Medication For Stroke
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October 02, 2008
Expert & Community Posts
Preventing a Stroke
By Dr. Larry Weinrauch , Health Expert...risk such as cholesterol or blood pressure lowering drugs, aspirin, clopidogrel or sodium... Read more »
Cholesterol, Stroke, and Statins: Is there a paradox?
By Dr. Kang , Health Expert...clear association exists between high cholesterol and stroke. A recent analysis looked at... Read more »
Know the Signs and Symptoms of Stroke
By Deanne Stein , Health Expert...window and I was able to receive the clot-busting drug tPA. Since my stroke, the hospital... Read more »
February Heart Month: Women's War on Stroke
By Cleo Hutton , Health Expert...public and medical profession Combination of new drug therapies to reduce the damage of stroke... Read more »
Stroke Conference
By Deanne Stein , Health Expert...while learning about the different techniques and drugs available to help in the treatment of a... Read more »
Health Guide
Stroke Patient Guide, Part II: Diagnosis
...blood becomes too thin. All patients on anticoagulants should regularly have their blood drug levels checked by a member of their health care team. Geographic location and... Read more »Stroke secondary to carotid dissection
...on the severity of symptoms. Medicine may be needed to control high blood pressure. Blood thinning drugs, such as Coumadin or aspirin, may be needed for 3 to 6 months. Surgery to repair the... Read more »Stroke Medications
Intravenous Thrombolytics. Clot-busting (thrombolytic) drugs break up existing blood clots. They are among the important treatments for heart attacks, and are now also used for ischemic... Read more »Meet Stroke Survivor Deanne Stein
...hospital within 3 hours of her first symptoms, she was a candidate for a clot-dissolving medication.The drug dissolved the clot and after six months of rehabilitation, Deanne is fully mobile and... Read more »Treatment Helpful in Reducing Risk of Depression After Stroke
...Robinson, M.D., and colleagues at the University of Iowa assessed the efficacy of the anti-depressant drug escitalopram (Lexapro) or problem-solving therapy compared with placebo for the... Read more »Images
Medications
...Clopidogrel is used to prevent heart attacks and strokes in persons with heart disease... Read more »
...LOSARTAN - ORALPronounced: (low-SAR-tan)Uses This drug is used to treat high blood pressure... Read more »
...RAMIPRIL - ORAL Pronounced: (RAM-ih-prill) Uses This drug belongs to a group of medications... Read more »
...pharmacist) may already be aware of any possible drug interactions and may be monitoring you for... Read more »
...pharmacist) may already be aware of any possible drug interactions and may be monitoring you for... Read more »
Related News
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 »
Drugs Benefit Older Stroke Patients
September 15, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- People over the age of 65 can benefit from cholesterol lowering drugs following a stroke or mini-stroke, according to a new... Read summary »
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 »
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 »
New Stroke Treatment Has Immediate Effects
March 12, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) A new treatment for stroke may buy patients time. Researchers from Israel have found patients treated with the drug minocycline... Read summary »
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