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FDA strengthens warning that NSAIDs increase heart attack and stroke risk
Back in 2005, the FDA warned that taking nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) like ibuprofen and naproxen increased the risk of having a heart attack or stroke. Last week it took the unusual step of further strengthening this warning. This was done on the advice of an expert panel that reviewed new information about NSAIDs and their risks. Because NSAIDs are widely used, it’s important to be aware of downsides of taking an NSAID and to take steps to limit the risk.
Many people take NSAIDs to relieve mild to moderate pain. These medications may be particularly effective in conditions in which pain results pri...
Source: New Harvard Health Information - July 13, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Gregory Curfman, MD Tags: Heart Health heart attack heart disease NSAIDS Stroke Source Type: news
GP receptionists 'could help prevent stroke deaths'
Conclusion
This valuable and well-designed study assessed a cross-section of general practices from one UK region, looking at how well receptionists are able to recognise the signs of stroke and give appropriate advice – either immediately passing patients on to the GP or telling them to contact emergency services.
The study has many strengths. These include the large sample of GP surgeries and calls assessed, and that receptionists weren't aware of the nature of the study and the calls were unannounced. At the end of each individual call receptionists were told the call was part of the study and no further action was n...
Source: NHS News Feed - June 29, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medical practice Neurology Source Type: news
Supporting the Women in our Lives: Stroke Prevention
May is Stroke Awareness Month and May 10-16th is National Women's Health Week, making this the perfect time to talk about the special challenges women face related to stroke and how women can reduce their risk and protect their health. Being the mid-Atlantic Regional Health Administrator might make stroke prevention my professional duty, but it's my role as a father, husband, and son to so many special women that makes it my personal responsibility.
It's alarming to think that every 4 minutes someone in the United States dies of a stroke -- most of them women. Stroke -- which is sometimes called a brain attack -- happens...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - May 18, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Lori’s Stroke Required Help From Doctors An Hour Away. Telemedicine Provided It.
Editor’s note: Our previous stories this American Stroke Month featured warning signs heeded and missed. Today we shift gears to showcase a textbook response to a stroke, including the crucial role of telestroke, a way for experts at another facility to help care for a patient via a webcam-type connection. The CHRONIC Care Act, which includes a provision to require Medicare to cover telestroke, will be discussed Tuesday during a hearing of the Senate Finance Committee.
Lori Hoopingarner savored her occasional weekend getaway.
Between running her financial advising company, raising a 10-year-old daughter and 6-year-old s...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - May 15, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
This Is What Heat Stroke Does To Your Body
Temperatures were in the 100s when Vanessa Dunn, a 29-year-old Los Angeles-based makeup artist, was driving back home to California from Virginia last summer. After hours on the road and drinking limited water, she was struck by a severe case of dehydration and heat stroke.
”I wasn’t drinking enough water because I didn’t want to stop to pee,” she says. When she finally pulled over for the night she felt light-headed, and she couldn’t keep food down when she tried to eat. She even threw up blood.
”I was in incredible pain, and dizzy,” she says. “[I went] to the ER, turned out...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - May 29, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Intracerebral Hemorrhage: The 'Other' Stroke
J Mocco, MD, MS
Professor and Vice Chair for Education
Director, Cerebrovascular Center
Residency Program Director
Department of Neurological Surgery
Mount Sinai Health System
Intracerebral Hemorrhage: The 'Other' Stroke
A recent patient of mine, 48-year-old "Joe" (not his real name), was eating with his family at an Italian restaurant. Suddenly, he stood up, cursed, and collapsed. They brought him to the hospital, and he could not talk, move, or do anything we asked him to do.
It turned out that Joe had suffered the second-most common, but deadliest, form of stroke: intracerebral hemorrhage.
When people hear "stroke,...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - November 7, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Don't brush off early warning signs of a stroke
It's important to recognize the signs of a stroke and get to a hospital fast. Time is brain: the longer the gap between the start of stroke symptoms and treatment, the more brain cells die, reports the December 2013 issue of the Harvard Men's Health Watch.
Experts have developed the FAST (Face, Arms, Speech, Time) mnemonic device to highlight some of the more obvious signs of a brain attack. A more detailed list includes:
Face drooping. One side of the face goes slack. A smile appears uneven.
One arm is weak. When raising both arms, one arm drifts downward.
Numbness. Loss of feeling on one side of the body, or one part of...
Source: New Harvard Health Information - November 30, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Could your tattoos put you at risk of heat stroke?
Conclusion
The study showed that artificially stimulating sweat glands in a tattooed area of skin in 10 men produced a lower sweat rate than stimulating sweat glands in a non-tattooed area of skin in the same person.
The authors suggest a number of possible explanations for this, including that it may be because tattooing skin starts an inflammatory response that may cause damage to normal tissue including sweat glands. However, these are only theories and need to be investigated further.
While this is interesting preliminary research, there are some important things to remember:
There were only 10 male participants invo...
Source: NHS News Feed - April 13, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Lifestyle/exercise Source Type: news
How to Tell The Difference Between Heat Stress, Exhaustion, and Stroke
The terminology around heat injuries and illness is often confusing. As extreme heat warnings sweep the U.S., here is what you need to know about heat stress, heat exhaustion, and heat stroke.
A 90°F-day might be perfect for the beach. But once you start working your body, whether it’s mowing the lawn, going for a hike, or sprinting to catch the bus, your metabolism ramps up, burning fuel and raising your body’s core temperature. Your heart compensates by pumping blood away from your overheated organs to your skin, where dilating blood vessels can dissipate the heat with the help of evaporating sweat. If yo...
Source: TIME: Health - July 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Aryn Baker Tags: Uncategorized Climate Is Everything Explainer extreme weather healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Headache at the Chronic Stage of Ischemic Stroke Headache at the Chronic Stage of Ischemic Stroke
This study aimed to describe the characteristics of headache and the predictors of headache at the chronic stage after ischemic stroke.Headache
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - March 24, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Journal Article Source Type: news
Migraine With Aura 'Major' Contributor to All Stroke TypesMigraine With Aura 'Major' Contributor to All Stroke Types
Study finds that migraine with aura is similar to hypertension, obesity, and diabetes as a risk factor for any stroke, hemorrhagic or ischemic. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - June 27, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
High blood pressure: Why me?
“I go to the gym, and I never add salt. So why do I have high blood pressure?” Despite its astonishing prevalence of one in three Americans, many people struggle with the diagnosis of high blood pressure, or hypertension. It’s worth exploring why, because being an active participant in your care is crucial for optimal blood pressure control.
Certain features make any diagnosis easier to accept:
First, people are more likely to accept a diagnosis if they have symptoms. A person with cough and fever will believe a diagnosis of pneumonia. But someone who feels fine would not.
Next, people more readily accept a diagnosi...
Source: New Harvard Health Information - May 2, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Naomi D. L. Fisher, MD Tags: Behavioral Health Health care Heart Health Hypertension and Stroke Prevention Screening high blood pressure Source Type: news
Migraine and Risk of Perioperative Ischemic Stroke Migraine and Risk of Perioperative Ischemic Stroke
Are surgical patients with a history of migraine at increased risk of perioperative ischemic stroke?The BMJ (formerly known as the British Medical Journal)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - February 3, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: General Surgery Journal Article Source Type: news
Stroke Risk and Estrogen Contraceptives in Women With Migraine Stroke Risk and Estrogen Contraceptives in Women With Migraine
Guidelines have recommended avoiding combined hormonal contraceptives in women with migraine with aura due to increased stroke risk. Does current evidence support this, and is the risk dose-related?Headache
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - February 23, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Journal Article Source Type: news
Migraine and Ischemic Stroke in Women. A Narrative Review Migraine and Ischemic Stroke in Women. A Narrative Review
Review the epidemiological and mechanistic evidence of the migraine-stroke relationship and its risk factors in women, with a focus on those who experience migraine with aura.Headache
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - August 18, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Journal Article Source Type: news
