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Friday, October, 23, 2009

What Causes A Stroke To Occur

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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Get Your Facts Straight About Stroke
By Cleo Hutton , Health Expert

No one wants to think about being at risk for stroke. Some people imagine the worst scenario when... Read more »

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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 »

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Preventing a Stroke
By Dr. Larry Weinrauch , Health Expert

...episode and return to normal function, but even a small stroke will alter a whole life style.... Read more »

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The Robotic Knee
By Deanne Stein , Health Expert

Stroke is the number one cause of adult disability. During a “brain attack,” brain cells die... Read more »

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Memorial Day: Commemorating Soldiers and Stroke Victims
By Deanne Stein , Health Expert

...mortality.  It seems like yesterday when I was having my stroke and praying I would survive... 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 »
Stroke Patient Guide, Part I: Signs and Symptoms
At 3 a.m. the phone rings – it's the hospital calling to say that your brother has had a stroke. "Come quickly, it's serious". How can that be, you ask? Your brother is only 40 years old.... 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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...widen. Lowering high blood pressure helps prevent strokes, heart attacks and kidney problems.... 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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...retains. Lowering high blood pressure helps prevent strokes, heart attacks and kidney... 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 »

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 »

Experts Take Step Toward National Heart Disease Surveillance
April 06, 2009

By Kirsten Houmann, Ivanhoe Health Correspondent WASHINGTON, D.C. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has started... Read summary »