Gulf Times |
HMC to open rehabilitation facility for stroke patients
Gulf Times The groundbreaking new facility will provide patients with world-class integrated rehabilitation services, including specialist stroke recovery. Multi-disciplinary teams of physicians and occupational, physical, paediatric and speech therapists will … |
KTRK-TV |
Drink or two? Study suggests moderate drinking tied to lower stroke … KTRK-TV A review of studies, published in BMC Medicine, found that people who had one or two alcoholic drinks a day reduced their risk of a stroke by eight percent, but people who more to drink had an increased risk of stroke. The risk for those who had more … |
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Smartphone App Extends Stroke Expertise to Hospitals Without …
Medscape HYDERABAD, India — A smartphone system allows a stroke team to remotely evaluate high-quality images within or outside the hospital and safely and effectively aid young neurologists or neurologists without stroke expertise to make decisions about … |
New York Times |
Moderate Drinking Tied to Lower Stroke Risk New York Times Compared with nondrinkers or occasional drinkers, people who had one or two drinks a day had an 8 percent reduced risk of ischemic stroke. Ischemic strokes, caused by blockage of an artery supplying blood to the brain, account for about 87 percent of … A little daily alcohol may ... |
Tech Times |
Generation Xers Have Higher Stroke Risk Than Baby Boomers
Tech Times A new study analyzing the stroke incidence suggested that people born between 1945 and 1954 are less likely to suffer a stroke than people born between 1965 and 1974. These results concern the medical professionals, especially when it comes to the … |