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Stroke patients have better survival odds at specialized centers
Steven Reinberg The odds of surviving a stroke are slightly better for patients treated at hospitals with a specialized stroke department, known as primary stroke centers.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - July 26, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Statins lower risk of deadliest bleeding stroke, study says
A new study finds statins not only lower a person's risk of stroke due to a blood clot, but can also lower the risk of the deadliest kind of stroke, an intracerebral hemorrhage or bleeding stroke.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - December 8, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Patients with stroke linked to depression
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 22 (UPI) -- Patients depressed after a stroke may have triple the risk of dying early then those without stroke or depression, U.S. researchers say.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - January 23, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Aspirin plus drug reduces stroke risk
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 27 (UPI) -- Stroke patients or those with a transient ischemic attack who added Plavix to aspirin had less risk of second stroke, U.S. and Chinese researchers say.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - February 27, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Those who moved away from the U.S. Stroke Belt still at risk
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Aug. 10 (UPI) -- Just by living in the U.S. Stroke Belt -- a wide swath of the Southeast -- while a teenager increases a person's risk of stroke deaths, researchers say.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - August 10, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Virtual reality helps stroke patients regain use of arms
Stephen FellerBARCELONA, Spain, June 9 (UPI) -- A virtual reality system helped increase stroke patients' confidence using an arm affected by reduced muscle strength during rehabilitation after the stroke.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - June 9, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Diabetes drug may prevent heart attack, recurring stroke
Stephen FellerNEW HAVEN, Conn., Feb. 17 (UPI) -- The diabetes drug Actos was shown to lower the risk of recurring stroke and heart attack in a large clinical trial of insulin-resistant stroke patients.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - February 17, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Stem cells may offer new hope to stroke survivors
Alan Mozes, HealthDay Nes Preliminary research suggests injecting adult stems cells directly into the brain may give stroke patients a shot at recovery long after their stroke occurred.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - June 2, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Why stroke in middle age is more deadly for blacks than whites
HealthDay News A higher stroke rate is why middle-aged black Americans are more likely to die from a stroke than whites, a new study suggests.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - June 3, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Health before a stroke is big predictor of second attack
HealthDay News People with heart risk factors before their stroke may be at greater risk for another stroke and dementia years later, a new Dutch study finds.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - July 15, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
People often delay seeking stroke treatment, study says
Stephen FellerOXFORD, England, Aug. 22 (UPI) -- Nearly two-thirds of stroke patients at a hospital in England waited to seek treatment, raising concern that too few people are aware of stroke symptoms.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - August 22, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Study finds stroke care faster for men than women
Male stroke patients are more than twice as likely as females to get clot-busting stroke treatment within 30 minutes of hospital arrival, a new study reports.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - February 24, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Study: Stopping statins after stroke may raise risk for another
Stroke survivors who stop taking cholesterol-lowering statins are at increased risk for another stroke, a new study finds.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - August 3, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Study: Stroke death rate declining as risk factors increase
Progress is being made to reduce the number of stroke deaths, more people who have these brain attacks have significant stroke risk factors, a new study reveals.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - October 12, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Older black women have triple stroke risk of white women
Black women in their 50s have a 3.5-fold increased risk of stroke versus white women of the same age, according to findings published Thursday in Stroke.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - March 15, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
