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Consumer Health: Do you know the warning signs of stroke?
May is National Stroke Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about the warning signs of stroke and the need for prompt treatment. Stroke is one of the leading causes of death in the U.S. and a major cause of serious disability for adults. More than 795,000 people in the U.S. have a stroke each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Stroke risk increases with age, especially after 55, but strokes…
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - May 3, 2022 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
Consumer Health: Stroke -- know the signs and risk factors
May is National Stroke Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn more about the signs and risk factors for stroke. Stroke is one of the leading causes of death in the U.S. and a major cause of serious disability for adults. More than 795,000 people in the U.S. have a stroke each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A stroke occurs when the blood supply to part of your brain is interrupted…
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - May 3, 2023 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
Age is One of The Biggest Misconceptions About Stroke
It's National Stroke Awareness Month and one of the biggest misconceptions about stroke is that it only happens to the elderly. While age is one of the risk factors and your chance for a stroke increases with age, anyone can have a stroke. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Every 40 seconds, someone [...]
Source: Mayo Clinic Jacksonville News - May 1, 2015 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic Minute: Know the facts on stroke
Stroke is the fifth-leading cause of death in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It's also a leading cause of disability. But, when treated soon after symptoms start, the effects of stroke often can be lessened or reversed. May is National Stroke Awareness Month, and the National Stroke Association wants [...]
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - May 30, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
UK HealthCare, partners receive prestigious CDC grant to improve stroke care in Kentucky
(University of Kentucky) UK HealthCare, UofL Health, the Kentucky Department for Public Health's Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program (KHDSP), and other state partners have been awarded the prestigious Paul Coverdell National Acute Stroke Program Grant by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This $1.8 million grant aims to optimize both stroke prevention among those at high risk as well as improve the care and outcomes for stroke patients throughout Kentucky.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - July 6, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic Q & amp;A podcast: Don't ignore the warning signs of stroke
On average, someone in the U.S. has a stroke every 40 seconds, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A stroke is a medical emergency, and prompt treatment is crucial. Early action can reduce brain damage and other complications. A stroke occurs when the blood supply to part of the brain is interrupted, depriving the brain of oxygen. It's important to recognize the warning signs of stroke, because prompt treatment can minimize brain damage. Every…
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - May 24, 2022 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
Short-term effects of individual exposure to PM < sub > 2.5 < /sub > on hospital admissions for myocardial infarction and stroke: a population-based case-crossover study in Guangzhou, China
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2023 Jun 5. doi: 10.1007/s11356-023-28058-y. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTSome studies have investigated the effects of PM2.5 on cardiovascular diseases based on the population-average exposure data from several monitoring stations. No one has explored the short-term effect of PM2.5 on cardiovascular hospitalizations using individual-level exposure data. We assessed the short-term effects of individual exposure to PM2.5 on hospitalizations for myocardial infarction (MI) and stroke in Guangzhou, China, during 2014-2019. The population-based data on cardio-cerebrovascular events were provided by ...
Source: Environmental Science and Pollution Research International - June 5, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Jie-Qi Jin Guo-Zhen Lin Shuang-Ying Wu Mu-Rui Zheng Hui Liu Xiang-Yi Liu Min-Qian Yan Zhao-Yue Chen Chun-Quan Ou Source Type: research
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
Stroke Happens Regardless of Age, Race or Gender
May is National Stroke Awareness Month, and according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, every 40 seconds, someone in the U.S. has a stroke. Often called a brain attack, a stroke occurs when a blockage stops the flow of blood to the brain or when a blood vessel in or around the brain bursts. [...]
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - May 9, 2016 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
Socioeconomic and air pollution correlates of adult asthma, heart attack, and stroke risks in the United States, 2010-2013.
Abstract
Asthma in the United States has become an important public health issue, with many physicians, regulators, and scientists elsewhere expressing concern that criterion air pollutants have contributed to a rising tide of asthma cases and symptoms. This paper studies recent associations (from 2008 to 2012) between self-reported asthma experiences and potential predictors, including age, sex, income, education, smoking, and county-level average annual ambient concentrations of ozone (O3) and fine particulate matter (PM2.5) levels recorded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, for adults 50 years old or ...
Source: Environmental Research - February 12, 2017 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Cox LA Tags: Environ Res Source Type: research
Mayo Clinic Minute: What African-Americans Should Know About Stroke
Cardiovascular diseases such as stroke are a leading cause of death and disability in the U.S. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that African-American men and women are more likely to have a stroke than any other population in the country. In this Mayo Clinic Minute, reporter Vivien Williams talks to neurologist D r. Maisha Robinson [...]
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - August 9, 2016 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
New mobile assessment saves brain cells during stroke
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.?? Every year, more than?795,000 people?in the U.S. have a stroke, which remains the leading cause of serious long-term disability and costs the nation?$34 billion?annually, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. ?For every minute someone is suffering a stroke, 1.9 million neurons die. The faster we can restore blood flow the [...]
Source: Mayo Clinic Florida News - October 29, 2018 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic Minute: What African Americans need to know about stroke
Cardiovascular diseases such as stroke are a leading cause of death and disability in the U.S. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that African American men and women are more likely to have a stroke than any other population in the country. In this Mayo Clinic Minute, Dr. Maisha Robinson, a Mayo Clinic [...]
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - April 29, 2019 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
Stroke awareness: Dayton medical experts talk warning signs, risk factors and prevention
Every 40 seconds, someone in the U.S. has a stroke.
That's according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which points to stroke as the fifth leading cause of death in the nation and a major cause of serious disability for adults.
Not all risk factors are controllable. But strokes are often both preventable and treatable, a nd local health workers say it's important to familiarize yourself with the warning signs.
The DBJ spoke with medical experts in the field of stroke…
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - May 8, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Jacob Fisher Source Type: news
