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New Prevention Guidelines
In 2006, the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association released updated guidelines for preventing a second stroke among patients who have previously had a stroke or mini-stroke (transient ischemic attack [TIA]). The guidelines emphasize that another stroke is the greatest risk stroke or TIA survivors face, and that TIAs need to treated as aggressively as strokes. Prevention guidelines include:
- Lifestyle changes: Quit smoking, exercise 30 minutes...
Expert & Community Posts
Depression Not Linked to Increased Risk of Stroke
By Teri Robert , Health ExpertStudies have shown that stroke often leads to depression, but the evidence from those studies has... Read more »
Depression Not Linked to Increased Risk of Stroke
By Teri Robert , Health Expert...who also experience depression and the increased stroke risk that Migraine presents, I thought... Read more »
My Stroke Anniversary: Sixteen Years of Survival
By Cleo Hutton , Health Expert...anniversary. It has been sixteen years since the stroke on June 9, 1992. It is a time to assess... Read more »
10/8/07 #2 - Does Migraine put me at a greater risk for stroke?
By Ask the Clinician , Health Expert...Ocular, Optical, and Opthalmic Migraines for more information on "occular" Migraines. Migraine... Read more »
More Research Links Migraine With Aura and Stroke in Women
By Teri Robert , Health Expert...cardiovascular disease in both women and men. To all of this information, we can now add... Read more »
Health Guide
Depression Not Linked to Increased Risk of Stroke
Studies have shown that stroke often leads to depression, but the evidence from those studies has been mixed as to whether depression could lead to stroke. Now, according to a study published in... Read more »More Research Links Migraine With Aura and Stroke in Women
...Migraine and stroke risk, and Migraine and cardiovascular disease in both women and men. To all of this information, we can now add information from the Stroke Prevention in Young Women Study. ... Read more »Stroke Information
...of the cerebrum.A reduction of, or disruption in, blood flow to the brain is the primary cause of a stroke. Blockage for even a short period of time can be disastrous and cause brain damage or... Read more »Symptoms of Stroke
People at risk and partners or caretakers of people at risk for stroke should be aware of the general symptoms. The stroke victim should get to the hospital as soon as possible after these... Read more »Stroke Prevention
...angiotensin receptor blocker with a diuretic to both treat high blood pressure and prevent stroke. [For more information, see In-Depth Report #14: High blood pressure.]Lowering LDL and Raising HDL... Read more »
Medications
...from your diet. How To Use Read the Patient Information Leaflet provided by your ... Read more »
...Clopidogrel is used to prevent heart attacks and strokes in persons with heart disease... Read more »
...stomach/intestines absorb. How To Use Read the Patient Information Leaflet if available from... Read more »
...heart attack or stroke. How To Use Read the Patient Information Leaflet available from your... Read more »
...heart attack or stroke. How To Use Read the Patient Information Leaflet available from your... Read more »
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April 06, 2009By Kirsten Houmann, Ivanhoe Health Correspondent WASHINGTON, D.C. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has started... Read summary »
Survive Stroke with Support
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Protecting Brains After Stroke
May 05, 2008MILWAUKEE, Wis. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Stroke is the third leading cause of death in the United States. Currently, there is only one FDA... Read summary »
Acupuncture for Strokes
May 05, 2008SEATTLE (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- From treating pain to easing nausea, acupuncture is becoming more common in the United States. Now,... Read summary »
Stopping Brain Bleeding
May 05, 2008AUGUSTA, Ga. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Intracerebral hemorrhaging, or brain bleeding, is a scary type of stroke. It makes up 15 percent of all... Read summary »
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