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Immediate aspirin after mini-stroke cuts risk of major stroke
(Reuters Health) - Starting treatment with aspirin right after a mini-stroke greatly reduces the risk of a major stroke in the following days, according to a new analysis.
Source: Reuters: Health - May 23, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Stopping statins after stroke may increase second-stroke risk
(Reuters Health) - - Stopping cholesterol-lowering drugs soon after a stroke may increase the risk of a second stroke, according to a new study from Thailand.
Source: Reuters: Health - August 2, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Checking pulse could help detect risk of a second stroke
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Stroke patients and their families can be taught to monitor the patient’s pulse and detect irregular heartbeats that might lead to another stroke, according to a new study.
Source: Reuters: Health - July 23, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Aggressive 'mini-stroke' therapy may cut serious stroke risk by half
(Reuters Health) - New data from centers that aggressively treat short-term "mini-strokes" offer new evidence that quick action can cut the odds of a serious stroke in half.
Source: Reuters: Health - April 20, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
When possible, inpatient rehab is best for stroke recovery
(Reuters Health) - Rehabilitation after a stroke requires “a sustained and coordinated effort” by a large team of professionals, and the best place to get that is an inpatient rehabilitation facility, according to a joint statement from the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association.
Source: Reuters: Health - May 4, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Pre-stroke lifestyle tied to long term risk of more strokes, dementia
(Reuters Health) - Having heart disease risk factors like high blood pressure before suffering a stroke may influence a person ’s risk for a second stroke or dementia years later, according to a new study from the Netherlands.
Source: Reuters: Health - July 21, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Ignoring a minor stroke ups risk for more strokes soon after
(Reuters Health) – People who have a minor stroke – or even a mini-stroke - are at serious risk for further strokes in the next few days, but many people delay going to the hospital because they do not recognize the symptoms, UK researchers warn.
Source: Reuters: Health - September 5, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Depression risk spikes right after a stroke
(Reuters Health) - During the first three months after a stroke, survivors are about eight times more likely to experience depression than their peers who didn ’t experience a stroke, a large Danish study suggests.
Source: Reuters: Health - September 9, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Patients ’ time at home after a stroke varies by hospital
(Reuters Health) - Stroke survivors may spend more time at home – as opposed to a nursing home or a hospital – if they were treated at a place that handles a lot of stroke patients or that’s located in a rural area, a U.S. study suggests.
Source: Reuters: Health - September 23, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Online forum reveals users may stop taking stroke-prevention pills
(Reuters Health) - - Stroke survivors may grow frustrated with doctors' advice and ultimately stop taking medicines that could prevent a second stroke, suggests a new analysis from the UK.
Source: Reuters: Health - April 10, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Long-term stroke survivors believe they do better with horse, music therapy
(Reuters Health) - A small Swedish study of stroke patients finds that activities such as horseback riding and rhythm-and-music therapy can help them feel like they're recovering faster, even if their stroke occurred years earlier.
Source: Reuters: Health - June 15, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Stroke survivors without complications still face ongoing risks
(Reuters Health) - Even stroke survivors who don ’t experience any immediate complications are still more likely to die or have a heart attack than people who never had a stroke, a recent Canadian study suggests.
Source: Reuters: Health - July 25, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Being born in U.S. ‘stroke belt’ tied to higher risk of dementia
(Reuters Health) - Hailing from the so-called stroke belt, a band of southern U.S. states with high stroke mortality rates, is associated with increased odds of developing dementia, even for people who relocate, a new study suggests.
Source: Reuters: Health - July 31, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Dementia risk doubles right after a stroke
(Reuters Health) - People who have recently experienced a stroke may be more than twice as likely to develop dementia than individuals who haven't had a stroke, a new study suggests.
Source: Reuters: Health - September 6, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Treating sleep apnea may improve stroke outcomes
(Reuters Health) - Treating a common sleep disorder immediately after a stroke or mini-stroke may improve patients' neurological symptoms and daily functioning, a small study suggests.
Source: Reuters: Health - October 5, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
