Tag Archives for stroke
Numbers of Young Stroke Victims on the Rise
Recent studies have shown that in just over a decade the increased risk of stroke in the young adult population, aged 20 to 55, has risen from 1 in 8 to 1 in 5. Although researchers believe that the growing…
Tags: FAST, Journal of the American Medical Association, National Stroke Association, stroke
Recovery Following a Stroke… It’s The Extras that Count
After a stroke affects a part of one’s brain, the patient faces a daunting and challenging road to recovery. To relearn the skills that were lost as a result, one must undergo stroke rehab that usually involves mobility training, communication…
Tags: brain, Rehab, stroke, The Pratt Pavilion, therapy
Waking Up with Folger’s In Your Cup!
Woke up at five this morning, thanked G-d for that fact, and and within moments was cradling a hot cup of freshly brewed coffee. Bracing myself for some less than stellar news online, I was delighted to see the lead in today’s medical…
Tags: Antioxidant polyphenols, coffee, endothelial function, inflammation, insulin sensitivity, Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, stroke, Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association, Susanna C. Larsson
Beautiful… But Tired?
Don’t feel bad about not getting your beauty sleep… The latest findings indicate that too much sleep in women leads to an increased possibility of STROKE! — so that self-indulgent rested beauty may be sleeping towards disaster: 10 hours of…
Tags: Alan Flint, American Heart Association, beauty creams, beauty sleep, Harvard School of Public Health, Sleep, stroke, women
Stick With Your Friends and Keep Busy
by Nechama Drillick You’ve been given fair warning – the more socially active you are, the slower you’ll age. Research data in the June 22 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine reveal a direct connection between social activity and physical…
Tags: Archives of Internal Medicine, dementia, disability, friends, motor function, Parkinson's disease, physical function, social, social activity, stroke
Small Lifestyle Changes, Significant Consequences
By Nancy Smith Today’s medical announcement would be astounding if it wasn’t almost intuitive; the results clearly demonstrate that lifestyle behaviors do contribute to stroke risk independently of the intermediate risk factors. We are all aware that the following four…
Tags: exercise, fitness, health care, research, smoking, stroke
Secondhand Smoke Can Lead to Stroke
By Neil Bekker Spousal smoking can put one at risk of suffering a stroke according to a study by the Harvard School of Public Health. The study involved 16,000 stroke-free married adults aged 50 and older whose spouse smoked cigarettes…
Tags: cigarette, Harvard School of Public Health, secondhand smoke, smoker, smoking, stroke
Hypertension Bad for the Brain?
~ by Cher Giovani The study wasn’t about dementia: it was about blood pressure. A British group researching hypertension in the elderly followed a group of participants aged 80 and over to record the effects of drug therapy treatment for…
Tags: Alzheimers/Dementia, blood pressure, calcium channel, dementia, elderly, heart disease, heart failure, hypertension, medicine, pharmacy, seniors, stroke, vascular dementia
Forgot Your Keys? Maybe it’s Your Stomach
We attempt to tackle each day in optimistic and measured tones, weighing the risk ratios and cost benefits of a myriad of choices. We’ve finally gotten the Food Pyramid straight, can almost discern the differences between wild and not-so-wild salmon,…
Tags: Alzheimers/Dementia, belly, dementia, diabetes, exercise, fitness, heart problems, Kaiser Permanente Division of Research, middle age, midlife, Omega 3, Overweight, stroke, WebMD
Killing Heart Disease
By Lydia Yolen There’s finally good news in the health industry – heart disease and stroke death rates are down down down. Death rates from coronary heart disease are down 30.7% since 1999, and stroke mortality has dropped 29.2%. The…
Tags: birth control pills, blood pressure, coronary heart disease, death rates, diabetes, heart disease, heart issues, high cholesterol, obesity, smoking, stress, stroke
