Top Papers From the 2024 International Stroke Conference Top Papers From the 2024 International Stroke Conference
Neurologist Christoph Diener picks his top studies from the 2024 International Stroke Conference.Medscape Neurology (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - March 7, 2024 Category: Neurology Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Commentary Source Type: news
Daylight Saving Time Is the Worst
On Sunday, March 10 at 2 a.m., the U.S. and about a third of the world’s other countries will set their clocks forward by one hour, which will make the sun seem to rise later in the morning and hang in the sky longer in the evening. I am not alone in dreading it. Plenty of people want nothing to do with the whole hoary practice.
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It’s bad for health, bad for safety, bad for your mood, and just plain unpopular. But that doesn’t stop us from changing the clocks, pointlessly, twice a year.
The ridiculous history of Daylight Saving Time
The first push for ...
Source: TIME: Health - March 7, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jeffrey Kluger Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Study Links Tiny Bits of Plastic to Worse Heart Health
We breathe, eat, and drink tiny particles of plastic. But are these minuscule specks in the body harmless, dangerous, or somewhere in between?
A small study published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine raises more questions than it answers about how these bits—microplastics and the smaller nanoplastics—might affect the heart. The Italian study has weaknesses, but is likely to draw attention to the debate over the problem of plastic pollution. Most plastic waste is never recycled and breaks down into these particles. “The study is intriguing. However, there are really substantial limitatio...
Source: TIME: Health - March 7, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: CARLA K. JOHNSON/AP Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Even a Little Daily Exercise Cuts Your Stroke Risk
THURSDAY, March 6, 2024 -- Even a little physical activity can cut a person ’s stroke risk compared to being a complete couch potato, a new review shows.Folks whose physical activity levels fell short of recommended guidelines still had a lower... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - March 7, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
$40M Award for Stroke Patient; Doc Sentenced for Tax Evasion; Deadly ED Delay Suit
(MedPage Today) -- An Illinois man who was left permanently disabled after a stroke was awarded $40 million in a medical malpractice lawsuit. (ABC Chicago)
Louisiana physician Melissa Rose Barrett, MD, has been sentenced to 52 months in prison... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - March 7, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
It Was Like the Vigor Had Suddenly Been Sucked Out of His Body. What Was It?
The 70-year-old man rapidly went from walking 10 to 15 miles a day to being nearly helpless. His wife wondered if he ’d had a stroke. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - March 7, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Lisa Sanders, M.D. Tags: Tests (Medical) Stroke Source Type: news
Microscopic plastics could raise risk of stroke and heart attack, study says
Scientists link tiny particles in blood vessels with substantially higher risk of deathDoctors have warned of potentially life-threatening effects from plastic pollution after finding a substantially raised risk of stroke, heart attack and earlier death in people whose blood vessels were contaminated with microscopic plastics.Researchers in Naples examined fatty plaques removed from the blood vessels of patients with arterial disease and found that more than half had deposits contaminated with tiny particles of polyethylene or polyvinyl chloride (PVC).Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 6, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Ian Sample Science editor Tags: Environment Health Plastics Stroke Heart attack Medical research Science World news Source Type: news
Leisure-Time Physical Activity at All Levels Beneficial for Stroke Prevention
WEDNESDAY, March 6, 2024 -- Leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) at all levels seems beneficial for stroke prevention, according to a review published online March 5 in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery& Psychiatry.
Federico De Santis,... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - March 6, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Pandemic Tied to Depression Risk in Patients With Stroke Pandemic Tied to Depression Risk in Patients With Stroke
Half of older adults in Canada with a history of stroke and depression had a recurrence of depression during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines)
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - March 6, 2024 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Cardiology Source Type: news
CAC score may predict heart attack, stroke risk
Coronary artery calcium (CAC) scoring with CT could determine whether patients with heart disease symptoms are at low risk of heart attacks or strokes, according to a study published March 5 in Radiology.
The study results could help patients with stable chest pain avoid invasive coronary angiography (ICA), said senior author Marc Dewey, MD, of Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin in Germany in a statement released by the RSNA.
"[Our] findings suggest that patients with stable chest pain and a coronary artery calcium score of zero may not require invasive coronary angiography using cardiac catheterization because the r...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 6, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Kate Madden Yee Tags: Clinical News Subspecialties CT Cardiovascular Radiology Source Type: news
Roche and Alnylam report positive topline results from the Phase II KARDIA-2 study in people with hypertension, demonstrating clinically significant blood pressure reductions with zilebesiran when added to standard of care
KARDIA-2 study met its primary endpoint, demonstrating clinically significant systolic blood pressure reductions in each treatment arm at month threeZilebesiran added to a standard of care hypertension medication demonstrated an encouraging safety and tolerability profile in adults with mild to moderate uncontrolled hypertension, and results support the potential for twice-yearly dosingRoche and Alnylam have initiated the Phase II KARDIA-3 study in adults with uncontrolled hypertension at high cardiovascular riskKARDIA-2 study results will be presented as a late-breaking abstract in April at the 2024 American College of Ca...
Source: Roche Investor Update - March 5, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Roche and Alnylam report positive topline results from the Phase II KARDIA-2 study in people with hypertension, demonstrating clinically significant blood pressure reductions with zilebesiran when added to standard of care
KARDIA-2 study met its primary endpoint, demonstrating clinically significant systolic blood pressure reductions in each treatment arm at month threeZilebesiran added to a standard of care hypertension medication demonstrated an encouraging safety and tolerability profile in adults with mild to moderate uncontrolled hypertension, and results support the potential for twice-yearly dosingRoche and Alnylam have initiated the Phase II KARDIA-3 study in adults with uncontrolled hypertension at high cardiovascular riskKARDIA-2 study results will be presented as a late-breaking abstract in April at the 2024 American College of Ca...
Source: Roche Media News - March 5, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Robotic Hip'Exoskeleton' Helps With Stroke Rehab
TUESDAY, March 5, 2024 -- A new robotic hip exoskeleton could help stroke patients improve their walking stride, a new study shows.
More than 80% of stroke survivors develop problems walking, often because their step is shorter on one side than the... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - March 5, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic Minute: Why Black Americans are at higher risk of chronic kidney disease
Chronic kidney disease is a condition where your kidneys lose their ability to filter waste and fluid from your blood. This can lead to serious health problems such as heart disease, stroke and kidney failure.The Black community faces a higher risk of chronic kidney disease. This can be due to genetics, higher rates of hypertension and diabetes, and socioeconomic issues such as access to healthcare and structural racism. Dr. Ivan Porter II, a Mayo Clinic nephrologist, says these factors create a… (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - March 5, 2024 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
Trader Joe's 60,000-Pound Recall; Will Shortz's Stroke; Oregon Recriminalizing Drugs
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Trader Joe's is recalling more than 61,000 pounds of chicken soup dumplings for possibly containing hard plastic. (AP)
CVS and Walgreens plan to start dispensing... (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - March 4, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
