Onlinelibrary.wiley.com: 8/1/12 There is an increased risk of strokes in pregnancy and puerperium. Intracranial haemorrhage is the rarer of the two stroke subtypes but carries a greater morbidity and mortality for both the mother and the child. This review highlights the causes of pregnancy-related intracranial haemorrhage and its management. The incidence varies from region to region […]
Stroke.ahajournals.org: 7/31/12 Background and Purpose—Prospective studies of red meat consumption and risk of stroke have provided inconsistent results. We performed a meta-analysis to summarize the evidence regarding the effects of red meat (fresh, processed, and total) consumption on stroke risk. Methods—Studies were identified by searching the PubMed database through May 26, 2012, and by reviewing the […]
Stroke.ahajournals.org: 7/31/12 Background and Purpose—New diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) lesions are common in patients with acute ischemic stroke. The pathophysiology of these new lesions is unclear. We differentiated new DWI lesions outside the area of initial hypoperfusion from those confined to the area of initial hypoperfusion. Methods—Patients with acute stroke underwent 3 MRI examinations: on admission, on […]
Cdc.gov: 7/27/12. * Per 10,000 population. Hospitalization for stroke (cerebrovascular disease) is defined as a first-listed diagnosis on the medical record of 430–438, as coded according to the International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification. This includes hospitalizations for acute strokes, transient ischemic attack, and for late effects of stroke. Rates were calculated using U.S. Census […]
Bmj.com: 7/26/12 Objective To synthesise the association of shift work with major vascular events as reported in the literature. Data sources Systematic searches of major bibliographic databases, contact with experts in the field, and review of reference lists of primary articles, review papers, and guidelines. Study selection Observational studies that reported risk ratios for vascular morbidity, vascular mortality, or […]
Controlled-trials.com: 7/30/12 All the information is as of June 2012. Figures given below represent the number of trials added to the ISRCTN Register or ClinicalTrials.gov per year or per month, not the number of trials started or taking place at any particular moment in time. Study domains represented in ISRCTN register: the ISRCTN disease classification is […]
Stroke.ahajournals.org: 7/26/12 Balance impairment is common after stroke; modified yoga may be able to improve balance and other important poststroke variables. Scientific-evidence is needed to support such treatment interventions. The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of a yoga-based rehabilitation intervention on balance, balance self-efficacy, fear of falling (FoF), and quality of life […]
There have been dramatic increases over the past 20 years in the number of nonacademic, private-sector physicians who serve as principal investigators on US clinical trials sponsored by the pharmaceutical industry. However, there has been little research on the implications of these investigators’ role in clinical investigation. Our objective was to study private-sector clinics involved […]
Nber.org: 7/19/12 We examine the impact of pharmaceutical innovation, as measured by the vintage of prescription drugs used, on longevity, using longitudinal, country-level data on 30 developing and high-income countries during the period 2000-2009. We control for fixed country and year effects, real per capita income, the unemployment rate, mean years of schooling, the urbanization rate, […]
Onlinelibrary.wiley.com 8/1/12 Twelve million people develop ischemic stroke each year world over and 30–40% of them do not have arterial occlusions at presentation. Trials conducted to study the efficacy of thrombolytic drug reported better outcome with use of thrombolytic drug but none studied the subtypes of ischemic strokes specifically and adequately. The subgroups of […]
