Visalia Times-Delta |
Study: Tulare County residents more likely to suffer stroke
Visalia Times-Delta Tulare County is among California’s higher stroke counties. Of the more than 300,000 Tulare County adults, between 25 and 29 percent will suffer from a stroke, according to a study recently released by the Office of Statewide Health Planning and … |
Lincolnshire Echo |
Life saving injection and speedy medic response saved stroke …
Lincolnshire Echo The family of a man who had a life-saving injection following a stroke are trying to raise enough funds to enable another patient to receive the same treatment. Steve Tyrrell, 58, became disorientated and confused and was unable to recognise his own … |
Knowridge Science Report |
Heart risks in middle age may boost dementia risk later in life
Knowridge Science Report People who have heart disease risks in middle age – such as diabetes, high blood pressure or smoking – are at higher risk for dementia later in life, according to research presented at the American Stroke Association’s International Stroke Conference 2017. |
Medscape |
Hospital Transfer Linked to Worse Stroke Thrombectomy Outcome
Medscape HOUSTON — New data from a large registry study of mechanical thrombectomy for acute ischemic stroke suggest that the procedure can safely be performed in the real world with timing and clinical outcomes similar to those observed in the key randomized … |
Hindustan Times |
Marijuana use is dangerous, ups risk of stroke and heart failure Hindustan Times Comparing cardiovascular disease rates in these patients to disease rates in patients not reporting marijuana use, the researchers found marijuana use was associated with a significantly increased risk for stroke, heart failure, coronary artery disease … Marijuana use may raise stroke and heart failure risk |