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Two Different Processes In The Cell Sound A Warning To Biomedical Researchers
Stroke, heart attacks and numerous other common disorders result in a massive destruction of cells and tissues called necrosis. It's a violent event: As each cell dies, its membrane ruptures, releasing substances that trigger inflammation, which in turn can cause more cellular necrosis. A new Weizmann Institute study may help develop targeted therapies for controlling the tissue destruction resulting from inflammation and necrosis. The study, conducted in the laboratory of Prof...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - March 20, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Immune System / Vaccines Source Type: news
Adults Who Experience Stroke Before Age 50 Have Higher Risk Of Death Over Long-Term
In an examination of long-term mortality after stroke, adults 50 years of age and younger who experienced a stroke had a significantly higher risk of death in the following 20 years compared with the general population, according to a study in the March 20 issue of JAMA. "Stroke is one of the leading causes of mortality, with an annual 6 million fatal events worldwide. Stroke mainly affects elderly people, yet approximately 10 percent of strokes occur in patients younger than 50 years...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - March 19, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Stroke Source Type: news
"Golden Hour" Access To Stroke Care Increased By 40 Percent: Telestroke Program
Telestroke programs substantially improve access to life-saving stroke care, extending coverage to less populated areas in an effort to reduce disparities in stroke care access. A new study by researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, being presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 65th Annual Meeting in San Diego March 16-23, 2013, found that telemedicine programs in Oregon pushed stroke coverage into previously uncovered, less populated areas and expanded coverage by approximately 40 percent...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - March 19, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Stroke Source Type: news
'Dystextia' May Become New Diagnostic For Stroke
Difficulty or inability to write a coherent text message, even in patients who have no problem speaking, may become a "vital" tool in diagnosing a type of crippling stroke, according to new research at Henry Ford Hospital. The case study focused on a 40-year-old man visiting the metro Detroit area on business who showed signs of "dystextia," a recently coined term for incoherent text messaging that can sometimes be confused with autocorrect garble. But in his case, the man saw nothing wrong with the garble...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - March 16, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Stroke Source Type: news
Green Tea Or Coffee May Reduce Stroke Risk
Drinking green tea or coffee on a regular basis is associated with a reduced risk of stroke, says new research published in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association. Researchers conducted a study on a total of 83,269 Japanese adults aged 45 to 74 years, they monitored their green tea and coffee consumption for an average of 13 years to see whether it had any effect on cardiovascular health. The results of the study indicated that there's a link between high consumption of green tea and coffee and a lower stroke risk. According to the lead author, Yoshihiro Kokubo, M.D., Ph...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - March 15, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nutrition / Diet Source Type: news
Rate Of Brain Hemorrhage In Stroke Patients Given TPA Isn't Meaningfully Higher
Millions of Americans take aspirin or other drugs every day to reduce their risk of heart attacks or other problems caused by blood clots. But when one of them suffers a stroke caused by a clot in their brain, some emergency teams might hesitate to give a powerful clot-busting medication called tPA -- for fear that the combination of drugs might cause dangerous brain bleeding. Now, a University of Michigan Stroke Program study suggests this fear may be unfounded, at least for most patients taking common clot-preventing therapies...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - March 15, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Stroke Source Type: news
10 Years After Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Survivors Have Persistent Problems In Key Areas
Ten years after stroke caused by a ruptured aneurysm of the brain, surviving patients have persistent difficulties in several areas affecting quality of life, reports a study in the March issue of Neurosurgery, official journal of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - March 14, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Stroke Source Type: news
Study Finds Fewer Complications After Off-Pump Bypass Surgery Versus On-Pump For High-Risk Patients
Bypass surgery done without a heart-lung machine, known as off-pump, may provide better post-operative outcomes than on-pump bypass surgery for high-risk patients, according to research presented at the American College of Cardiology's 62nd Annual Scientific Session. In the first study to look specifically at on-pump versus off-pump bypass surgery among patients deemed to be at high operative risk, researchers examined the primary endpoint of patients' combined outcomes of all-cause death, stroke, heart attack or renal failure requiring new hemodialysis within 30 days of their procedure...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - March 14, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiovascular / Cardiology Source Type: news
TAVR Vs Standard Surgery: Midterm Stroke, Death Rates Comparable
All-cause and cardiovascular mortality were similar for transaortic valve replacement compared to open-heart surgery in high-risk older patients at three years with no increased risk of stroke after 30 days, according to results from the PARTNER study presented at the American College of Cardiology's 62nd Annual Scientific Session. The transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) system was investigated as an alternative to open-heart surgery for high-risk patients with severe aortic stenosis - narrowing of a main circulatory gateway in the heart that reduces blood flow...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - March 14, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiovascular / Cardiology Source Type: news
Pitavastatin, Alternative Cholesterol-Lowering Drug For Patients Who Can't Tolerate Statins
Heart patients who can't tolerate the side effects of cholesterol-lowering drugs may have a new option, according to a new study by researchers from the Intermountain Heart Institute at Intermountain Medical Center in Salt Lake City. Researchers found that pitavastatin, a newer cholesterol-lowering drug, may reduce the risk of heart attack, stroke and even death in up to 68 percent of patients with high cholesterol who can't tolerate other cholesterol-lowering medications due to side effects...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - March 13, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Statins Source Type: news
In Elderly Treated With Antipsychotics, Stroke Risk Newly Linked To Specific Drug Actions
Antipsychotic administration in the elderly is associated with an increased risk for cerebrovascular accident, more commonly known as stroke; a new study published in Biological Psychiatry provides additional insight into this important relationship. Antipsychotics are prescribed to elderly patients to treat symptoms such as agitation, psychosis, anxiety, insomnia, and depression. The increased risk of stroke associated with these medications was identified approximately a decade ago and has since been replicated by subsequent studies...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - March 13, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Stroke Source Type: news
National NIH Collaboration To Find Parkinson's Biomarkers And Open Vast Data Sharing Opportunities
Last month, the National Institutes of Health announced a new collaborative initiative that aims to accelerate the search for biomarkers -- changes in the body that can be used to predict, diagnose or monitor a disease -- in Parkinson's disease, in part by improving collaboration among researchers and helping patients get involved in clinical studies. As part of this program, launched by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), part of the NIH, Clemens Scherzer, MD, a neurologist and researcher at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH), was awarded $2...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - March 12, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Parkinson's Disease Source Type: news
Young Women Witth High BMI At Increased Risk For Heart Attack, Stroke
A nationwide study of women in Denmark who are of child-bearing age finds that those who are obese appear to have a much greater risk of heart attack or stroke, according to research presented at the American College of Cardiology's 62nd Annual Scientific Session. In fact, women with a high body mass index (BMI) - a measure of the body's fat content - that is indicative of obesity were twice as likely as those of normal weight to suffer a potentially life-threatening heart attack or stroke within just four to five years following childbirth...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - March 11, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness Source Type: news
Walking Program Improves Stroke Survivors' Lives
Regular, brisk walking after having a stroke could help boost your physical fitness, mobility and quality of life, according to research in the American Heart Association journal Stroke. "Walking is a great way to get active after a stroke," said Carron Gordon, Ph.D., lead author of the study and a lecturer in the physical therapy department at University of the West Indies in Jamaica. "It's familiar, inexpensive, and it's something people could very easily get into...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - March 10, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Stroke Source Type: news
Stroke Survivors Benefit From Regular, Brisk Outdoor Walks
A new study finds that taking regular brisk walks outdoors can help people recovering from a stroke to improve their physical fitness, enjoy a better quality of life, and increase their mobility. The researchers, from the University of the West Indies in Jamaica, write about their findings in the 6 March online issue of the journal Stroke. After experiencing a stroke, many survivors have less energy and walk less because of fear of falling. They also tend to reduce meaningful activity like going to the shops, visiting family and friends, or going to church...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - March 8, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Stroke Source Type: news
