their arms after a stroke has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. " People who have lost mobility in their hands and arms...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - August 27, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
AHA News: He Got Help F.A.S.T. For His Stroke. His Mother Wasn ' t as Lucky.
THURSDAY, Aug. 26, 2021 (American Heart Association News) -- It was the evening of Jan. 30, 2007, when Mike Maddux got the phone call from his stepfather.
His mother was in the bathroom with the door locked and her husband couldn ' t get her to come...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - August 26, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Heavy Drinking in Youth Could Harm Arteries
TUESDAY, Aug. 24, 2021 -- The arteries of young people who drink stiffen sooner in their lives, which could increase their risk for heart disease and stroke later on, a British study reports.
People ' s arteries naturally become less elastic with...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - August 24, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Too Much Screen Time Could Raise Your Odds for Stroke
MONDAY, Aug. 23, 2021 -- You ' ve heard the warnings about kids who are forever glued to their screens, but all that screen time can have devastating health effects for grown-ups.
If you ' re under 60, too much time using a computer, watching TV or...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - August 23, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Daily Half-Hour Walk Can Greatly Boost Survival After Stroke
THURSDAY, Aug. 12, 2021 -- After a stroke, survivors can greatly increase their odds for many more years of life through activities as easy as a half-hour ' s stroll each day, new research shows.
The nearly five-year-long Canadian study found that...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - August 12, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Could Women ' s Health Decline Along With Their Height?
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 11, 2021 -- In a study conducted in Scandinavia, loss of height among middle-aged women was linked to an increased risk of early death from heart attack and stroke, researchers report.
Some loss of height goes along with aging, and...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - August 11, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
AHA News: Never Late for Work, His Worried Sister Found Him at Home Having a Stroke
FRIDAY, Aug. 6, 2021 (American Heart Association News) -- In the more than 30 years he worked as a dispatcher for a relative ' s trucking company, Andy Thoman was never late. So when his sister, Amy Brammer, discovered he hadn ' t made it to his job,...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - August 6, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
When Stroke Team Comes to Patients, Outcomes Improve
FRIDAY, Aug. 6, 2021 -- Dispatching rapid-response medical teams to perform an emergency procedure on stroke patients significantly improves their chances of survival and a good recovery, according to a new study.
Researchers assessed a pilot...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - August 6, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Women Less Likely to Get Best Care for Deadly Form of Stroke
FRIDAY, Aug. 6, 2021 -- Women are less likely than men to get the most effective treatment for a serious type of stroke, new research shows.
Emergent large vessel occlusion (ELVO) is a type of ischemic stroke caused when blockages in large blood...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - August 6, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
AHA News: She Couldn ' t Put Up Her Arms on a Roller Coaster. A Stroke Followed.
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 4, 2021 (American Heart Association News) -- Like many roller coaster lovers, Brooke O ' Connell and her son Declan always threw their hands up in the air during descents. " Mom, put your hands up! " he shouted while the two shared a...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - August 4, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
AHA News: She Had a Baby. Then Emergency Heart Surgery. And a Stroke. Then, a New Heart.
THURSDAY, July 29, 2021 (American Heart Association News) -- In her third trimester, Kristy Novillo struggled to give tours of the Redmond, Washington, child care center where she worked as a director. Walking and talking at the same time left her...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - July 29, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
