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Monday, October, 26, 2009

Situations That Could Cause A Stroke

Study: Cholesterol meds prevent second stroke

May 27, 2009
A new 10-year study has found that taking a cholesterol-lowering statin after a stroke reduces the risk of a second stroke. Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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Stroke Survival: How to Spread Stroke Awareness Among Family
By Deanne Stein , Health Expert

...Going through a life-threatening situation like a stroke, I tend to make the most out of every... Read more »

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Stroke and Depression: Learn the Signs and How to Work through Them
By Cleo Hutton , Health Expert

...Depression is a side dish to a heaping helping of stroke on the menu of life.  They go together... Read more »

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Stroke Heroes: Send Us Your Stories
By Cleo Hutton , Health Expert

  We would like to hear your stories of stroke recovery. It can be journal writing, poetry, essay,... Read more »

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Stroke: Too Much to Swallow
By Cleo Hutton , Health Expert

...something other than what we are doing.   After a stroke this type of multitasking may be... Read more »

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A Lifetime of Stress Could Be a Precursor to Stroke
By Cleo Hutton , Health Expert

Whether stress is a cause of stroke is an ongoing debate. However, today, stress is only considered... 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 »
Three Most Prominent Vascular Diseases
...The only way to break this cycle is to find the AAA before it ruptures.   Carotid Artery Disease - StrokeCarotid arteries occur when the main blood vessels to the brain develop a buildup of... Read more »
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 »
Headache Before Stroke More Common in Migraineurs
"Headache is a common clinical symptom preceding or accompanying stroke, and migraine patients have a greater probability of complaining of headache, often with migraine-like features, before... Read more »

Medications

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...Clopidogrel is used to prevent heart attacks and strokes in persons with heart disease... Read more »

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...diabetes. It is also used to lower the risk of strokes in patients with high blood pressure... Read more »

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...widen. Lowering high blood pressure helps prevent strokes, heart attacks and kidney problems.... Read more »

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...diabetes may also lessen your risk of a heart attack or stroke. Chlorpropamide belongs to the... Read more »

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...diabetes may also lessen your risk of a heart attack or stroke. How To Use Take this medication... 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 »

Preventing Stroke in Kids: Good and Bad News
April 22, 2009

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- The good news is more children with a condition that puts them at risk for stroke are undergoing ultrasound screening. The bad... Read summary »

Exercise to Prevent Severe Strokes
October 30, 2008

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- People who are physically active before suffering a stroke may recover better and experience fewer problems compared to... Read summary »

More Time for Stroke Victims
June 19, 2009

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Stroke victims have a longer window to get life-saving treatment than originally thought, according to researchers.  A new... 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 »