News on Stroke

People with variable blood pressure at stroke risk

2010-03-12T03:45:12Z

<div id="subtitle">Studies: People with variable blood pressure could be at risk of a stroke</div><div><p>People with occasional spikes in their blood pressure could be at higher risk of having a stroke than those with regularly high blood pressure, new studies said Friday.</p><p>In four articles published in the medical journals Lancet and Lancet Neurology, European researchers suggest cu...

Regular Coffee Drinking Lowers the Risk of Stroke in Non-Smoker Women

2010-03-11T18:57:34Z

If you are concerned about your health in general, you may want to pour yourself a cup of Joe as you read this information. Recent studies have shown that drinking a minimum of 2 cups of coffee on a daily basis lowers the risk of stroke in women who are non-smokers. The women within this study were generally healthy, and they were long-term coffee drinkers. The study proved that regular and habitual coffee drinking lowered the risk of stroke as was observed over 24 years within the research.&...

Stroke Incidence Rising Among Younger Adults

2010-03-09T00:16:24Z

<div id="subtitle">Seniors suffering fewer strokes</div><div><p>Strokes are not just an affliction of people who are older.</p><p>Data from Ohio and Kentucky presented at the American Stroke Association's Reuters Health) - People who have had an attack of shingles involving the eyes may have a heightened risk of stroke for a year afterward, a study published Wednesday suggests.</p><p>Shingles is a painful condition caused by a reactivation of the virus that causes chickenpox, known as varicella-zoster virus. Once a person has had chickenpox, the virus goes into a dormant state, dwelling in ...

Virtual reality games may help stroke victims recover: study

2010-02-25T12:15:22Z

<div><p>Playing on a virtual reality gaming system may help stroke patients improve their motor function, according to a small study presented Thursday at a conference of the American Stroke Association.</p><p>"This is the first randomized clinical study showing that virtual reality using Wii gaming technology is feasible and safe a...

Electric stimulation may help stroke victims swallow

2010-02-25T10:15:26Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Tiny electric shocks to the throat may help stroke victims overcome disabling swallowing difficulties, a small British study suggests.</p><p>Up to three-fourths of people suffering strokes are left drooling or choking on foods and drinks because brain areas involved in swallowing have been wiped out. Many never recover, and some require a feeding tube.</p><p>"...

Study: High-fat diets raise stroke risk in women

2010-02-24T14:31:44Z

<div id="subtitle">Diets rich in fat, trans fats, raise a woman's risk of stroke after menopause, study finds</div><div><p>A moment on the lips, forever on the hips? A bad figure is hardly the worst of it. Eating a lot of fat, especially the kind that's in cookies and pastries, can significantly raise the risk of stroke for women over 50, a large new study finds.</p><p>We already know that diets rich in fat, particularly artery-clogging trans fat, are bad for ...

Quarter of stroke patients die within a year: U.S. study

2010-02-22T09:23:34Z

<div><p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - One in four people who have a stroke will likely die within one year from any cause and 8 percent who have a stroke will have another one soon, U.S. researchers said on Monday.</p><p>The risks were higher for African-Americans compared to whites and increased with age and the number of other ailments stroke patients had, the researchers wrote in...

Obit Dudley Football

2010-02-04T12:16:14Z

FILE - In ths Nov. 27, 1942 file photo, Pittsburgh Steelers football player Bill Dudley is shown. Pro Football Hall of Famer "Bullet" Bill Dudley, a runner, passer, punter, placekicker and defensive back during a nine-year career, died on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010, his son

Subtle thinking problems may up stroke risk: study

2010-02-22T12:55:11Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Men with impaired brain function may be at higher risk of suffering a stroke, even if these impairments are quite minor, a new study published today in the journal Neurology hints.</p><p>Several studies have suggested a link between seriously impaired cognitive function and stroke, Dr....

Degree Of Obesity Raises Risk Of Stroke

2010-02-22T14:21:09Z

<div id="subtitle">Gender, race make little difference</div><div><p>The more obese you are, the greater your risk of suffering a stroke.</p><p>And, according to a new study published in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association, a person's race, gender or how their obesity is measured have nothing to do with it. </...

High stroke rate seen in Iran

2010-02-22T21:35:33Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People in Iran appear to suffer strokes more often and at younger ages than those in many Western countries, according to a new report.</p><p>In a study that followed more than 450,000 Iranian adults, researchers found that 624 suffered a first-ever stroke over one year. When the researchers adjusted ...

Weekend stroke care more aggressive but not better

2010-02-22T22:00:22Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - There is never a good time to have a stroke, but a new study suggests that a person who suffers a stroke on a weekend is more apt to get clot-busting therapy on arrival at the hospital than a person who suffers a stroke on a weekday.</p><p>Nonetheless, the odds of survival are about the same for weekend and weekday admission for stroke, the...

Drinking shows little effect on stroke outcome

2010-02-23T01:00:50Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - While some research has suggested that moderate drinking may lower a person's odds of suffering a stroke, a new study finds that it may have little long-term impact on stroke risk or stroke severity.</p><p>The findings, reported in the journal Stroke, come from a more than two-decade follow-up of nearly 22,000

Mini Stroke Symptoms ? Dangerous to Ignore

2010-02-23T11:18:03Z

Mini strokes, also known as transient ischemic attacks or TIAs, may seem minor because they are over within minutes, but they are dangerous to ignore. In fact, 10 percent of people in whom mini strokes occur will suffer a major stroke within the next three months. Read on to find mini stroke symptoms and how to prevent yourself from becoming a victim of a TIA.<br><br>Mini stroke symptoms<br><br>Mini strokes exhibit the same symptoms as a...

Answer My Health Question: What Testing Can Tell You

2010-02-23T13:22:23Z

Advances in medical testing have come a long way in recent years, and you know what they say ? knowledge is the best defense when it comes to preventing and treating various health conditions. You may be asking yourself, ?Should I be tested for heart disease? High cholesterol? Stroke risk? Can these tests answer my health question?? What testing can tell you is invaluable, because it can identify health issues before they become dangerous, or worse, life threatening.<br><...

Antidepressants may have risks after menopause

2010-02-23T15:04:03Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Older women who take an antidepressant seem to have a small but noteworthy increased risk of stroke and death compared to older women not on an antidepressant medication, a new study shows.</p><p>But given that depression itself is a well-established risk factor for early death, heart disease and other ills, the study's author told Reuters ...

Medical therapy has benefits in neck artery disease

2010-02-23T15:37:48Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For people found to have a symptomless buildup of plaque in their neck arteries, intensive medical therapy, not surgery, should be tried first, researchers conclude based on a study they conducted.</p><p>For these patients, intensive medical therapy, including aggressive control of blood pressure and cholesterol levels, appears to reduce ra...

Health experts warn of stroke "crisis" in Europe

2010-02-23T18:52:08Z

<div><p>LONDON (Reuters) - Health experts warned Wednesday of a stroke crisis in Europe which is already costing the region's economy an estimated 38 billion euros ($56 billion) a year, with numbers expected to rise as populations age.</p><p>In a report for the Europe...

Study finds stroke risk from anemia drug Aranesp

2010-02-24T11:55:48Z

<div id="subtitle">Aranesp nearly doubles stroke risk in diabetics with anemia and kidney problems, study finds</div><div><p>A new study raises fresh safety concerns about widely used anemia medicines, finding that the drug Aranesp nearly doubled the risk of stroke in people with diabetes and chronic kidney problems who are not yet sick enough to need dialysis.</p><p>...