Blogs about: Ischemic Stroke
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50-year-old cholesterol medication makes a comeback?
A recent cholesterol trial called ARBITER 6-HALTS was discussed at the American Heart Association national meeting and published in the New England Journal of Medicine last month. Three hundred and s… more →
Healthy Hearts with Heartstrong
CAUTION: Stroke Ahead
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wrote 2 weeks ago: We’re all busy. Sometimes a little pain, numbness and dizziness we attribute to stress or too … more →
50-year-old cholesterol medication makes a comeback?
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wrote 4 weeks ago: A recent cholesterol trial called ARBITER 6-HALTS was discussed at the American Heart Association n … more →
Vigorous Exercise Cuts Stroke Risk for Older Men, Not Women
wrote 1 month ago: Moderate-to-high intensity exercise may help reduce stroke risk in older men but not in women. New r … more →
Migraine Increases Likelihood Of Stroke New Study Reports
wrote 1 month ago: People who suffer migraines have more than double the risk of ischemic stroke, and the risk is espec … more →
Study shows shingles increases the risk of stroke by over 30 percent
wrote 2 months ago: A recent study shows adults with shingles are over 30% more likely to experience a stroke during the … more →
Stemedica Completes Meeting with the FDA
wrote 2 months ago: Stemedica Cell Technologies, Inc. (Stemedica), a world leader in stem cell research and manufacturin … more →
Is Diabetes a Risk Factor for Atrial Fibrillation (AF)?
wrote 2 months ago: For the first time diabetes has been shown to be an independent risk factor for AF according to a st … more →
The Health Benefits of Oats
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wrote 3 months ago: The ancient Romans regarded oats as a weed fit only for horses and Barbarians. Scottish settlers int … more →
Women with Atrial Fibrillation have Higher Stroke Risk
wrote 3 months ago: Approximately 2.2 million people in the U.S. have atrial fibrillation. Atrial fibrillation (abbrev … more →
Free Video on Blood Thinner Pills from AHRQ
wrote 3 months ago: People often worry about how routine medicines like blood thinner pills will affect their lifestyles … more →
Pregnancy Problems Can Increase Heart Disease/Stroke Risk
wrote 3 months ago: Young women who develop diabetes during pregnancy (called gestational diabetes) are more likely to d … more →
Message from the Editor: Disparities in Care: Guilty Until Proven Innocent
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wrote 4 months ago: There is little more grating than a study demonstrating that medical care is particularly suboptimal … more →
Strokes and how to recognize them
wrote 4 months ago: Strokes can occur without warning. Over the weekend one of my co-workers had a stroke. It was easi … more →
Eating Soy Reduces Risk of Stroke
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wrote 5 months ago: Long-term consumption of soy products dramatically cuts down the risk of ischemic stroke, according … more →
My unexpected teacher: Interesting Article. Do read it
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wrote 7 months ago: Today, I was reading the March 09 issue of Reader’s Digest and came across this article by Muhammad … more →
Scientists Spot Stroke Genes
wrote 8 months ago: Executive Health April 15, 2009, 17:00 EST Chromosomal region contains two suspect variants that rai … more →
Statins in Ischemic Stroke: Just Low-Density Lipoprotein Lowering or More?
wrote 10 months ago: Wayatt Decker, MD, discusses recent finding about statins and stroke that were published in the Jour … more →
Eat Your Blues Away
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wrote 10 months ago: Recent findings show that blueberries are just as effective as cranberries for Urinary Tract Infecti … more →
Deep Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Brain Injury Treatment
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wrote 1 year ago: Deep transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a completely new method of manipulating the mind. Co … more →
