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NHS ambulance A&E delays: Stroke patient's hospital wait filmed
Two relatives tell us about their experiences both inside and outside A&E departments this winter.
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - January 4, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Indian man suffers a stroke after neck massage
Doctors at Dayanand Medical College& Hospital, Punjab, have blamed the 'repeated' massages to be the 'trigger factor' of the unidentified patient's stroke.
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 7, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Development of a prehospital assessment to identify stroke mimic conditions
Amongst ambulance patients with suspected stroke, a small number of SM can be identified with a high degree of certainty. This simple tool needs further validation, prospective testing in the pre-hospital environment with characteristics systematically recorded and consideration of potential clinical impact.
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - October 19, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Sep 29 Cardiology News Sep 29 Cardiology News
Oxygen therapy in stroke, physical activity, hospital rankings, MRI labeling of cardiac devices, and PFO closure are discussed in this week ' s podcast.theheart.org on Medscape
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - September 29, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
Canadian woman mistook a stroke for an intense migraine
Carly White (left), 27, from Carmanville, Canada, thought she had a migraine on July 30. Her husband Nathanael (right) took her to the hospital the next day. He soon learned his wife had had a stroke.
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 19, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Girl, 27, mistook a stroke for an intense migraine
Carly White (left), 27, from Carmanville, Canada, thought she had a migraine on July 30. Her husband Nathanael (right) took her to the hospital the next day. He soon learned his wife had had a stroke.
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 19, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
‘This Is a Horror Story.’ Outraged Families Demand Justice After 8 Die in Florida Nursing Home
After eight residents died at a Florida nursing home this week following an air conditioning power outage, family members of some of the victims are demanding justice over what they say was a preventable tragedy.
“There are people dead because of stupidity,” Kenny Nova, the ex-husband of 70-year-old victim Gail Nova, told TIME on Thursday. “I felt terrible for Gail. She was helpless. That’s not the way you’re supposed to leave this planet.”
Eight people — between the ages of 70 and 99 — died in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma when The Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills,...
Source: TIME.com: Top Science and Health Stories - September 14, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Melissa Chan Tags: Uncategorized Florida onetime Source Type: news
Cardiovascular disease warning - charity said this could explain RISE in hospital cases
CARDIOVASCULAR disease - an umbrella term for diseases including coronary heart disease, angina, heart attack, heart rhythm problems, inherited heart disease, aneurysms, peripheral vascular disease and stroke.
Source: Daily Express - Health - September 7, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Drug Aimed at Inflammation May Lower Risk of Heart Disease and Cancer
A milestone finding for researchers, the connection of inflammatory responses to such illnesses could open the door to new treatments.
Source: NYT Health - August 27, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: DENISE GRADY Tags: Brigham and Women's Hospital Lancet, The (Journal) Heart Lung Cancer Smoking and Tobacco Cholesterol Research Preventive Medicine Stroke Immune System Statins (Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs) Clinical Trials Methotrexate (Drug) Ridke Source Type: news
Stroke victim, 27, determined to get back on her feet — with husband's help
Carly White woke up in a hospital with a piece of her brain removed and no recollection of how she got there. Now, she is warning others to not ignore symptoms of what could be a stroke.
Source: CBC | Health - August 16, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/NL Source Type: news
Investigation launched after B.C. father visits hospital 4 times before stroke diagnosis
Northern Health, which runs hospitals in northwest, B.C., is looking into why it took four hospital visits over four days for doctors to confirm that a Hazelton, B.C., man had suffered at least two strokes.
Source: CBC | Health - August 15, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/British Columbia Source Type: news
Statins Overlooked for Secondary Stroke Prevention Statins Overlooked for Secondary Stroke Prevention
A nationwide study found one-fifth of patients discontinued statins 3 to 6 months after discharge for an ischemic stroke, while another study found less than half were ever prescribed a statin upon leaving the hospital.Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - August 8, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
How heat stroke kills
Sunday's tragic discovery of dead, dying and injured undocumented immigrants, who had made the journey from Mexico to Texas crammed in the back of a sweltering metal tractor-trailer, raises many questions about heat stroke. Eight of these human trafficking victims were found dead and two died at the hospital. Twenty-eight others suffered various injuries, according to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials. The San Antonio fire chief warned Sunday that many of those who survived will have "irreversible brain damage."
Source: CNN.com - Health - July 24, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Finger-prick test could be a lifesaver to stroke patients
The device, which is similar to those used by people with diabetes, is being trialled on 375 NHS patients and could be approved for use in hospitals by early next year.
Source: the Mail online | Health - July 11, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Using light to reset the body clock can treat brain disorders
Hospitals are usually badly lit, but many are starting to use light therapy to treat depression, alleviate Parkinson ’s disease, and improve stroke recovery
Source: New Scientist - Health - July 5, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: research
