FDA: 05/02/2014 Cardiovascular disease, including heart disease and stroke, affects tens of millions of people in the United States. Consumers and patients who do not suffer from cardiovascular disease sometimes consider taking aspirin to reduce the possibility of having a heart attack or stroke. Reducing the possibility of having a first heart attack or stroke […]
National Stroke Association: 5/1/14 Learn how to raise stroke awareness during National Stroke Awareness Month in May and throughout the year. Explore the Resource Center for programs and activities aimed to increase public awareness of lifesaving stroke information and provide the stroke community a role in the act of raising awareness. Join stroke champions across the U.S. […]
Medpage Today: May 1, 2014 PHILADELPHIA — Stroke in black and Hispanic Americans occurs at a younger age than in whites — and the disparity is growing, a researcher said here. Over a 24-year period, the average age of stroke onset for whites was unchanged at 75, according to Cynthia Costa, MD, of the University of […]
Ann Intern Med.: 4/15/2014 Who developed these recommendations? The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) developed these recommendations. The USPSTF is a group of health experts that reviews published research and makes recommendations about preventive health care. What is the problem and what is known about it so far? Cardiovascular disease (CVD) and cancer are common […]
ISHIB: 4/9/14 Objective: To assess the associations of social determinants on cardiovascular health among White and Black residing in Stroke Belt (urban) and Stroke Buckle (rural) regions of the South. Design: A cross-sectional observational analy- sis based on a random digit-dial telephone survey of a representative sample of White and Black adults residing in urban and […]
HealthDay: Apr 7, 2014 MONDAY, April 7, 2014 (HealthDay News) — Early signs and symptoms of stroke are often missed by emergency department doctors, a new study finds. Every year, tens of thousands of Americans with symptoms such as dizziness or headache are misdiagnosed in the ER in the days or weeks before they suffer a […]
The Lancet Neurology: 4/1/14 Driven by innovative technologies, novel analytical methods, and collaborations unimaginable not long ago, our understanding of the role of genetic variation in stroke has advanced substantially in recent years. However, a vast amount of data have accumulated quickly, and increasingly complex methodologies used in studies make keeping up to date on relevant […]
The Lancet Neurology: March 28, 2014 The most common neuropsychiatric outcomes of stroke are depression, anxiety, fatigue, and apathy, which each occur in at least 30% of patients and have substantial overlap of prevalence and symptoms. Emotional lability, personality changes, psychosis, and mania are less common but equally distressing symptoms that are also challenging to […]
The Lancet Neurology: February 28, 2014 Background It is often assumed that blood pressure increases acutely after major stroke, resulting in so-called post-stroke hypertension. In view of evidence that the risks and benefits of blood pressure-lowering treatment in acute stroke might differ between patients with major ischaemic stroke and those with primary intracerebral haemorrhage, we compared […]
The Lancet Neurology: February 28, 2014 Background It is often assumed that blood pressure increases acutely after major stroke, resulting in so-called post-stroke hypertension. In view of evidence that the risks and benefits of blood pressure-lowering treatment in acute stroke might differ between patients with major ischaemic stroke and those with primary intracerebral haemorrhage, we compared […]
