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Monday, October, 26, 2009

What Is A Treatment For Stroke

Study: Antibiotic may help stroke victims

October 03, 2008
An antibiotic used to treat severe acne and urinary tract infections may help patients who've suffered an acute ischemic stroke, a new study suggests. Israeli researchers say the med, minocycline, not only improved patients' recovery from their stroke, but also widened the window of treatment for stroke from a few hours to a full day. Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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Stroke Conference
By Deanne Stein , Health Expert

West Virginia had its first “State of Stroke Conference” this past week. One of the sponsors... Read more »

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How Does Vascular Dementia Differ from Alzheimer's?
By Christine Kennard , Health Expert

Vascular dementia (VaD) is the second most common type of dementia after Alzheimer's and is... Read more »

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Dealing with Depression after a Stroke
By Deanne Stein , Health Expert

Like a stroke, depression can strike anyone. But people with a serious illness, like stroke, are... Read more »

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February Heart Month: Women's War on Stroke
By Cleo Hutton , Health Expert

On average, someone suffers a stroke every 45 seconds. Every 3.3 minutes, someone dies of a... Read more »

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Cholesterol, Stroke, and Statins: Is there a paradox?
By Dr. Kang , Health Expert

High cholesterol, specifically high LDL and low HDL, is clearly a risk factor for the development... Read more »

Health Guide

Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia: Highlights
Imatinib (Gleevec) is approved for treating Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) that has not responded to treatment, or has returned after... Read more »
Managing a Stroke
Until recently, the treatment of stroke was restricted to basic life support at the time of the stroke and rehabilitation later. Now, however, treatments can be dramatically beneficial when... Read more »
Symptoms of Stroke
People at risk and partners or caretakers of people at risk for stroke should be aware of the general symptoms. The stroke victim should get to the hospital as soon as possible after these... Read more »
Stroke Recovery
RecoveryAfter a stroke, patients should take allnecessary measures, including medications and lifestyle changes, to prevent another stroke. For those whose stroke was ischemic, aspirin, warfarin, or... Read more »
Stroke Diagnosis
Preventing a major stroke in people who experience transient ischemic attacks or small strokes requires determining the source of such attacks. A complete blood count, chest x-ray, and... Read more »

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Related News

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 »

Acupuncture for Strokes
May 05, 2008

SEATTLE (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- From treating pain to easing nausea, acupuncture is becoming more common in the United States. Now,... Read summary »

Stroke rehab method boosts function, quality of life
October 03, 2008

Researchers say a specific kind of stroke rehabilitation could significantly improve the hand functioning and quality of life of some patients.... 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 »

Predicting Stroke Risk After TIA
February 06, 2007

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- If you've had a transient ischemic attack, what doctors commonly call a mini-stroke or TIA, you know you are at higher risk of... Read summary »