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Well: Mind: Depression and Stroke Risk
Being depressed is known to increase the risk for stroke. Now a new study suggests that the association is even stronger in younger women.
Source: NYT Health - May 24, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By NICHOLAS BAKALAR Tags: depression Stroke Mind Featured Source Type: news
Well: My Stroke of Luck
Andrew C. Revkin, an environmental journalist, shares what he learned after a stroke forced him to interrupt his nonstop career.
Source: NYT Health - May 13, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By ANDREW C. REVKIN Tags: Heart Body Stroke Medicine and Health Hospitals Emergency Medical Treatment Featured Source Type: news
Safety Advocates Focus on Hidden Threats to Young Athletes
Concussions are drawing more attention, but some advocates are debating how to reduce preventable deaths from sudden cardiac arrest and heat stroke.
Source: NYT Health - May 11, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By BILL PENNINGTON Tags: Athletics and Sports Heatstroke Education (K-12) Defibrillators Exercise Concussions Sports Injuries Source Type: news
Well: Safety: Air Pollution Tied to Heart Disease
Following more than 5,000 people in six cities and air pollution data, researchers found that the greater the level of air pollution, the greater the thickening of the carotid artery, a known risk for heart attack and stroke.
Source: NYT Health - May 2, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By NICHOLAS BAKALAR Tags: Heart Air Pollution Body Carotid Arteries Arteriosclerosis and Atherosclerosis Featured Source Type: news
Well: Patterns: Stroke Belt and Teenagers
People living in the Southeastern United States during the teenage years were found to have a higher risk of stroke later in life.
Source: NYT Health - April 29, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By NICHOLAS BAKALAR Tags: Body Stroke Featured Source Type: news
The New Old Age Blog: A Lost Language
My father is still in there, somewhere, but our relationship will never be the same.
Source: NYT Health - April 24, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By CINDY PAUL Tags: Elderly Stroke Family Relationships Source Type: news
Well: Prevention: Fiber May Reduce Stroke Risk
Eating high-fiber foods may provide protection against stroke, a new analysis of research suggests.
Source: NYT Health - March 28, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By NICHOLAS BAKALAR Tags: Food Stroke fiber Featured Diet and Nutrition Fiber (Dietary) Source Type: news
The Haggler: A Winding Road to Benefits From Long-Term Care Insurance
After months of exchanges of information, a woman who had a stroke is denied benefits under a long-term care policy. Her son-in-law asks the Haggler to intervene.
Source: NYT Health - March 23, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By DAVID SEGAL Tags: Long-Term Care Insurance Assisted living Stroke Memory CNA Financial Corporation CNA NYSE Whirlpool Corporation WHR NYSE Source Type: news
Well: Garbled Texting as a Sign of Stroke
Doctors in Detroit encountered the unusual case of a 40-year-old patient who had no trouble reading, writing or understanding language. His only consistent problem was that he had lost the ability to type coherent text messages on his phone.
Source: NYT Health - March 19, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By ANAHAD O'CONNOR Tags: Wireless Communications Language and Languages Body Brain Stroke texting Featured Text Messaging Cellular Telephones Source Type: news
Stroke Prevention Device Misses Key Goal in Study
Boston Scientific’s Watchman may not be better than a drug that is used now to prevent strokes, heart-related deaths and blood clots in people with atrial fibrillation in the long term.
Source: NYT Health - March 10, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Tags: Boston Scientific Corporation BSX NYSE Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Medical Devices Research Stroke Source Type: news
Well: Think Like a Doctor: The Man Who Wobbled
Can you solve the medical mystery of a middle-aged man with panic attacks and dizziness?
Source: NYT Health - February 28, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By LISA SANDERS, M.D. Tags: Doctors Mental Health and Disorders Stroke think like a doctor Hospitals Emergency Medical Treatment Lisa Sanders Featured Tests (Medical) Source Type: news
Well: Stroke Procedure Challenged
A new study found that a procedure to remove a blood clot in the brain mechanically and deliver drugs at the site does nothing to improve outcomes.
Source: NYT Health - February 11, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By NICHOLAS BAKALAR Tags: Body Stroke Medicine and Health Featured Source Type: news
Ariel Sharon Brain Scan Shows Response to Stimuli
The results of a brain scan performed on Ariel Sharon, the former Israeli prime minister who had a stroke seven years ago, raise the chances that he is able to hear and understand.
Source: NYT Health - January 27, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By ISABEL KERSHNER Tags: Israel Brain Sharon, Ariel Source Type: news
