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Drug used to treat arthritis could save stroke patients
British doctors are trialling the use of a rheumatoid arthritis drug which targets the inflammatory process in the brain caused by stroke in the same way it treats inflammation in an arthritic joint.
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 18, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Exercise increases your chances of surviving a stroke
Using mice, University of North Carolina researchers found the loss of collateral vessels in old age is prevented by exercise. This can reduce the severity of a potentially deadly stroke, they say.
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 24, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Marijuana increases your risk of a stroke, study warns
A new study has found that that smoking marijuana can increase your risk of a stroke or heart failure. The drug was also linked to other cardiovascular factors such as obesity, smoking and alcohol use.
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 9, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Clot-buster operation brings stroke sufferers back to life
Up to 8,000 stroke sufferers a year in England will benefit from the revolutionary technique, which works for more people and is far more effective than traditional drugs.
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 11, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Gothenburg finds being tall can increase risk of stroke
Tall women are more likely to have a stroke or heart failure, according to scientists from the University of Gothenburg. Their larger heart chambers can disrupt the organ's rhythm, causing disease.
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 7, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Brotherly love and the stroke victim healed by his family
David Dow, from North Carolina, had a massive stroke at the age of ten. Brother Dr Mike Dow, a psychotherapist, wrote a book with David about recovery. It was caused by Moyamoya disease.
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 25, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
39p skin patch 'can halve the risk of death after stroke'
Putting a special skin patch the size of a 50p piece on a stroke patient ’s arm on the way to hospital could slash their risk of dying by half, researchers have discovered.
Source: the Mail online | Health - May 5, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
A simple blood test could detect YOUR stroke risk
Researchers from Harvard Medical School found stroke sufferers have 1.86mg per liter of the protein in their blood versus just 1.80mg per liter in women who have not had the disorder.
Source: the Mail online | Health - May 11, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Ear lobe crease is tell-tale sign of a stroke
Having diagonal creases across your ear lobes may mean you are at increased risk of suffering a stroke, according to new research.
Source: the Mail online | Health - May 28, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Why suffering a stroke may turn you into an alcoholic
Researchers from Texas A&M College of Medicine found rats choose alcohol over water after a stroke. This may explain why sufferers often struggle to abstain despite medical advice.
Source: the Mail online | Health - June 1, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Fat teenagers are more likely to suffer stroke as an adult
Swedish scientists found for every two-point increase in body mass index (BMI) from eight to 20, men were 20 per cent more likely to have a stroke.
Source: the Mail online | Health - June 28, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Harvard robotic exosuits could help stroke sufferers walk
Lightweight robotic machines have been created that could help patients walk after experiencing a stroke, new prototypes developed at Harvard University have revealed.
Source: the Mail online | Health - July 26, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Higher dementia risk associated with risk for a stroke
Risk factors for a stroke and dementia could be linked and most common in the southern United States, a new study claims.
Source: the Mail online | Health - July 31, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Eating a small amount of chcolate reduces risk of stroke
Experts from Boston found a regular chocolate treat slashes our risk of an abnormal heart rhythm linked with stroke by 20%. It contains flavanols which promote healthy blood vessel function.
Source: the Mail online | Health - August 1, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
HRT skin patch 'has less stroke risk' than pills, study
A study, by Copenhagen University, based on a million women, tracked for 15 years found that those taking hormone tablets had an increased stroke risk those with patch did not.
Source: the Mail online | Health - August 19, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
