Stroke Stories
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Stroke Victims Return To Their Normal Lives With Stem Cell Treatment
Stroke treatments with stem cell infusions have shown improvement in patients with brain damage. -
Mental Decline Is Often A Warning Of Impending Stroke
Though strokes have long been linked to subsequent mental decline, a new study now finds that the opposite may also be true. Declining mental function may increase risk of strokes. -
The Far-Reaching Health Effects Of Debt [INFOGRAPHIC]
Stress from personal debt may significantly heighten one's risk for stroke, hypertension, and mental illnesses. -
How Air Pollution Messes With Your Heart
A new study has found definitive evidence linking air pollution to increased chances of developing blood clots in the lungs and cardiovascular conditions. -
Eating Lots Of Fruits And Vegetables May Lower Your Stroke Risk
Eating large amounts of fruits and vegetables may reduce your risk for stroke, researchers found. -
An Aspirin A Day Might Not Prevent Heart Attacks, FDA Says
Though many people undergo preventive therapy for heart attacks and stroke by taking an aspirin a day, the FDA says there's not enough evidence to prove it and that people might end up suffering from the drug's side effects instead. -
Pharmacists Are Better Than Nurses At Managing Stroke Recovery
Pharmacists may be better at managing a stroke patient's recovery compared to a nurse, as researchers found participants cared for by pharmacists improved by 43 percent during a trial. -
ER Doctors Are Ignoring The Warning Signs For Stroke
An alarming number of emergency room physicians are ignoring the early warning signs of a stroke, with 12.7 percent of people treated for stroke having been misdiagnosed in the first place. -
Will A Chocolate Pill A Day Keep The Doctor Away?
A four-year study could determine once and for all whether chocolate nutrients lower the risk of cardiovascular disease. -
Anger Could Kill You, But Are Other Emotions Any Better?
Outbursts of anger are associated with a temporary fivefold increase in heart attack risk, but can other emotions be just as dangerous? -
How Living Near An Airport Increases Risk Of Stroke
Living near an airport may someday kill you. But you're going to have to wait a long time, as a new study looks at longitudinal effects of airport noise. -
Loss Of A Loved One May Literally Break Your Heart
Older people are twice as likely to suffer heart attacks and stroke during the month immediately following the loss of a loved one.