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IBD sufferers at higher risk of stroke and heart attack
New research from the Mayo Clinic shows an increased risk of stroke or heart attack for patients with inflammatory bowel disease. Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are the most common forms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In this disease, an abnormal response from the body's immune system mistakes food for a foreign substance, which triggers an immune response whereby the body attacks the cells lining the intestines, causing inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 16, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Crohn's / IBD Source Type: news
Carotid artery stenting appears associated with increased stroke in elderly
Carotid artery stenting (CAS) was associated with an increased risk of stroke in elderly patients but the mortality risk appeared to be the same as for nonelderly patients, according to a review of the medical literature published Online First by JAMA Surgery, a JAMA Network publication. There is debate about the most appropriate treatment for carotid artery atherosclerosis and about the safety of CAS (using a stent to expand the carotid artery) and CEA (carotid endarterectomy, a procedure to remove plaque from the artery) in elderly patients, according to the study background...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 23, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medical Devices / Diagnostics Source Type: news
COREVALVE reduces rate of death and stroke in sickest patients with aortic stenosis
In a clinical trial, a self-expanding transcatheter aortic valve met the key performance objective of reducing death and stroke in patients with severe aortic stenosis at "extreme risk" for surgery. Results of the COREVALVE EXTREME RISK trial were presented at the 25th annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) scientific symposium. Sponsored by the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF), TCT is the world's premier educational meeting specializing in interventional cardiovascular medicine...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 31, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiovascular / Cardiology Source Type: news
Poor limb motor function recovery following stroke
Negative motor evoked potentials after cerebral infarction, indicative of poor recovery of limb motor function, tend to be accompanied by changes in fractional anisotropy values and the cerebral peduncle area on the affected side, but the characteristics of these changes have not been reported. As reported previously, the lower limit value of fractional anisotropy of the cerebral peduncle in healthy volunteers is 0.36, and the lower limit of the asymmetry of the cerebral peduncle area is 0.83.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - December 1, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Stroke Source Type: news
Five new avenues for stroke rehabilitation research explored
Treatments based on behavioral or non-invasive physiological stimulation show greatest potentialBecause the concept of permanent neurological injury has given way to recognition of the brain's potential for long-term regeneration and reorganization, rehabilitation strategies are undergoing radical changes. The potential for five new translational interventions was examined in an article published ahead of print by Neurology Clinical Practice. Medical resources are limited, so it is important to focus on areas of greatest potential, according to Dr.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - December 2, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Stroke Source Type: news
Computers enable researchers to "see" neurons to better understand brain function
A study conducted by local high school students and faculty from the Department of Computer and Information Science in the School of Science at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis reveals new information about the motor circuits of the brain that may one day help those developing therapies to treat conditions such as stroke, schizophrenia, spinal cord injury or Alzheimer's disease."MRI and CAT scans of the human brain can tell us many things about the structure of this most complicated of organs, formed of trillions of neurons and the synapses via which they communicate.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - March 10, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Stroke Source Type: news
Medical News Today: PTSD 'raises women's risks of heart attack and stroke'
A large, new study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health finds that women with PTSD have up to a 60% higher chance of heart attack or stroke.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - June 30, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Psychology / Psychiatry Source Type: news
Medical News Today: Combination of stroke, diabetes and heart attack 'significantly reduces life expectancy'
A new study finds people with a history of stroke, diabetes and heart attack may have a death rate eight times higher than those without a history of these conditions.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - July 8, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiovascular / Cardiology Source Type: news
Medical News Today: Poor thinking skills linked to greater risk of heart attack, stroke
New research finds people with poor planning, problem-solving and reasoning skills - known as executive function - may be at higher risk of heart attack and stroke.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - August 6, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Heart Disease Source Type: news
Medical News Today: Stroke brain damage could reveal key to treating addiction
New research reveals that smokers who had stroke in a specific region of the brain were considerably more likely to quit smoking that those whose strokes occurred elsewhere.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - September 8, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Smoking / Quit Smoking Source Type: news
Medical News Today: Adults in their 50s should take aspirin daily for heart attack, stroke prevention
The USPSTF say adults aged 50-59 should take aspirin daily to prevent first stroke or heart attack, while taking the drug for at least 10 years may lower colorectal cancer risk.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - September 15, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiovascular / Cardiology Source Type: news
Medical News Today: Stroke in marijuana users linked to arterial stenosis
When marijuana users suffer stroke, it is more likely to be caused by arterial stenosis than by cardioembolism, unlike in non-users.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 26, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs Source Type: news
Medical News Today: Shingles may lead to stroke and heart attack
The herpes zoster virus causes chickenpox and shingles; following shingles, there appears to be a higher risk of acute cardiovascular events such as stroke or myocardial infarction
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - December 15, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses Source Type: news
Medical News Today: Older mothers may face increased risk of stroke, heart attack
Women who become pregnant at the age of 40 or older may be at greater risk for heart attack, stroke and cardiovascular death later in life, researchers suggest.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - February 18, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pregnancy / Obstetrics Source Type: news
Medical News Today: Moderate drinking raises heart attack, stroke risk, but not for long
A single dose of alcohol can immediately increase the risk of heart attack and stroke, new research finds. If consumed in moderation, however, alcohol may reduce these risks.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - March 3, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs Source Type: news
