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Substance Abuse Greatly Raises Odds of Heart Attack, Stroke During Pregnancy
THURSDAY, Sept. 21, 2023 -- Substance abuse and pregnancy may be a dangerous combination.
New research finds that pregnant women with a history of substance abuse had a dramatically increased risk of death from heart attack and stroke during...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - September 21, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
R.A.P.I.D.O. : Acronym & Campaign Helps Spanish Speakers Recognize a Stroke
FRIDAY, Sept. 15, 2023 -- The American Stroke Association is promoting the acronym R. Á.P.I.D.O. as a way to raise awareness among Hispanic Americans about stroke symptoms and the need for quick action.
Every second counts when someone has had a...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - September 15, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Even a Mild Head Injury Raises the Odds for Stroke
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 13, 2023 -- Any head injury — even a mild one — raises a person’s risk of later having an ischemic stroke.
Having multiple injuries increases that risk, even more so than the severity of a single traumatic brain injury (TBI),...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - September 13, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Infertility Treatment May Put Women at Greater Risk for Stroke
THURSDAY, Aug. 31, 2023 – Scientists have spotted an elevated risk of stroke in women who became pregnant after fertility treatments.
Although the absolute number of strokes reported in the new study were low, women seeking fertility treatment...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - August 31, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Taking Statins After ' Bleeding ' Stroke Could Help Prevent Another Stroke
THURSDAY, Aug. 31, 2023 -- Taking cholesterol-lowering statin medication after a bleeding stroke, or intracerebral hemorrhage, may lower the risk of a subsequent stroke caused by a blood clot, according to new research. “Previous research has had...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - August 31, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
AHA News: Her Heart Stopped During a Procedure to Treat Her Stroke
THURSDAY, Aug. 24, 2023 (American Heart Association News) -- Holly Page was having a great day. She got her hair done, then enjoyed a long dinner catching up with friend Lisa Stillings. They were walking out of the restaurant when something strange...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - August 24, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
AHA News: A Lifetime of Challenges – Including a Spinal Stroke – Leads Dancer to Infinite Possibilities
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 23, 2023 (American Heart Association News) -- As a Japanese American girl growing up in Irvine, California, Marisa Hamamoto felt like an outsider in her predominantly white community. Her schoolmates picked on her because she looked...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - August 23, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Skipping Aspirin After Heart Attack Raises Odds for Recurrence
TUESDAY, Aug. 22, 2023 -- If you’ve had a heart attack, your doctor likely told you to take a low-dose aspirin daily to stave off a second heart attack or stroke, but most people don’t follow through with this advice over the...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - August 22, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Stay Fit to Avoid A-Fib and Stroke
TUESDAY, Aug. 22, 2023 -- People can help reduce their odds of developing atrial fibrillation or stroke through one piece of standard medical advice: stay fit.
According to a new study in 15,000 people, physical fitness was found to have a lower...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - August 22, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
' Time Is Brain ' : More Americans Waiting Longer for Best Care After Stroke
MONDAY, Aug. 21, 2023 -- When people suffering a stroke need a transfer to another hospital, time is of the essence. But a new study finds that most Americans in that situation face delays.
The study, published recently in the Journal of the...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - August 21, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
AHA News: Thanks to His Wife ' s Quick Reaction, Postal Worker Fully Recovered From a Stroke
MONDAY, Aug. 21, 2023 (American Heart Association News) -- Levan Singletary ' s alarm buzzed at 5:15 a.m., telling him to move the car for street sweeping.
It was dark when Singletary, who goes by " Van, " left the apartment he shares with his wife,...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - August 21, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
AHA News: During a Stroke, Her Doctor Son Got Her Quick Care, Then Her Granddaughter Penned a Story
MONDAY, Aug. 7, 2023 (American Heart Association News) -- Rekha Desai planned to play Legos and blocks with her 2-year-old grandson, Kaveh, as she watched him in his Atlanta home.
But Rekha never arrived. Instead, the 73-year-old lay in a gurney...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - August 7, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Sleep Apnea Lowers Blood Oxygen, Upping Heart Risks
MONDAY, July 31, 2023 -- Sleep apnea may increase the risk of heart attack and stroke as erratic breathing causes oxygen levels to drop, new research shows. " These findings will help better characterize high-risk versions of obstructive sleep...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - July 31, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Why Black People May Be More Prone to Severe Stroke
FRIDAY, July 28, 2023 -- Black people tend to be more vulnerable to suffering severe strokes, but scientists have long struggled to figure out why.
Until now: New research suggests it may boil down to having a particular version of a gene involved...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - July 28, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Daily Baby Aspirin Raises Odds for Brain Bleeds, With No Lowering of Stroke Risk
THURSDAY, July 27, 2023 -- For years, older adults took a baby aspirin a day to help ward off a first-time heart attack or stroke. Now yet another study is showing the risks are not worth it for most.
Specifically, researchers found the risk of...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - July 27, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
