Stroke Risk Factors
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...is that stroke is preventable, because many of the risk factors for stroke are preventable. The... Read more »
Get Your Facts Straight About Stroke
By Cleo Hutton , Health Expert...eliminate my city off the face of the map. What are stroke risk factors? A family history of... Read more »
February Heart Month: Women's War on Stroke
By Cleo Hutton , Health Expert...Be Stroke Smart remember the 3 R's : Reduce : Stroke Risk factors Recognize: Stroke... Read more »
African Americans and Stroke
By Deanne Stein , Health Expert...African Americans are among those least aware of stroke risk factors. This is horrible... Read more »
Black History Month promotes stroke awareness among African Americans
By Deanne Stein , Health Expert...African Americans can get help to reduce their stroke risk through Power To End Stroke, a... Read more »
Health Guide
More Research Links Migraine With Aura and Stroke in Women
...this data is cause for panic among female Migraineurs. It is, however, evidence that management of stroke risk factors and Migraine disease are quite important. “This should not be a cause... Read more »Stroke Risk Factors: Heart Disease and Stroke
Risk FactorsNew or recurrent strokes affect about 700,000 Americans every year. Although incidence of stroke has increased, more people are surviving stroke, and the death rate is declining. While... Read more »Gene Linked To Migraine and Increased Stroke Risk
...caution, but not panic. If you have Migraine with aura, speak with your doctor about how you can reduce stroke risk factors. Work with your doctor toward the best Migraine treatment regimen for... Read more »Migraine and Stroke Risk
...have seen 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... Read more »Mid-Life Stroke More Common in Women than Men
Many Migraineurs have become aware that having Migraine disease increases our risk of stroke. In women with Migraine, there is an average of 2.16 times greater risk of stroke. An increase in... Read more »Images
Medications
...pulmonary embolism). Also talk to your doctor about risk factors for developing strokes... Read more »
...caused rare but very serious side effects. Discuss the risks and benefits of hormone treatment... Read more »
...due to diabetes. It is also used to lower the risk of strokes in patients with high blood... Read more »
...as heart attacks) and/or strokes in certain high risk patients, and with other drugs (e.g.,... Read more »
...problems. Proper control of diabetes may also lessen your risk of a heart attack or stroke.... Read more »
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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 »
Ladies, Keep an Eye on That Cholesterol!
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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 »
High Blood Pressure Linked to Memory Problems in Middle Age
September 07, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) ? High blood pressure is linked to memory problems in people over 45, according to a new study. The study found that people with... Read summary »
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