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Race, sex may influence who calls an ambulance for stroke symptoms
(Reuters Health) - Only about half of stroke patients use emergency medical services (EMS) to get to the hospital, but white women are the most likely to call an ambulance while blacks and Hispanics of both sexes are least likely, a new U.S. study finds.
Source: Reuters: Health - August 12, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news

Many Hospitals Overestimate Their Adherence to Stroke Guidelines
Study shows delivery of clot-busting drug is often later than staff believes Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Health Facilities, Medicines, Stroke
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - July 22, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Smoking cannabis raises the risk of STROKE by narrowing blood vessels in the head
Marijuana users also suffer strokes at a younger age to those who do not stroke the drug, according to a study by the The University Hospital of Strasbourg.
Source: the Mail online | Health - October 26, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Man, 35, who suffered an 'out-of-the-blue' stroke takes to Facebook while in hospital to ask for positive stories to help him get through - and is overwhelmed by response 
Dan Needham, 35, from Norfolk, suffered a stroke two weeks ago. Now recovering, the sales engineer says a Facebook page set up to share his story has prompted 'overwhelming' support.
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 30, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Hospital's Experience Helps Predict Stroke Results
Death, repeat attack less likely for patients treated at higher-volume centers, study says Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Health Facilities, Stroke
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - December 14, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Demi Rump suffered a STROKE after doctors insisted she was just 'stressed'
Demi Rump, 23, from Surrey Quays, south London, collapsed at work after her legs and arms went numb. In hospital, she was diagnosed with a stroke after her face drooped significantly.
Source: the Mail online | Health - December 16, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Young adults 'underestimate the symptoms of a stroke and would delay hospital'
Face drooping, arm weakness and speech difficulty are stroke symptoms that require medical attention - but they are often ignored, said Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center scientists.
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 11, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Most younger people with stroke symptoms would not go to ER
Stephen FellerLOS ANGELES, Jan. 11 (UPI) -- Nearly three-quarters of people under age 45 said in a survey they would likely wait to go to the hospital after experiencing symptoms indicative of a stroke.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - January 11, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Advances in stroke care at risk of being ‘squandered’
Death rate from stroke in hospital cut from 19% to 14%, HSE and IHF study indicates
Source: The Irish Times - Health - January 12, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Patient preferences not often asked after stroke hospitalization
(Reuters Health) - Less than half of stroke patients who were hospitalized and died within 30 days had their preferences for lifesaving measures recorded in a recent study of California hospitals.
Source: Reuters: Health - April 21, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news

Stroke victims abandoned after they leave hospital as experts attack aftercare
A report, based on interviews with 1,200 stroke patients in England, reveals that many are left without the physiotherapy, speech therapy and rehabilitation they need to rebuild their lives.
Source: the Mail online | Health - May 17, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Stroke victims' could soon be helped my 'magnetic blood' which pushes medication around
A new procedure being studied at University College Hospital in London uses magnetic beads to 'push' life-saving medication around stroke victims' systems 30 times faster than normal.
Source: the Mail online | Health - May 21, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Stroke of Luck
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- If you’re going to have one, there’s probably no better place to have a stroke than in a hospital. Mike McEvoy found that out first hand, even though he was there to help his brother.
Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com - June 21, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Pre-hospital stroke treatment linked to fewer disabilities, better survival
Stephen FellerBERLIN, Aug. 25 (UPI) -- Researchers in Germany linked earlier stroke treatment -- in an ambulance on the way to the hospital -- to better outcomes and survival among patients.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - August 25, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Minorities Less Likely to Get Clot-Clearing Stroke Drug
But study couldn't determine why white male patients were more likely to get tPA in hospital Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Health Disparities, Medicines, Stroke
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - September 14, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news