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A new genetic label for stroke

...ects of LDL (the bad cholesterol).// Although most strokes occur in older people, stroke is not a rare event in younger individuals. Health officials estimate 4percent to 29 percent of the most common form of stroke, those caused by a blood clot breaking off and traveling to the brain, happen in people under...

Swelling increases stroke risk with high B.P.

...owed up for nearly 19 years, during which time 200 strokes occurred. Men with high levels of ISPs and high blood pressure were four times more likely to have a stroke than men with normal blood pressure and ISPs. When blood pressure was elevated, but ISPs normal, the risk was only 2.5 times that of healthy...

Fewer teeth & Increased Ischemic Stroke risk

...lth habits". During the 12 year period, around 347 strokes happened and men with fewer than 25 teeth while entering the study showed a 57 per cent higher chance of a stroke than those with more than 25 teeth. More specifically, the risk was 48 percent higher for men with 18 to 24 teeth, 72 percent more for m...

More compelling reasons to lower blood pressure

...e significant pay off in terms of reducing risk of strokes and heart attacks. The study which included a 13 year follow-up of the subjects showed that out of the 120,000 who died, 56,000 suffered fatal strokes, cases of deadly coronary artery disease and other vascular mortality. Another 66,000 died of caus...

Stroke also in list of common childhood ailments

...ents and neurologists are not aware of the risk of strokes in the very young. This results in the strokes being diagnosed late or not diagnosed at all. There is also very less knowledge about prevention of ...

Stroke victims have new hope with activated protein C

...minogen activator is useful for the 80 per cent of strokes that involve a blood clot, but can damage cells if given after the first few hours. Further analysis by this team of researchers has shown that APC blocks p53, a molecule that drives cells towards apoptosis following stroke. APC works through two ce...

Risk of hemorrhagic stroke increased in smoking individuals

...as also established that almost 12 per cent of all strokes are hemorrhagic strokes, caused by bursting of a b...ing into the brain and around 37 per cent of these strokes are fatal within 30 days....

Antidepressant Helps Relieve Hot Flashes

...hormone therapy increases women's risks of cancer, strokes and dementia. The drug paroxetine, sold under the brand name Paxil by GlaxoSmithKline Plc, halved the number of hot flashes suffered by women in the study.Women who took an inert placebo also had fewer hot flashes, though the improvement was not as...

Simple Stroke Prevention is Best

...platelet drug ticlopidine for preventing recurrent strokes in black patients, according to new research in th...ncluded 1,809 black men and women who recently had strokes that were not due to bleeding in the brain or to blockage of a blood vessel in the brain. Participan...

Risks for Silent Strokes

... cause classic symptoms but having multiple silent strokes can increase the risk of a future stroke.// A new ...ne which participants had suffered multiple silent strokes also known as silent cerebral infarcts. Researchers report 82 percent of the patients with diabetes...

Diabetes a cause for worry among the young

... are going to get heart disease, heart attacks and strokes years, sometimes even decades, before they should," says researchers. Researchers compared outcomes of more than 7,800 adults who were diagnosed with type 2 diabetes between 1996 and 1998. More than 6,200 of the participants were 45 years or older ...

Multi-Drug Therapy Effective in Lowering Blood Pressure

...ifference in the number of deaths, heart attack or strokes that occurred in the two groups. Researchers conclude this study supports the use of either strategy to lower blood pressure in patients with coronary artery disease. They also say the study shows that lower targets for blood pressure control can b...

The Side Effects Of Estrogen Therapy

...o took estrogen and progestin had about eight more strokes for every 10,000 women per year than those on placebo. The previous study also showed estrogen plus progestin increased the risk of breast cancer, heart disease and blood clots. Researchers from the NIH say subjecting healthy women to a possible in...

Exercising Good For Stroke Survivors

...d States suffer a stroke. About one-third of those strokes are recurrent. Strokes can // reduce the ability to perform daily functions that consume lots of energy, such as dressing, bathing, walking and doing household chores. Recent research shows , stroke survivors should be urged to exercise more at leas...

Lifestyle changes Can Delay the Onset Of Dementia

More than 700,000 strokes occur each year in the United States. Investigators have been tracking the health of men and women for // more than 50 years to see how various factors might impact their risk for heart disease and stroke. In this sub-study, researchers compared the ...

Lifestyle changes Can Delay the Onset Of Dementia

More than 700,000 strokes occur each year in the United States. Investigators have been tracking the health of men and women for // more than 50 years to see how various factors might impact their risk for heart disease and stroke. In this sub-study, researchers compared the ...

Lifestyle changes Can Delay the Onset Of Dementia

More than 700,000 strokes occur each year in the United States. Investigators have been tracking the health of men and women for // more than 50 years to see how various factors might impact their risk for heart disease and stroke. In this sub-study, researchers compared the ...

Multi-Drug Therapy Found To Be More Effective in Lowering B.P

...ifference in the number of deaths, heart attack or strokes that occurred in the two groups. Researchers conclude this study supports the use of either strategy to lower blood pressure in patients with coronary artery disease. They also say the study shows that lower targets for blood pressure control can be...

Obesity A Risk Factor For Stroke

...harge Registry. According to the study, 873 first strokes were recorded. Men who started the study with a body mass index of between 20 and 22.49 were significantly less likely to suffer a stroke than those who started with a BMI of more than 30. No significant association was found between BMI and risk for...

Heart Disease Could Lead To Dementia

...mic would not only lead to more people having more strokes and heart disease and diabetes, but would eventually lead to more people having dementia....

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