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' Bad ' cholesterol, high blood pressure combo may heighten risk of heart attack, stroke
A combination of ' bad ' cholesterol and high blood pressure may increase a person ' s risk of heart attack or stroke, a long-term study of several thousand men and women in the United States suggests.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - December 13, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Risk for stroke four times higher in Black adults than Whites, study finds
Black middle-aged adults in the United States are four times as likely to suffer a stroke as White adults in the same age group, an analysis published Monday by the journal Hypertension found.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - March 29, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Study finds high rates of heart disease among Hispanic men, women
More than half of Hispanic men, and nearly half of Hispanic women, in the United States have heart disease, according to an analysis published Thursday by the journal Stroke.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - March 4, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Study: One in three young adults unaware of stroke symptoms
Nearly 30% of adults 45 and younger in the United States do not know all five of the most common symptoms of a stroke, according to a study published Monday by the journal Stroke.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - October 26, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Blood protein test may predict stroke risk for people with diabetes
Every 40 seconds, someone in the United States has a stroke, and now a new method may be able to predict the risk and prevent the event, a new study says.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - June 25, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news