_ Heart Health StrokeStudy: Smartphones Can Detect Stroke Risk By Jane Farrell articleMotion analysis of video recorded on a smartphone accurately detected narrowed arteries in the neck, which are a risk factor … Read More→
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_ StrokeA Post-Stroke Vaccine That Could Save Lives By Jane Farrell articleA vaccine may someday replace oral blood thinners to reduce the risk of secondary strokes, researchers say. The discovery was … Read More→
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_ StrokeCDC: Progress in Preventing Stroke Deaths Has Slowed By Jane Farrell articleSome sobering statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) about stroke, a frequently fatal condition in which … Read More→
_ StrokeWhy Some Stroke Survivors Won't Take Statins By Jane Farrell articleStroke survivors often steer clear of statins because of negative news about the medicines’ side effects, and because of their … Read More→
_ StrokeExtra Weight and Stroke Survival By Jane Farrell articleAlthough obesity increases the risk for both stroke and death, new research indicates that people who are overweight or even … Read More→
_ StrokeAphasia May Be More than A Language Disorder By Jane Farrell articleAphasia, a language disorder commonly diagnosed in stroke patients, may not be just a language issue, according to a Penn … Read More→
_ StrokeBoomers’ Stroke Rates Dropping While Millennials’ Rates Double By Sondra Forsyth articleStroke rates continue to decline in people 55 and older, while more than doubling in those between 35 and 39, … Read More→
_ StrokeMinorities, Women, & the Elderly Less Likely to Receive Life-Saving Stroke Treatment By Sondra Forsyth articleMinorities and women suffering from a stroke may be less likely to receive the clot-busting treatment tPA, known as tissue … Read More→
_ Brain Health Concussions and other common head injuries StrokeLonger, Intense Rehab Boosts Recovery After Stroke and Brain Injury By Sondra Forsyth articleCognitive and functional recovery after a stroke or traumatic injury requires intense rehabilitative therapy to help the brain repair and … Read More→
Brain Health Concussions and other common head injuries Migraine Stroke TIASolve the Medical Riddle: She Has Had a Constant Headache for Two Weeks and Her Pupils Are Not the Same Size, Third Week By Adprime Admin articleEditor’s note: Welcome to our ThirdAge feature that gives you a chance to play medical sleuth as we share the … Read More→
_ Brain Health StrokeStroke: What You Need to Know By articleA stroke could cause anyone lasting physical and mental problems, or even death, and older people are at higher risk. … Read More→
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_ StrokeHow to Recognize and Prevent Stroke By articleMay is Stroke Awareness Month, a good time to bring attention to the deadly issue of stroke. According to the … Read More→