Exposure to loud traffic noise can increase the risk of stroke in people over the age of 65.æ Danish researchers found that for every 10 decibels that noise went up, the risk of stroke went up 14 percent. Prior studies have linked traffic noise with increased risk of heart attack...
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Heart Attack & Stroke Risks Higher for Combative Types
People who tend to be confrontational, especially those who are competitive and aggressive, run a higher risk of heart attack and stroke, according to a study by researchers at the National Institute on Aging (NIA). Researchers examined 5,614 residents of four villages in Sardinia, an Italian Mediterranean island. People who...
Heart Attack & Stroke Risks Higher for Combative Types
People who tend to be confrontational, especially those who are competitive and aggressive, run a higher risk of heart attack and stroke, according to a study by researchers at the National Institute on Aging (NIA). Researchers examined 5,614 residents of four villages in Sardinia, an Italian Mediterranean island. People who...
Women Often Miss Signs of Stroke
(HealthDay News) — A new online survey of U.S. women finds only about one in four women aged 25 to 75 can name more than two primary symptoms of stroke.[embed_youtube!– /Dbk:xxlA –> [embed_youtube!–/#xxl-a–> [embed_youtubep>The survey also found that women think that breast cancer is five times more common than stroke...
Simple Test For Stroke Better Than MRI
According to Dr. David E. Newman-Toker of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, a simple, one-minute eye movement exam worked better than magnetic resonance imaging to distinguish new strokes. People experiencing a stroke have eye-movement alterations that correlate with stroke-damage to various brain areas — and these are distinct...