Stroke Stories
- While too much alcohol can lead to addiction and other problems, decades of research connect low and moderate drinking to health benefits.
- Early detection and treatment of strokes can help save lives — from facial drooping to slurred speech, here are some of the possible warning signs.
- Is exercise a prevention strategy or a trigger when it comes to an abnormal heart rhythm? Here's everything you should know about reducing your risk.
- Tomatoes, rich in antioxidants and vitamins, can provide an impressive variety of benefits related to eye health, gut bacteria, prostate cancer and more.
- Not all of us are about that front-facing camera life. But selfies deserve some credit for all the times they have been helpful in diagnosing serious health problems.
- Neither aspirin nor fish oil supplementation was able to demonstrate a protective effect against heart attacks and strokes among diabetes patients in a large, long-term randomized trial.
- Breastfeeding could help reduce the risk of stroke later in life, especially for black women and Hispanic women. A longer breastfeeding period was also linked to a greater reduction in risk.
- While health experts encourage reducing salt intake to the lowest levels possible, a new study suggests moderate consumption might be better.
- Oranges are not just a refreshing treat during the summer but can offer a range of health benefits from improving IBS to helping wounds heal.
- One of the largest studies of transgender patients revealed a higher risk of blood clots and stroke among trans women on hormone therapy.
- Maintaining a heart-friendly lifestyle is the key to reducing the risk of stroke, but here are a few other ways suggested by studies that may surprise you.
- Stroke is one of the leading causes of death in the U.S. Here's what you should know about the symptoms, risk factors, and how it can affect your brain.