How Can Stroke Be Prevented?
World Stroke Day: Ending Stroke through Education and Awareness
Why is it that we realize we take life for granted only after it's almost lost? After my stroke in 2001, that's how I felt. When I finally got out of the hospital, suddenly I discovered the sky was more blue, food tasted better, and moments with my family, especially my son, were much sweeter. I think it's because we get so caught up in our day-to-day routines, whether its work or school. Getting our to-do lists done takes priority over enjoying the fact we are alive. I think ...
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Expert & Community Posts
STOP Stroke
By Deanne Stein , Health Expert...kinds of reasons in our nation’s capitol, even stroke care and prevention. It’s nice to... Read more »
Stroke Heroes: Send Us Your Stories
By Cleo Hutton , Health ExpertWe would like to hear your stories of stroke recovery. It can be journal writing, poetry, essay,... Read more »
Second Strokes
By Deanne Stein , Health Expert...bad, most of the time, I feel like I never had my stroke. My right arm gets tired from time to... Read more »
Get Your Facts Straight About Stroke
By Cleo Hutton , Health ExpertNo one wants to think about being at risk for stroke. Some people imagine the worst scenario when... Read more »
Stroke Symptoms in Children
By Deanne Stein , Health Expert...While she’ll only hear stories of her mother’s stroke, my son, being 7 years-old at the... Read more »
Health Guide
More Research Links Migraine With Aura and Stroke in Women
In the last few years, studies have been released about Migraine and stroke risk, and Migraine and cardiovascular disease in both women and men. To all of this information, we can now add information... Read more »Migraine and Stroke Risk
...me warn that Migraine disease, especially with prolonged Migraine attacks, increases our risk of stroke. MAGNUM, the National Migraine Association, has taken this position for several years as... Read more »Carotid Artery Disease
Baby boomers and seniors can take steps to reduce their chances of having a stroke, the third leading cause of death in the U.S. Strokes occur in 700,000 Americans each year, with nearly 157,000... Read more »Arterial insufficiency
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Medications
...Clopidogrel is used to prevent heart attacks and strokes in persons with heart disease... Read more »
...diabetes. It is also used to lower the risk of strokes in patients with high blood pressure... Read more »
...widen. Lowering high blood pressure helps prevent strokes, heart attacks and kidney problems.... Read more »
...diabetes may also lessen your risk of a heart attack or stroke. Chlorpropamide belongs to the... Read more »
...diabetes may also lessen your risk of a heart attack or stroke. How To Use Take this medication... Read more »
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Experts Take Step Toward National Heart Disease Surveillance
April 06, 2009By Kirsten Houmann, Ivanhoe Health Correspondent WASHINGTON, D.C. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has started... Read summary »
Ginkgo Biloba Protects Brain from Stroke
November 12, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Ginkgo biloba has long been used as a natural brain booster. Now, researchers say it may also protect against brain damage... Read summary »
Why Exercise is Good for Your Heart
December 04, 2007(Ivanhoe Newswire) Oct. 23, 2007 -- New research lays out the science behind the effect exercise has on a person's cardiovascular risk. Researchers... Read summary »
Program Improves Stroke Care
December 23, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Hospitals participating in a voluntary quality improvement program for stroke treatment comply better to national... Read summary »
Fixing the Heart Eliminates Migraines
June 20, 2005SEATTLE (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- It's a procedure used to treat a minor heart defect in stroke patients. But it may bring surprising relief to... Read summary »
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