Stroke Causes
Study: Stroke risk factors more common in whites
May 28, 2009
Expert & Community Posts
World Stroke Day: Ending Stroke through Education and Awareness
By Deanne Stein , Health Expert...for granted only after it's almost lost? After my stroke in 2001, that's how I felt. When I... 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 »
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 »
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 »
Health Guide
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 »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 »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 »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 »Stroke secondary to syphilis
Stroke is life-threatening complication of a long-term syphilis infection. Alternative Names Syphilitic stroke Causes, incidence, and risk... Read more »
Medications
...Clopidogrel is used to prevent heart attacks and strokes in persons with heart disease... Read more »
...widen. Lowering high blood pressure helps prevent strokes, heart attacks and kidney problems.... Read more »
...diabetes. It is also used to lower the risk of strokes in patients with high blood pressure... Read more »
...retains. Lowering high blood pressure helps prevent strokes, heart attacks and kidney... Read more »
...diabetes may also lessen your risk of a heart attack or stroke. How To Use Take this medication... Read more »
Related News
Estrogen Therapy Depends on Timing
June 26, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) A new animal study on estrogen therapy finds it may help the brain, depending on the timing. Researchers found estrogen therapy... Read summary »
Preventing Stroke in Kids with Sickle Cell
December 12, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A technique used to prevent stroke in children with sickle cell disease reduced stroke incidence by 90 percent. Transcranial... 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 »
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 »
Delay in stroke treatment may mean permanent damage
October 02, 2008A study published in the journal Neurology has found that only 2 percent of people who suffer from strokes caused by blood clots receive a necessary... Read summary »
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