News tagged with stroke risk

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Adding clopidogrel to aspirin therapy reduces risk of second stroke

Adding a second drug to aspirin therapy reduced the risk of a second stroke in the weeks after Chinese patients had a minor ischemic (due to a clot) stroke or a transient ischemic attack (TIA), according ...

Cardiology created Feb 11, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Southern diet could raise your risk of stroke

Eating Southern-style foods may be linked to a higher risk of stroke, according to research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2013.

Cardiology created Feb 07, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Infant, child stroke survivors prone to seizures, epilepsy

About one-third of American infants and children who suffer bleeding into brain tissue, may later have seizures and as many as 13 percent will develop epilepsy within two years, according to new research reported at the American ...

Neuroscience created Feb 07, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Smoking marijuana associated with higher stroke risk in young adults

Marijuana, the most widely used illicit drug, may double stroke risk in young adults, according to research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2013.

Cardiology created Feb 06, 2013 | popularity 1 / 5 (9) | comments 12 | with audio podcast

Study suggests link between regular aspirin use, increased risk of age-related macular degeneration

Regular aspirin use appears to be associated with an increased risk of neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD), which is a leading cause of blindness in older people, and it appears to be independent of a history ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 21, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Merck warns doctors to stop prescribing Tredaptive

Drugmaker Merck says it is suspending its sale of the cholesterol drug Tredaptive and is telling doctors to quit prescribing the medicine.

Medications created Jan 11, 2013 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Strategies for coping with extremely hot weather

Exposure to extreme heat can cause illness and even death for some people. But there are several small steps you can take to protect yourself and your loved ones.

Health created Jan 08, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Americans' heart health varies significantly from state to state

Americans' cardiovascular health varies greatly from state to state, according to new research in the Journal of the American Heart Association (JAHA).

Cardiology created Jan 04, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Psychosocial distress associated with increased stroke risk

People over age 65 with high psychosocial distress face increased risk of stroke, according to new research in the American Heart Association journal Stroke.

Cardiology created Dec 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Unhealthy behaviors could slow progress in reducing heart disease, stroke

Poor eating and exercise habits could be the game-changer in the fight against heart disease and stroke deaths, according to the American Heart Association's "Heart Disease and Stroke Statistical Update 2013," published in ...

Cardiology created Dec 12, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Diabetes drug may reduce brain damage after stroke

In a study in mice, scientists at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have discovered a new potential therapy that may reduce brain damage following stroke in type 2 diabetic patients. The suggested drug is already approved for ...

Diabetes created Dec 03, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Researchers find smoking and high blood pressure may be linked to ageing of the brain

(Medical Xpress)—Researchers at King's College London have identified several cardiovascular risk factors, including smoking and high blood pressure, which may be associated with the accelerated decline ...

Health created Nov 26, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Scientists report a potential new treatment to prevent strokes

(Medical Xpress)—Scientists may have discovered a new way to prevent strokes in high risk patients, according to research from the University of Warwick and University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire ...

Cardiology created Nov 22, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Migraines associated with higher incidence of brain lesions among women; effect on health uncertain

After nearly 10 years of follow-up of study participants who experienced migraines and who had brain lesions indentified via magnetic resonance imaging, women with migraines had a higher prevalence and greater ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Nov 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Total hip replacement surgery may increase risk of stroke

Risk of ischemic stroke increases by nearly 4.7-fold and hemorrhagic stroke 4.4-fold during the first two weeks after total hip replacement surgery, according to new research in the American Heart Association journal Stroke. ...

Cardiology created Nov 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0