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Postmenopausal women taking hormone therapy appear to have an increased risk of stroke regardless of when they started treatment, according to a new report. Compared to women who had never used ... Alzheimer's Disease Risks Gender Specific: Women With Depression, Men With Stroke
The risks of developing Alzheimer's disease differ between the sexes, with stroke in men, and depression in women, critical factors, suggests research published ahead of print in the Journal of ... Stroke survivors walk better after human-assisted rehab
... received 12 30-minute therapy sessions during the four to five weeks of the study.
“We found that stroke patients improved their walking whether they had the robotic device or the therapist helping ... Marijuana Abuse Linked To Stroke Or Heart Attacks
Long-term harmful effects of marijuana include risk for heart attacks and strokes in addition to impaired learning and memory.
The active chemical in marijuana, called delta-9-tetrahyrdocannabinol ( ... Metoprolol around the time of surgery increases the risk of death and stroke: POISE trial
... their heart attack like heart failure. In contrast more than half of the patients who suffered a stroke were left incapacitated or needing help with everyday activities.
The POISE results suggest ... Stroke claims reproductive pioneer Karman
SANTA BARBARA, Calif., May 18 (UPI) -- Psychologist Harvey Karman, known for his contributions to the field of women's reproductive health, has died of a stroke in Santa Barbara, Calif. He was 84.Old antibiotic may find new life as a stroke treatment
An old intravenous antibiotic may have new life as a stroke treatment, researchers say. Minocycline appears to reduce stroke damage in multiple ways - inhibiting white blood cells and enzymes that, ... Making sense of the data in a controversial trial of a 'clot-busting drug' for treating stroke
... drug called rt-PA (recombinant tissue plasminogen activator) in patients who had suffered an acute stroke. The trial, known as the National Institute for Neurological Disorders (NINDS) rt-PA Stroke ... Home device helps stroke recovery
Researchers have developed a mechanical device that helps people recover their mobility after a stroke, using movements to activate stroke-affected areas of the brain.Study suggests antidepressants for stroke victims
CHICAGO (AP) -- Doctors may want to give stroke victims antidepressants right away instead of waiting until they develop depression, a common complication, new research suggests....Therapies appear helpful in reducing risk of depression following stroke
... in more than half of these patients, according to background information in the article. “Post-stroke depression has been shown in numerous studies to be associated with both impaired recovery in ... Even low levels of air pollution may pose stroke risk
... particles can be man-made or from natural sources.
In the study, researchers identified ischemic strokes and transient ischemic attacks (TIA), sometimes called mini strokes but that often lead to a ... U.Va. Neurologists Participating in New Initiative to Improve Stroke Care in Rural Communities
Dr. Nina Solenski, a neurologist in the Primary Stroke Center at the University of Virginia Health System, has been busy learning to drive. Instead of a car, she's learning how to maneuver a robot ... Pharmaceutical study: Less hemorrhaging after stroke, but not fewer deaths
... (18%). But there was still no difference in the number of patients who died after a stroke or were severely disabled by it. However, patients who were treated with the higher dosage of factor VIIa ... Mexican-Americans, women may be at increased risk for type of stroke
... in the study had a one and three-quarters-fold increased risk of having this type of stroke.
"Physicians and public health officials should help Mexican Americans and women take steps which ...
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Hormone Therapy In Postmenopausal Women Associated With Increased Risk Of Stroke
Postmenopausal women taking hormone therapy appear to have an increased risk of stroke regardless of when they started treatment, according to a new report. Compared to women who had never used ...Alzheimer's Disease Risks Gender Specific: Women With Depression, Men With Stroke
The risks of developing Alzheimer's disease differ between the sexes, with stroke in men, and depression in women, critical factors, suggests research published ahead of print in the Journal of ...Stroke survivors walk better after human-assisted rehab
... received 12 30-minute therapy sessions during the four to five weeks of the study. “We found that stroke patients improved their walking whether they had the robotic device or the therapist helping ...Marijuana Abuse Linked To Stroke Or Heart Attacks
Long-term harmful effects of marijuana include risk for heart attacks and strokes in addition to impaired learning and memory. The active chemical in marijuana, called delta-9-tetrahyrdocannabinol ( ...Metoprolol around the time of surgery increases the risk of death and stroke: POISE trial
... their heart attack like heart failure. In contrast more than half of the patients who suffered a stroke were left incapacitated or needing help with everyday activities. The POISE results suggest ...Stroke claims reproductive pioneer Karman
SANTA BARBARA, Calif., May 18 (UPI) -- Psychologist Harvey Karman, known for his contributions to the field of women's reproductive health, has died of a stroke in Santa Barbara, Calif. He was 84.Old antibiotic may find new life as a stroke treatment
An old intravenous antibiotic may have new life as a stroke treatment, researchers say. Minocycline appears to reduce stroke damage in multiple ways - inhibiting white blood cells and enzymes that, ...Making sense of the data in a controversial trial of a 'clot-busting drug' for treating stroke
... drug called rt-PA (recombinant tissue plasminogen activator) in patients who had suffered an acute stroke. The trial, known as the National Institute for Neurological Disorders (NINDS) rt-PA Stroke ...Home device helps stroke recovery
Researchers have developed a mechanical device that helps people recover their mobility after a stroke, using movements to activate stroke-affected areas of the brain.Study suggests antidepressants for stroke victims
CHICAGO (AP) -- Doctors may want to give stroke victims antidepressants right away instead of waiting until they develop depression, a common complication, new research suggests....Therapies appear helpful in reducing risk of depression following stroke
... in more than half of these patients, according to background information in the article. “Post-stroke depression has been shown in numerous studies to be associated with both impaired recovery in ...Even low levels of air pollution may pose stroke risk
... particles can be man-made or from natural sources. In the study, researchers identified ischemic strokes and transient ischemic attacks (TIA), sometimes called mini strokes but that often lead to a ...U.Va. Neurologists Participating in New Initiative to Improve Stroke Care in Rural Communities
Dr. Nina Solenski, a neurologist in the Primary Stroke Center at the University of Virginia Health System, has been busy learning to drive. Instead of a car, she's learning how to maneuver a robot ...Pharmaceutical study: Less hemorrhaging after stroke, but not fewer deaths
... (18%). But there was still no difference in the number of patients who died after a stroke or were severely disabled by it. However, patients who were treated with the higher dosage of factor VIIa ...Mexican-Americans, women may be at increased risk for type of stroke
... in the study had a one and three-quarters-fold increased risk of having this type of stroke. "Physicians and public health officials should help Mexican Americans and women take steps which ...