Archive for May, 2008
Thursday 15 May 2008 @ 2:05 am
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Boynton Beach: Conference for stroke survivors and caregivers set …
Sun-Sentinel.com, FL - Bethesda Memorial Hospital and the American Heart Association/Stroke Association will present Life After Stroke, a conference for stroke survivors and … |
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Thursday 15 May 2008 @ 1:05 am
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Mulvane legislator dies after stroke
Kansas.com, KS - Ted Powers of Mulvane died Tuesday night from complications brought on by the massive stroke he suffered earlier this week. Powers, 73, suffered the stroke… Veteran Mulvane legislator Ted Powers dies Mulvane legislator dies Veteran Mulvane legislator Ted Powers dies |
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Thursday 15 May 2008 @ 1:05 am
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Airedale stroke care praised by NHS
Bradford Telegraph Argus, UK - By Claire Lomax These are the words of the first stroke patient to be treated with the clot-busting drug thrombolysis at Airedale Hospital. … ‘Copy hospital and save 600 people’ |
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Thursday 15 May 2008 @ 1:05 am
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New treatment seen boosting stroke survival
Reuters - Normally, only about 20 percent of people survive this type of stroke, known as an intracerebral hemorrhage, which accounts for 17 percent of all strokes. … Clot-Busting Treatment Improves Bleeding Stroke Outcomes Turning the tables on deadly stroke complications Researchers Fine-tune Clot-busting Treatment For Bleeding In Brain |
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Thursday 15 May 2008 @ 1:05 am
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James Garner hospitalised for stroke
Malaysia Star, Malaysia - The 80-year-old Garner, who played the lead in Maverick and The Rockford Files, was admitted after taking ill at his home last Friday. … Actor James Garner suffers stroke James Garner Hospitalized After Stroke James Garner undergoes surgery after stroke |
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Thursday 15 May 2008 @ 12:05 am
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Marijuana Use May Raise Risk of Heart Attack, Stroke
U.S. News & World Report, DC - In terms of heart disease and stroke, is smoking marijuana more dangerous than smoking tobacco? "It is very difficult on the basis of our study to say," … Study Shows Marijuana Increases Risk Of Heart Attack, Stroke Marijuana may up heart attack, stroke risk: study Comment by Bruce Mirken Dir. of Communications, Marijuana Policy Project |
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Thursday 15 May 2008 @ 12:05 am
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Stroke death rate no lower with NovoSeven therapy
Reuters - By Gene Emery BOSTON, May 14 (Reuters) - A hemophilia drug made by Novo Nordisk (NOVOb.CO: Quote, Profile, Research) did not save the lives of patients … |
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Wednesday 14 May 2008 @ 11:05 pm
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Legislation to help victims of stroke
Chicago Daily Herald, IL - We are stroke survivors and co-founders of Stroke Survivors Empowering Each Other, or SSEEO. SSEEO was created as an umbrella group to provide local stroke… |
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Wednesday 14 May 2008 @ 11:05 pm
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May is National Stroke Awareness Month
Peninsula Gateway, WA - May is National Stroke Awareness Month, and local health care officials are taking steps to make sure the public is aware of warning signs and preventative … |
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Wednesday 14 May 2008 @ 11:05 pm
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Beta Blockers Raise Stroke, Death Risk After Surgery
ABC News - … who received the blood pressure-lowering drugs known as beta blockers after having non-cardiac surgery were at higher risk of dying or having a stroke, … Beta blockers may cause post-surgery stroke, death AstraZeneca's Toprol Raises Risk of Death, Stroke, Study Says Betablockers 'have caused 800000 deaths' |
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