American Stroke Association kicks off American Stroke Month
..."Overall, the results are disturbingrevealing that stroke is still not a health priority," says Hachinski. ...umber of present patterns: lack of knowledge about stroke warning signs, lack of quick action when they occur, lack of commitment to reduce stroke risk factor...Foods rich in folate may reduce risk of stroke
...) of folate per day had a 20 percent lower risk of stroke and a 13 percent lower risk of cardiovascular dise...rtificate. The researchers recorded incidences of stroke and cardiovascular disease that occurred during follow-up. The results showed participants median f...Heart health should be the front line of diabetes care
...nsequences are so far-rangingfrom heart attack and stroke to kidney disease, heart failure, diminished heart function and problems in both the large and small vessels, like those in the eyes. There are two forms of diabetes. Type 1 diabetes results from a failure to produce insulin, and it most often begi...Memory isn't 'lost,' just out of sync
...zheimer's patients, he said, but it will also help stroke and head injury patients, as well as those with schizophrenia. "We want to try to figure out, based on this approach to memory function, what sort of neurotransmitters and brain regions are being disrupted during the memory process. Then we want to ...Dental x-rays may detect potential for heart attack, stroke and death
...t patients with CAC had a high rate of cardiac and stroke symptoms. What remained unclear, was whether CAC... was a separate risk factor for heart problems and stroke or whether it was simply a characteristic of patients with numerous risk factors for either condit...The low-down on high blood pressure more focus on prevention and treatment goals
...essure has fallen more than 10 mm Hg. Deaths from stroke and coronary heart disease have fallen dramatically for men and women, as well as for white and black Americans in the last 30 years. But, despite these successes, We need to renew our efforts together to make sure that more people have their blood p...Study: ER docs can give stroke clot-busters safely, but patients need to get to ER faster
...ians can deliver clot-busting drugs to appropriate stroke patients as quickly and safely as dedicated stroke teams, if they follow guidelines set by national organizations, a new study finds. That means the c...CONVINCE trial results unveiled at annual hypertension meeting
...othiazide) had similar incidences of heart attack, stroke and cardiovascular death. Data from the CONVINCE ...de equivalent effects on the rate of heart attack, stroke and death as compared with standard of care therapy (the beta blocker atenolol or the diuretic hydro...First ethnicity-specific erectile dysfunction study shows prevalence among Hispanic American men
...iovascular disease, including high blood pressure, stroke and ischemic heart disease. Pfizer discovers, develops, manufactures and markets leading prescription medicines, for humans and animals, and many of the world's best-known consumer products....Increased fruit and vegetable consumption could reduce cardiovascular disease
... of coronary heart disease, and 15% in the risk of stroke and transient ischaemic attack....High blood pressure drug eases vessel stiffness, lowers systolic pressures
... predicts heart attacks, congestive heart failure, stroke and cardiovascular mortality. As a reference, normal blood pressure, which is 120/80 millimeters of mercury (mm Hg), translates to a pulse pressure of 40 mm Hg. First, the researchers measured blood pressure in the arm, the standard way blood pres...Methods used in reporting results of new treatments may be misleading
... may be subjected to a bad outcome, such as death, stroke or heart attack, before the new treatment prevents a bad outcome. For example, if a drug has a number needed to treat of five, it means physicians would statistically have to treat five people with the drug before preventing a bad outcome. "Absolute-...Cord blood cells improve rats' neurological recovery from brain injury, new study finds
...utic benefit we obtained using cord blood to treat stroke in rats," said Michael Chopp, PhD, a neuroscientist at HFHSC and lead author of the report. This earlier study was published last November in the journal Stroke. "Cord blood is readily available, noncontroversial and produces therapeutic benefit by s...Governments committing 'public health malpractice' over flour fortification
... made mandatory in the United States - deaths from stroke and heart attack declined by 3.4%. Although fortification of flour is long overdue in the United Kingdom and the remainder of Europe, the UK board of the Food Standards Agency recently decided against mandatory folic acid fortification. Ministers sho...News tips from the June issue of Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association
...his group found that retinal abnormalities predict stroke independently of traditional risk factors. The st...Blood Institute. Low vitamin C intake linked with stroke risk DALLAS, June 7 Low vitamin C concentration in the blood stream may be a risk factor for strok...UF research: For stroke recovery, two therapies better than one
... said he had little use of his right arm after his stroke four years ago, requiring that he learn to do ever...te the impaired limb to replace those disrupted by stroke damage and to boost the body's control so the arm can move through a full range of motion, he said. ...Genetic abnormality may increase stroke risk fourfold among young
...ody processes cholesterol may increase the risk of stroke in young adults fourfold, according to a report in...enetic abnormality known as PON1 polymorphism with stroke in adults younger than age 45. PON1 stands for paraoxonase, an enzyme that helps HDL (good) cholest...A helping hand: Healthy arm helps retrain stroke-impaired arm
DALLAS, June 7 In the first study of its kind, stroke survivors rehabilitated with a technique that ele...can Heart Association. Many people who have had a stroke or cerebrovascular accident (such as head trauma) are unable to adequately move the wrist and finger...Beta-blockers after heart surgery show double benefits
...rt and lodges in an artery leading to the brain, a stroke results. "Postoperative AF occurs in 25 percent to 40 percent of patients. Many studies have evaluated ways to decrease AF, however, none of these trials have been strong enough to show an effect on length of hospital stay or stroke," says Eugene C......pathy. For the most severe of the events, stroke and coma, the beneficial effect of beta-blockers w...ion has been implicated as a major risk factor for stroke and sudden heart attack. "Atrial fibrillation reduces both acute and chronic cardiac output...