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Novartis Drug Diovan Shows Superior Benefits

...art of the primary endpoint included heart attack, stroke and hospitalization for heart failure or angina pectoris. "Innovative clinical trials have helped Diovan to advance cardiovascular patient care,” Ameet Nathwani, Global Head of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Clinical Research, Development and Medical...

Elevate End- Of- Life Experience by Enhancing Quality of Hospice Care

... ill patients suffering cancer, heart disease, and stroke avail the services of hospice care units. But, is the quality of hospice care good enough? ‘No’, says a recent report produced by the inspector general's office of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The report has pointed at three st...

Ignorance is Not Bliss- Patients Unaware of Stroke Risk

...with// timely blood pressure checks. The risk of a stroke is present among one in four people due to undetec...ure tests. Nearly one-third of people who suffer a stroke carry an enhanced risk of death within the first 10 days following the stroke. One-third of them cou...

Telephone Treatment Works for Rural Stroke Patients

...nt implications for overcoming barriers to optimal stroke care in rural settings, according to research. “...largest of its kind, evaluated the outcomes of 121 stroke patients who were treated with the drug tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) at a rural community hosp...

Dental X-rays of Carotid Artery Cannot Estimate Stroke Risk

...ays is not enough evidence to estimate a patient's stroke risk was the conclusion// of a review published in the Journal of the American Dental Association (JADA). Stroke is one of the leading causes of death and disability among adults in the U.S. It occurs when a blood vessel that brings oxygen and nut...

Intravenous Delivery of Clot-busting Drug Still Best Intervention for Ischemic Stroke

... the crucial first hours from the time an ischemic stroke occurs through emergency evaluation and treatment ...use Patients or observers should call 9-1-1 when stroke symptoms first develop. "We are pushing for the fastest possible treatment because 'time is brain...

Merck's Pain Reliever Arcoxia Rejected by US Federal Advisory Panel

...t Arcoxia might increase substantially the risk of stroke and heart attack and was no more effective for pain relief than other medicines in the same class. "What you're talking about is a potential public health disaster," he said. COX-2 drugs have never been shown to be better pain relievers than older ...

Pump Design Could Give Heart Patients New Hope

...ase," Professor Tan said. "In fact heart failure, stroke and vascular disease kill more Australians than any other disease group. To reduce the number of deaths, treatment is now focused on medical devices that can assist or totally replicate the function of the heart." He said a heart pump capable of sup...

Drugs for Parkinson’s May Be Useful for Stroke-related Disabilit

...angled two similar disabilities that often afflict stroke patients, in the process// revealing that one may ...ersity School of Medicine in St. Louis showed that stroke damage in a brain region known as the putamen is strongly linked to motor neglect, a condition that ...

Dieting Fads -Flab Revisited

.... Such yo-yo weight loss has also been linked to stroke and diabetes and shown to suppress the immune system, making the body more vulnerable to infection. Yet, in addition to the cardiac impact, there are also concerns about how yo-yo diets affect one’s ability to burn calories at all. According to C...

Blood Pressure Tackled Better With Cocoa Than Tea

...ld be expected to substantially reduce the risk of stroke (by about 20 percent), coronary heart disease (by 10 percent) and all-cause mortality (by 8 percent),' they write. Of the 343 individuals in the five tea studies, 171 drank tea and 172 served as controls, for a median duration of four weeks. Drinki...

Restless Legs Syndrome Poses Risk of Cardiovascular Disease

...t night have been associated with a higher rate of stroke in the elderly.” In addition, the study found blood pressure changes increased the most with age and those with a longer history of the disease. “These findings strongly suggest blood pressure surges caused by periodic leg movements might exert a d...

Diabetes May Bring You A Step Closer To Alzheimer’s Diseas

...addition, cerebrovascular disease-diseases such as stroke that affect the vessels supplying blood to the brain-is related to both diabetes and Alzheimer's disease. "Our results provide further support to the potentially important independent role of diabetes in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease," th...

Early Estrogen Therapy May Reduce Cardiovascular Risks

...ed 70 to 79. There was a slightly elevated risk of stroke at all ages studied. The Women’s Health Initiative was halted in July 2002 due to overall elevated risks. This new analysis indicates that excess cardiovascular risk is confined to older women, which is consistent with previous research. Prior to t...

Combined Imaging Approach may Be Effective in Diagnosing Some Brain Clots

...w to the brain and increase the patient’s risk for stroke and other neurological episodes such as chronic headache. "In cases where the patient has an ongoing partial or full blockage," Leach explains, "the blood clot ‘organizes’ into a more solid lesion, forms connective scar tissue and can develop small...

Combined Imaging Approach may Provide Better Identification of Difficult-to-diagnose Brain Clots

...w to the brain and increase the patient’s risk for stroke and other neurological episodes such as chronic headache. "In cases where the patient has an ongoing partial or full blockage," Leach explains, "the blood clot ‘organizes’ into a more solid lesion, forms connective scar tissue and can develop small...

Ibuprofen Risky for Heart Patients?

... concerns about increased risk of heart attack and stroke associated with long-term, high-dosage use. Rofecoxib was one of the most widely used drugs ever to be withdrawn from the market. The study by Farkouh and colleagues enrolled 18,325 arthritis patients. Nearly 17% of these patients were at high ris...

Drug Company Halts Late-Stage Trial of Sickle-Cell Disease Drug

... in the lungs of some sickle-cell patients and the stroke risk for pediatric sickle-cell patients," according to the News & Observer. Currently, there is only one other treatment available for the disease. Richard Katz, Icagen's senior vice president of finance and corporate development, said that despit...

Amphetamine, Cocaine Use Increase Risk of Stroke in Young Adults

...T Southwestern physicians examined more than 8,300 stroke patients – ranging in age from 18 to 44 – at over ...3. An analysis of risk factors and trends among stroke victims in this age group pointed to an increase in substance abuse as a major danger, particularly ...

Starting Time of Hormone Therapy may Augment the Risk of Coronary Heart Disease

...sk of CHD than CEE + MPA. Importantly, the risk of stroke was not influenced by years since menopause, the p...g regimen, although there was no increased risk of stroke in women aged 50 to 59 years." "The absence of excess absolute risk of CHD and the suggestion of r...

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