Working Long Hours Linked to Higher Risk of Stroke (Video)
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Working Long Hours Linked to Higher Risk of Stroke
Working Long Hours Linked to Higher Risk of Stroke Working 55 hours or more per week is linked to a 33% greater risk of stroke and a more modest (13%) increased risk of developing coronary heart disease compared with working a standard 35 to 40 hour week, according to the...
Mediterranean Diet Can Reduce Heart Disease and Stroke (VIDEO)
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Mediterranean Diet Can Reduce Heart Disease and Stroke
From the NYT A large and rigorous new study has found that 30 percent of heart attacks, strokes and deaths from heart disease can be prevented in people at high risk if they switch to a Mediterranean diet rich in olive oil, nuts, beans, fish, fruits and vegetables, and even...
High Levels of Physical Activity Could Reduce Silent Stroke Risk
Researchers at Columbia University and the University of Miami found the risk of silent strokes was 40% lower in older people who reported high levels of physical activity. The researchers recorded the exercise habits of 1,238 participants, who were on average 70 years old and have never had a stroke....
14% of Strokes Hapen When You’re Asleep
Researchers at the University of Cincinnati as reported in Health Day News have found that 14% of strokes happen when individuals are asleep resulting in about 58,000 emergency room visits annually. According to the researchers, some of these patients would have been eligible for the clot-busting drug tPA if physicians...
MRI’s Could Detect Early Onset Stroke When Patient Can’t
Magnetic resonance imaging, or MRIs, might be able to help physicians figure out if clot-busting drugs will help patients who present with unclear-onset or äóìwake-up strokes,äó a new study finds. Researchers in South Korea used MRIs to screen 430 patients who were either uncertain of when their stroke symptoms began...
Etanercept Found to be Helpful Post Stroke
The drug etanercept holds hope for treating brain inflammation that comes after a stroke, researchers have found. The effect can be realized years after a stroke. The drug works by neutralizing a cytokine (small cell-signaling protein molecules that are used extensively in intercellular communication) that initiates and amplifies inflammation. When...