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Sibling Had Stroke? Your Risk Goes Up
May 2, 2007 (Boston) -- If your brother or sister has had a stroke, you’re almost twice as likely as the average American to suffer one yourself, a new study suggests. Mexican-American men whose siblings have had a stroke are at particularly high risk: They’re nearly three times as likely to have a
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Common Gene Glitch May Up Stroke Risk
March 26, 2007 -- A common genetic mutation may make people two to three times more likely to have a stroke. Danish doctors report that news in Neurology. The researchers include Borge Nordestgaard, MD, DMSc, who works in the clinical biochemistry department at Denmark's Herlev University. Nordestga
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Stroke Deadlier on Weekends?
March 8, 2007 -- Stroke victims hospitalized on a weekend may be more likely to die than those admitted during the week, according to a Canadian study. The study tracked stroke deaths in 606 Canadian hospitals from April 2003 through March 2004. After taking risk factors including age, sex, other il
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Air Pollution May Up Fatal Stroke Risk
Feb. 15, 2007 -- Fine particles in air pollution may raise fatal stroke risk in people aged 65 and older during warm months. So say experts including Jaana Kettunen, MSc, of Finland's National Public Health Institute. Kettunen's team studied fatal stroke risk and air pollution among people 65 and ol
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Faith May Help Stroke Patients Cope
Feb. 15, 2007 -- Strong religious beliefs can protect stroke patients from emotional distress, perhaps aiding recovery, according to a new Italian study. Emotional distress, particularly depression, has been shown in other research to negatively affect recovery during a stroke patient's hospitalizat
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New Brain Stent Opens Blocked Arteries
Feb. 9, 2007 (San Francisco) -- Stents -- the small mesh tubes that revolutionized heart care -- may offer a new option for thousands of stroke survivors who still have blocked brain arteries despite optimal medical treatment. So suggests a study of 131 stroke survivors implanted with a novel type o
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Stroke Symptoms May Differ in Women
Feb. 8, 2007 (San Francisco) -- Female stroke victims are less likely to report classic stroke symptoms than men -- one possible explanation for why they aren't as likely to get a crucial stroke drug. The new research found that female stroke victims are 33% less likely to report a classic stroke sy
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Snake Venom Extract Fights Stroke
Feb. 8, 2007 (San Francisco) -- An experimental drug derived from the venom of the feared Malayan pit viper shows promise for the treatment of stroke, an analysis of six studies involving over 4,000 stroke victims suggests. The drug, known as Viprinex, may double the time window during which victims
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Hip Hop to Stroke Awareness
Feb. 7, 2007 (San Francisco) -- What do hip hop and beauty salons have in common? Both offer captive audiences for teaching children the signs and symptoms of a stroke, researchers report. In a study of about 400 kids who hip-hopped to stroke awareness, the proportion that could recognize two or mor
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U.S. Stroke Risk Drops
Dec. 26, 2006 – Americans have a lower risk of stroke than they did in previous decades -- but when strokes come, they are just as bad as ever. The findings come from the famous Framingham Study, which has looked at Americans' heart attack and stroke risks since the 1940s. The current report looks a
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