Ischemic Stroke Stories
- Women’s stroke rates are declining at a slower pace than men’s rates, according to a new study.
- A new study reveals the substantial differences between US counties for ischemic heart disease and stroke death rates.
- New research has suggested that stroke-prevention strategies in those aged 80 and older may also reduce this population's risk for developing certain types of dementia.
- New research shows that young Americans aged 18 to 44 are increasingly being hospitalized for strokes, especially young men. Doctors have theories on what's to blame.
- Doctors have performed a deep brain stimulation procedure for the first time ever on a stroke patient.
- Debbie Reynolds died Wednesday, after apparently suffering a stroke one day after her daughter Carrie Fisher's death.
- High dietary magnesium can reduce the risk of these 6 health conditions, from heart disease to PMS symptoms.
- The end of Daylight Saving Time affects your health for better and worse, from extra sleep to cluster headaches.
- A British monarch was brutally treated for a stroke in ways that seem horrifying when compared to the medical techniques we have today.
- Here's what you need to know about how performance-enhancing drugs work, and the risks they pose to users' health.
- New study finds taking an aspirin after a mini-stroke can reduce the risk of a subsequent stroke by up to 80 percent within the first few days.
- Fewer patients over the age of 65 are hospitalized for ischemic stroke, yet younger patients and African American patients are increasing.