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Mother's heart health tied to breastfeeding
(Reuters Health) - A woman's risk of suffering a heart attack or stroke later in life may be influenced by how long she breastfed her children, according to a new study from China.
Source: Reuters: Health - June 21, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Long-term stroke survivors believe they do better with horse, music therapy
(Reuters Health) - A small Swedish study of stroke patients finds that activities such as horseback riding and rhythm-and-music therapy can help them feel like they're recovering faster, even if their stroke occurred years earlier.
Source: Reuters: Health - June 15, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Despite new options, many at risk for stroke don ’t get anti-clotting drugs
(Reuters Health) - Despite new treatment options in recent years, almost four in 10 people with an irregular heartbeat that increases their risk of stroke still don ’t get anti-clotting medications that make strokes less likely, a U.S. study suggests.
Source: Reuters: Health - May 17, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Study finds how polluting nanoparticles get into blood and damage hearts
LONDON (Reuters) - Inhaled nanoparticles like those pumped out in vehicle exhausts can work their way through the lungs and into the bloodstream where they can raise the risk of heart attack and stroke, scientists said on Wednesday.
Source: Reuters: Health - April 26, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Diabetes control tied to heart stent outcomes
(Reuters Health) - For people with type 2 diabetes, maintaining good blood sugar control in the years after receiving a coronary artery stent is associated with a lower risk of heart attack and stroke, according to a recent study.
Source: Reuters: Health - April 20, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Physical inactivity linked to loss of independence
(Reuters Health) - - Being physically inactive raises the risk of losing the ability to perform activities of daily living - both before and after a stroke - according to results from a long-term U.S. study.
Source: Reuters: Health - April 11, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Risk factors for heart disease and stroke also tied to Alzheimer ’s
(Reuters Health) - Middle-aged people with risk factors for heart attacks and stroke are also more likely to develop changes in the brain that can lead to Alzheimer's disease, a new study suggests.
Source: Reuters: Health - April 11, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Online forum reveals users may stop taking stroke-prevention pills
(Reuters Health) - - Stroke survivors may grow frustrated with doctors' advice and ultimately stop taking medicines that could prevent a second stroke, suggests a new analysis from the UK.
Source: Reuters: Health - April 10, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Stroke hospitalizations rising among younger U.S. adults
(Reuters Health) - A growing number of younger U.S. adults are being hospitalized for strokes, and a new study suggests that ’s at least in part because more of them have risk factors like high blood pressure, obesity and diabetes.
Source: Reuters: Health - April 10, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Follow-up finds clot-grabbing devices offer better stroke outcomes
(Reuters Health) - - Long-term follow-up of patients in a 2014 study confirms that stroke patients recover better if doctors physically remove a clot from a blocked artery instead of just letting the clot-busting drug tPA try to do the job.
Source: Reuters: Health - April 5, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Amgen cholesterol drug cuts heart attack, stroke risk but shares fall
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Amgen Inc's $14,000 cholesterol drug Repatha cut the risk of heart attack and stroke by over 20 percent in patients with heart disease, but results from a highly-anticipated study fell short of investor expectations and shares dropped 6 percent.
Source: Reuters: Health - March 17, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Amgen cholesterol drug cuts heart attack, stroke risk more than 20 percent: study
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Amgen Inc's Repatha drug cut the risk of heart attacks and strokes by over 20 percent in patients with heart disease, demonstrating a clear clinical benefit beyond its ability to slash "bad" LDL cholesterol levels, data from a huge study known as Fourier showed on Friday.
Source: Reuters: Health - March 17, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Many stroke patients don ’t get tests to see if they can swallow
(Reuters Health) - One in five patients who have the most common type of stroke don ’t get recommended screenings to see if the episode damaged their ability to swallow, a recent study in Canada suggests.
Source: Reuters: Health - March 16, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Intensive speech therapy helps months after stroke
(Reuters Health) - Even months after a stroke, survivors can make major strides in communication and quality of life with intensive speech therapy, a recent study in Germany suggests.
Source: Reuters: Health - March 8, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Poor diet tied to nearly half of U.S. deaths from heart disease, stroke, diabetes
(Reuters Health) - Ensuring that diets include the right amount of certain foods may help the U.S. cut deaths from heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes by almost half, suggests a new study.
Source: Reuters: Health - March 7, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
