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Many Americans unaware of important heart health numbers: survey
(Reuters Health) - Even though most Americans are worried about dying from a heart attack or stroke, few people know their numbers when it comes to basic risk factors for cardiovascular disease like blood pressure or cholesterol levels, a recent survey suggests.
Source: Reuters: Health - February 9, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Impromptu ice bath helpful for exercise-induced heat stroke
(Reuters Health) - A tarp, volunteers and a lot of ice water can be used to rescue athletes and other people from heat stroke caused by exertion if a traditional ice bath is not available, according to a new study.
Source: Reuters: Health - February 3, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Stroke research trials struggle to get enough participants
(Reuters Health) - Research trials of new treatments for stroke often face a slow process of finding subjects, and the current recruitment rate is lower than 25 years ago, according to a recent study.
Source: Reuters: Health - January 30, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Migraines tied to increased stroke risk after surgery
(Reuters Health) - People with a history of migraines may be more likely to have a stroke after surgery than patients who don ’t get these severe headaches, a recent study suggests.
Source: Reuters: Health - January 18, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Study finds how stress raises heart disease and stroke risk
LONDON (Reuters) - People with heightened activity in the amygdala, an area of the brain linked to stress, may be at greater risk of heart disease and stroke, scientists said on Thursday in research that could lead to new ways to treat stress-related heart problems.
Source: Reuters: Health - January 11, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Even after noncardiac surgery, heart attacks and strokes may be a risk
(Reuters Health) - A new study is shedding light on the risk of heart attack, stroke and death among patients who are hospitalized for surgery that doesn ’t involve the heart.
Source: Reuters: Health - January 4, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Tobacco, but not pot, boosts early stroke risk
(Reuters Health) - Smoking pot in young adulthood does not seem to increase the risk of early stroke, but cigarette smoking does, according to a study of nearly 50,000 Swedish military conscripts.
Source: Reuters: Health - January 3, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Marital status, history linked to survival after stroke
(Reuters Health) - A person ’s current marital status and past marital losses may be related to their survival odds after a stroke, a new study suggests.
Source: Reuters: Health - December 14, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
ReNeuron says stem cells improved motor function in stroke study
(Reuters) - Biotechnology company ReNeuron Group Plc said its experimental stem cell therapy helped some patients improve motor functions in their arms in a mid-stage study after being disabled by stroke.
Source: Reuters: Health - December 5, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Want to delay death? Then swim, dance, or get on court, study shows
LONDON (Reuters) - Swimming, racquet sports and aerobics are associated with the best odds of staving off death, and in particular of reducing the risk of dying from heart disease or stroke, scientists said on Tuesday.
Source: Reuters: Health - November 29, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
ED crowding tied to potentially fatal delays in stroke care
(Reuters Health) - - Stroke patients may wait longer to get scans needed for treatment when they arrive at an overcrowded emergency department, putting them at increased risk for death or serious disability, a recent study suggests.
Source: Reuters: Health - November 23, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Blood pressure spike around doctors might point to heart problem
(Reuters Health) - Some older people who get what ’s known as white coat hypertension – a spike in blood pressure at the doctors’ office – may have an increased risk of heart disease and stroke, a study suggests.
Source: Reuters: Health - November 10, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Pollution particles damage blood vessels, may lead to heart disease
(Reuters Health) - Tiny pollution particles produced by vehicle engines and industry are known to worsen heart disease and raise the risk of stroke, but a new study suggests they might also be planting the seeds for cardiovascular disease early on.
Source: Reuters: Health - October 26, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Secondhand smoke linked to higher risk of stroke
Reuters - The increased risk of stroke that comes with smoking may extend to nonsmokers who live in the same household and breathe in secondhand smoke, a U.S. study suggests.
Source: Reuters: Health - October 21, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Patients ’ time at home after a stroke varies by hospital
(Reuters Health) - Stroke survivors may spend more time at home – as opposed to a nursing home or a hospital – if they were treated at a place that handles a lot of stroke patients or that’s located in a rural area, a U.S. study suggests.
Source: Reuters: Health - September 23, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
