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Second-Hand Smoke Exposure, Heart Disease, COPD, and StrokeSecond-Hand Smoke Exposure, Heart Disease, COPD, and Stroke
What impact does secondhand smoke exposure have on ischemic heart diseases, COPD, and stroke? This synthesis of prior studies aimed to quantify the effect sizes. BMC Public Health
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - February 10, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Public Health & Prevention Journal Article Source Type: news

Clot-Busters Might Be Useful for 'Previously Dependent' Stroke Patients
Study finds favorable results among older adults who already had health problemsSource: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Ischemic Stroke, Medicines, Stroke Rehabilitation
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - January 22, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Disturbed sleep is 'tied to higher risk of stroke and dementia' 
People who endure sleep fragmentation - waking up repeatedly during the night - is linked to a 27 per cent higher chance of having severely hardened arteries, raising the risk of an ischemic stroke.
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 19, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Better Adherence to Antithyroid Drug and Risk of StrokeBetter Adherence to Antithyroid Drug and Risk of Stroke
Can good adherence to antihyperthyroid drugs reduce the risk of ischemic stroke in patients with hyperthyroidism, independent of atrial fibrillation? International Journal of Clinical Practice
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - December 29, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Journal Article Source Type: news

Ethnic Differences in Ischemic Stroke in Young-Onset StrokeEthnic Differences in Ischemic Stroke in Young-Onset Stroke
Are there ethnic differences in ischemic stroke etiology or subtype among young adults? BMC Neurology
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - December 7, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Journal Article Source Type: news

ICH After Thrombolysis for Acute Ischemic StrokeICH After Thrombolysis for Acute Ischemic Stroke
Potentially serious intracranial hemorrhage occures in nearly 8% of stroke patients treated with rtPA. Can a biomarker or other predictor of ICH risk be identified? Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 30, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Journal Article Source Type: news

Gorging on red meat 'means you're 50% more likely to trigger a STROKE'
People who eat 93g or more of red meat each day are at a 47 per cent higher risk of suffering an ischemic stroke - a blockage in the blood vessels supplying the brain, say German scientists.
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 27, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Provider costs for prevention and treatment of cardiovascular and related conditions in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review
Conclusions: Emerging economies are currently providing a base of cost evidence for NCD treatment that may prove useful to policy-makers in low-income countries. Initial steps to publicly finance disease interventions should take account of costs. The gaps and limitations in the current literature include a lack of standardized reporting as well as sparse evidence from low-income countries.
Source: BMC Public Health - November 26, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Elizabeth BrouwerDavid WatkinsZachary OlsonJane GoettRachel NugentCarol Levin Source Type: research

Medical News Today: Congenital heart defect means higher chance of stroke
People with congenital heart defects have a 5-6 times higher risk of hemorrhagic stroke, and a 9-12 times higher risk of ischemic stroke than the general population.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 24, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiovascular / Cardiology Source Type: news

Extracting Clot Beats Clot-Busting Drug Alone in Study of Stroke Patients
People who had removal procedure were more likely to have functional independence after 90 days Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Blood Clots, Ischemic Stroke, Stroke
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - November 3, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Colds, Flu Up Odds for Stroke in Kids, Though Risk Is Low
Researchers also found children who had all of their vaccinations were less vulnerableSource: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Childhood Immunization, Flu, Ischemic Stroke
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - September 30, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

The type of fat you eat matters!
By: JoAnn E. Manson, MD, DrPH, and Shari S. Bassuk, ScD Contributing Editors, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School If you saw last month’s news headlines declaring that saturated fat is no longer deemed harmful to your heart, you may be (understandably!) confused. After all, for years, clinicians and scientists have recommended reducing saturated fat for heart health. Is it time to rethink this advice? Hardly. Here’s the deal. The research that sparked the recent news splash was an analysis by Canadian researchers of up to a dozen long-term observational studies of diet that included a total of 90,000...
Source: New Harvard Health Information - September 22, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Contributing Editors Tags: Health Healthy Eating Fats saturated fats unsaturated fats Source Type: news

Protection Against the Tissue Damage in Acute Ischemic StrokeProtection Against the Tissue Damage in Acute Ischemic Stroke
How does progranulin protect the brain from further damage after an ischemic stroke and how could it ultimately protect the brain from stroke-related injury? Brain
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - September 22, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Journal Article Source Type: news

Early Statin Use Following Recanalization Therapy for StrokeEarly Statin Use Following Recanalization Therapy for Stroke
Does early statin use following recanalization therapy improve the functional outcome of ischemic stroke? BMC Neurology
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - September 7, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Journal Article Source Type: news

Cold Weather May Up Risk of Stroke, Severe Heart Attack for Some
But more study needed to determine what strategies might cut those risks Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Heart Attack, Ischemic Stroke, Winter Weather Emergencies
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - August 31, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news