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Scans Can Tell How Long Ago a Stroke Occurred
THURSDAY, May 17, 2018 -- A new MRI scanning technique can help doctors better nail down when a person has suffered a stroke and whether clot-busting drugs will help preserve their brain.
This technique could save the brains of some people who...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - May 17, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
AHA: New Insights Into Sickle Cell and Stroke Risk
TUESDAY, June 19, 2018 (American Heart Association) -- Sickle cell disease increases the risk of stroke for African Americans -- but recent research shows carrying the genetic trait for sickle cell doesn ' t.
It ' s a new layer on the study and...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - June 19, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Health Tip: Learn Warning Signs of Heat Stroke
-- As summer weather heats up, it is important to recognize symptoms of heat stroke.
Normally, you regulate your body temperature by sweating. But in some cases, the body ' s temperature-control system is overtaxed and your temperature rises too...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - June 20, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
As Temperatures Soar, Study Warns of Fatal Heat Stroke at Work
THURSDAY, July 5, 2018 -- Much of the United States has been sweltering in triple-digit heat this week, but new research finds outdoor workers can suffer fatal heat stroke from temperatures that only reach the high 80s.
In fact, six of 14 cases of...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - July 5, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
AHA: Stroke Survivor ' s Tattoo Gets People Talking
THURSDAY, July 19, 2018 (American Heart Association) -- Scars are a natural sign of healing, but not every physical trauma leaves a visible reminder. The only outward sign that 27-year-old Skylar Doerwaldt is a stroke survivor is of her choosing: a...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - July 19, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Breastfeeding Bonus: Lower Stroke Risk for Mom Years Later
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 22, 2018 -- There are a host of health benefits that breastfeeding brings to a baby, but a new study suggests it may also lower a mom ' s stroke risk later in life.
The research found that women who breastfeed have a 23 percent lower...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - August 22, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Secret Tunnels Between Skull, Brain Speed Immune Cells After Stroke in Mice
MONDAY, Aug. 27, 2018 -- Immune cells use channels that run from skull bone marrow to the lining of the brain to rapidly respond to stroke and other brain injuries, a new study in mice suggests.
Bone marrow is the spongy tissue inside bones. Along...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - August 27, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
With Stroke Comes Higher Dementia Risk: Study
FRIDAY, Aug. 31, 2018 -- People who ' ve had a stroke face up to twice the normal risk of dementia, a new review suggests.
In what they say is the largest analysis of its kind, British researchers examined 48 studies that included 3.2 million people...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - August 31, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Blood Infection Sepsis Tied to Heart Attack, Stroke
MONDAY, Sept. 10, 2018 -- Survivors of serious bloodstream infections called sepsis are at increased risk for stroke and heart attack for four weeks after leaving the hospital, a new study finds.
The study included roughly 42,300 sepsis patients in...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - September 10, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Mediterranean Diet May Cut Stroke Risk for Women, But Not Men
THURSDAY, Sept. 20, 2018 -- The Mediterranean diet may do more than help you reach and maintain a healthy weight: New research suggests that women who follow it also lower their stroke risk.
But men did not reap the same benefit from the diet,...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - September 20, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
How Much He Sleeps May Affect His Stroke Risk
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 3, 2018 -- Getting too little or too much sleep can affect stroke risk, depending on a man ' s race, researchers say. " These results suggest that short and long sleep duration may have different consequences for people depending on...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - October 3, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
AHA: Stroke Care Gains in Puerto Rico Falter After Hurricane Maria
TUESDAY, Oct. 9, 2018 (American Heart Association) -- A project aimed at improving the inequalities in stroke care between Puerto Rico and the mainland did just that -- until Hurricane Maria roared ashore last September and further hobbled the...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - October 9, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Does Stroke Run in Your Family? Healthy Living Lowers the Risk
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 24, 2018 -- Has stroke hit your family particularly hard? A healthy lifestyle may be your best defense, new research shows.
The study of more than 306,000 white British people found that exercising, eating right and not smoking...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - October 24, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Hospital Infections in Stroke Patients Raise Other Risks
THURSDAY, Nov. 1, 2018 -- When stroke patients get an infection while in the hospital, that may raise the chances they will wind up back in the hospital later, new research suggests.
Researchers examined data on more than 319,000 U.S. patients who...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - November 1, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
One Man ' s Journey Back From Stroke at 52
THURSDAY, Nov. 1, 2018 -- Price Woodward was the picture of health at age 52. He lived an active lifestyle and ran marathons. He was definitely not the type of person you ' d expect to have a stroke.
But one night, his wife, Tammy, heard a strange...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - November 1, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
