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A "FAST" Response To Stroke Can Reduce Long-Term Damage
During National Stroke Awareness Month, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital's Stroke Centers Offer Tips on How to Recognize and Prevent Strokes A stroke can strike in an instant, but can change a person's life forever. Strokes -- 80 percent of which are caused by a blood clot that blocks blood flow to the brain -- are medical emergencies that require immediate attention. The earlier a stroke is recognized and treated, the greater the chance of recovery. Remembering the acronym FAST is an easy way to learn how to recognize a stroke and what to do to minimize its long-term damaging effects...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - May 9, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Stroke Source Type: news
Understanding MRI: basic MR physics for physicians
This article, written for the general hospital physician, describes the basic physics of MRI taking into account the machinery, contrast weighting, spin- and gradient-echo techniques and pertinent safety issues. Examples provided are primarily referenced to neuroradiology reflecting the subspecialty for which MR currently has the greatest clinical application.
Source: Postgraduate Medical Journal - March 12, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Currie, S., Hoggard, N., Craven, I. J., Hadjivassiliou, M., Wilkinson, I. D. Tags: Editor's choice Reviews Source Type: research
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An egg a day is ok Sophia was pleased to learn from research published in the BMJ (2013;346:e8539) that consumption of up to one egg per day is not associated with an increased risk of stroke or coronary heart disease. This news follows the widely publicised counter-intuitive message from research which appeared in JAMA (2013;309:71–82) that ‘overweight people live longer’. Chest compression only CPR Arguments continue about whether compression only cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is better than conventional CPR for adult patients who suffer sudden unexpected out of hospital cardiac arrest. A nationwi...
Source: Emergency Medicine Journal - February 13, 2013 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Slabbert, J., Wyatt, J. Tags: Miscellaneous Source Type: research
