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News: February 14, 2012
Aspirin, Warfarin Fare Equally for Heart Failure Patients
FRIDAY, Feb. 3 (HealthDay News) -- A major head-to-head trial finds that aspirin is equally as good as warfarin in preventing stroke and death in heart failure patients. The researchers said that, all things being equal, the findings raise questio...
Efforts to Reduce Stroke in Kids With Sickle Cell Working: Study
THURSDAY, Feb. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Greater use of certain types of treatments for kids with sickle cell anemia may explain why black children's risk of ischemic stroke dropped significantly between 1999 and 2007, new research finds. The disparit...
Anemia May Boost Death Risk After Stroke
THURSDAY, Feb. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Anemia more than triples a man's risk of death after suffering a stroke, a new study suggests. "Severe anemia among stroke survivors increases their chance of dying throughout the first year after their stroke,...
New Anti-Clotting Drug May Cut Brain Bleeding Risk: Study
THURSDAY, Feb. 2 (HealthDay News) -- A new medication that helps prevent strokes in people with the abnormal heart rhythm disorder known as atrial fibrillation poses less risk of bleeding in the brain than a commonly used drug, research comparing ...
Infections Might Raise Stroke Risk in Children: Study
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 1 (HealthDay News) -- Many children who suffer a stroke had some sort of an infection in the days leading up to the stroke, a new study says. However, childhood stroke is rare and parents shouldn't be unduly alarmed by these findin...
Sepsis Plus Heart Rhythm Disorder Linked to Stroke, Death
SUNDAY, Nov. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Patients who develop atrial fibrillation -- a heart rhythm disorder -- for the first time while they are hospitalized with severe sepsis are at increased risk for stroke and death, a new study finds. Atrial fibr...
Foundation Aims to Raise Awareness of Brain Diseases
FRIDAY, Oct. 14 (HealthDay News) -- One in six people in the United States is affected by a brain disease such as stroke, dementia, epilepsy or multiple sclerosis, and more research is required to find new treatments, says the American Academy of ...
Smoking May Double Risk for Stroke
MONDAY, Oct. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Compared to people who don't smoke, smokers face twice the risk of stroke and they are likely to have that stroke nearly a decade sooner, a Canadian study finds. But within two years of quitting smoking, the risk...
Statins Don't Raise Risk of Brain Bleeds After Stroke: Study
TUESDAY, Sept. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Statins, a widely prescribed class of drugs used to lower cholesterol, are not linked to an increased chance of brain bleeds in people who've had strokes, new research finds. Statins are commonly prescribed to...
Strokes Rising Among Teens, Young Adults: CDC
THURSDAY, Sept. 1 (HealthDay News) -- Strokes are on the rise among teens and young people, a new government report shows. The number of people aged 15 to 44 hospitalized for stroke jumped by more than third between 1995 and 2008, say researchers ...
New Blood Thinner May Outperform Warfarin for Irregular Heartbeat
SUNDAY, Aug. 28 (HealthDay News) -- An experimental drug, apixaban (Eliquis), appears better than the old standby warfarin in preventing strokes in people with the abnormal heart rhythm called atrial fibrillation, a new study finds. Over 2.6 milli...
Diabetics May Be at Greater Risk for Second Stroke
MONDAY, June 13 (HealthDay News) -- After suffering a first stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA), people with diabetes are at greater risk of having another stroke or a heart attack, a new study confirms. But, aggressively lowering cholestero...
Study Finds Aspirin Still Best at Preventing 2nd Stroke
WEDNESDAY, May 25 (HealthDay News) -- A new drug that had shown promise in animal testing is not better than aspirin in preventing a second stoke in someone who's already had one, a new study has found. In fact, researchers stopped the study early...
Research Suggests 1 in 7 Strokes Happens During Sleep
TUESDAY, May 10 (HealthDay News) -- About 14 percent of strokes happen while people are sleeping, lowering the chance that they'll be able to get to the hospital in time for a potentially brain-saving treatment, a new study suggests. "Because the ...
What's Good for Your Heart Is Good for Your Brain
SATURDAY, May 7 (HealthDay News) -- Some simple precautions and activities can help keep your mind sharp and your brain healthy throughout your life, an expert says. Genes and chance certainly play a role in memory loss, brain tumors, strokes and ...
High Triglyceride Levels Linked to Increased Stroke Risk: Study
TUESDAY, Feb. 22 (HealthDay News) -- Men and women with high triglyceride levels are at an increased risk of ischemic stroke, which typically occurs when blood flow to the brain is blocked by a build-up of fatty deposits within blood vessels, a ne...
Few Stroke Patients Given Clot-Buster Quickly Enough: Study
THURSDAY, Feb. 10 (HealthDay News) Few eligible stroke patients get an injectable clot-busting drug within the recommended 60-minute window after their hospital arrival, new research finds. "It has been widely recommended that the 'door-to-needle'...
No Benefit to Lowering Blood Pressure in Acute Stroke: Study
FRIDAY, Feb. 11 (HealthDay News) -- Giving medication to lower blood pressure in hypertensive stroke patients appears to have no benefit and might even be harmful, says a new study that seems to confirm current treatment guidelines. "Clinicians sh...
Can Diet Soda Boost Your Stroke Risk?
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Diet soda fans who drink the beverages every day may be cutting down on calories, but they also might be boosting their risk of stroke, new research suggests. "In our study, we saw a significant increased risk...
Rare Children's Strokes Sometimes Misdiagnosed
FRIDAY, Feb. 4 (HealthDay News) -- A new pediatric study focused on hemorrhagic and ischemic stroke suggests that children who suffer a stroke may experience treatment delays because emergency rooms and paramedics often lack the appropriate tools ...
New Drug, Pradaxa, May Prevent Second Stroke in Certain Heart Patients
MONDAY, Nov. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Among certain patients with a history of stroke or mini-stroke, a new anticlotting medication called Pradaxa (dabigatran) appears to be as effective as the anticoagulant drug warfarin at preventing a second strok...
Vitamin E May Pose Slight Bleeding-Stroke Risk
THURSDAY, Nov. 4 (HealthDay News) -- People who take vitamin E supplements may be putting themselves at a slight increased risk for a hemorrhagic stroke, researchers report. Some studies have suggested that taking vitamin E can protect against hea...
Noninvasive Brain Stimulation May Aid Stroke Recovery
THURSDAY, Sept. 16 (HealthDay News) -- A noninvasive method of brain stimulation helped partially paralyzed stroke patients regain a significant amount of muscle function, a new study indicates. It included 60 people who suffered an ischemic strok...
Dog Gene Offers Clues to Rare Human Brain Disease
MONDAY, Aug. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists who discovered a gene mutation that causes a fatal neurodegenerative disease in American Staffordshire (Pit Bull) terriers say the same gene may also be linked to a similar, rare fatal brain disease i...
Longer Time Frame for Clot-Busting Drug May Help Beat Stroke
MONDAY, July 26 (HealthDay News) -- Extending the time window to treat stroke patients with the clot-dissolving drug tPA from 3 hours to up to 4.5 hours after the onset of stroke doesn't result in any significant delays in treatment and appears to...
Ninety Percent of Stroke Risk Due to 10 Risk Factors
FRIDAY, June 18 (HealthDay News) -- A large international study has found that 10 risk factors account for 90 percent of all the risk of stroke, with high blood pressure playing the most potent role. Of that list, five risk factors usually related...
Early Treatment With Clot-Busting Drug Best After Stroke
THURSDAY, May 13 (HealthDay News) -- Patients who get the clot-busting drug alteplase (tPA) within 4.5 hours of having a stroke fare better than patients who are given the drug later, Scottish doctors report. It has been known that treating a stro...
COPD Flare-Up May Raise Risk of Heart Attack, Stroke
MONDAY, May 10 (HealthDay News) -- Worsening of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) leads to increased risk for heart attack and ischemic stroke, a new study finds. British researchers looked at 25,857 COPD patients and identified 524 hea...
Chocolate May Make Some Strokes Less Likely
WEDNESDAY, March 3 (HealthDay News) -- In news that's sure to delight chocolate lovers, a Harvard study finds that a couple of squares of dark chocolate a day might reduce the risk of a hemorrhagic stroke, by 52 percent. Unfortunately for chocolat...
Vitamin B3 May Help Repair Brain After a Stroke
THURSDAY, Feb. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Based on the results of preliminary research in rats, researchers say that doses of vitamin B3 -- also known as niacin -- could help people recover brain function after a stroke. Researchers at Henry Ford Hosp...
Patients Do Better at Hospitals That Follow Stroke Guidelines
MONDAY, Feb. 22 (HealthDay News) -- Stroke patients taken to hospitals that follow specific treatment protocols may have a better chance of surviving than patients taken elsewhere, new research suggests. The study looked at the first one million s...
More Evidence That Statins Cut Stroke Risk
THURSDAY, Jan. 14 (HealthDay News) -- One of the largest analyses of the effect of statin drug therapy on the risk of stroke confirms the benefits of these widely used drugs. Much of the benefit from statins such as Crestor, Lipitor and Zocor appe...
New Stroke Tool May Predict Early Recurrence
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 16 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers have developed a tool to predict whether a patient will suffer a second stroke within 90 days of a first stroke. "This is an important new tool because studies have shown that people who have a se...
Many Stroke Survivors Don't Take Lifesaving Meds
FRIDAY, Dec. 11 (HealthDay News) -- About one-fifth of ischemic stroke survivors don't take medications that can reduce their risk of another stroke, a U.S. study has found. Ischemic stroke is caused by blocked blood flow in the brain. Several typ...
Vigorous Exercise Cuts Stroke Risk for Men, Not Women
MONDAY, Nov. 23 (HealthDay News) -- Moderate-to-high intensity exercise such as jogging, swimming or tennis may help reduce stroke risk in older men but not in women, researchers report. The study included almost 3,300 men and women, average age 6...
Migraine Increases Likelihood of Stroke
MONDAY, Nov. 16 (HealthDay News) -- People who suffer migraines have more than double the risk of ischemic stroke, and the risk is especially high in women, a new study has found. Ischemic stroke, the most common type of stroke, occurs when blood ...
Gene Therapy for Fatal Brain Disorder 'Just the Beginning'
THURSDAY, Nov. 5 (HealthDay News) -- The reported success of gene therapy in treating two children with adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) brings hope to patients with the potentially crippling and fatal brain disorder and their families, says a nonprofit...
Migraine With Aura Can Double Stroke Risk
TUESDAY, Oct. 27 (HealthDay News) -- Women who get migraine headaches with aura should stop smoking and using birth control pills because they may increase their risk of stroke, researchers say. For people who suffer migraine headaches with aura -...
Timing of Oxygen After a Stroke May Matter
MONDAY, Oct. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Contradicting previous research, scientists have shown in animal studies that providing supplemental oxygen during an ischemic stroke can reduce brain damage. But it's not a simple matter. Success in preventing ...
Shingles Raises Stroke Risk: Study
THURSDAY, Oct. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Adults with the skin disease shingles appear to be at raised risk for stroke, especially when it affects the area around the eyes, researchers report. Previous reports have linked shingles with stroke risk, but...
Oldest Heart Patients May Get Most From Warfarin
MONDAY, Aug. 31 (HealthDay News) -- Older patients, or those with a prior history of stroke, are most likely to get a benefit when using warfarin to treat atrial fibrillation, a common heart rhythm disorder, a new study finds. Kaiser Permanente an...
Fitness Might Limit Stroke's Impact
TUESDAY, July 14 (HealthDay News) -- People who have exercised regularly in the years before a stroke may be harmed less by the attack than "couch potato" types, a new study indicates. "It's not necessarily high-intensity physical activity," said ...
Stroke in Children Rare But Costly
THURSDAY, July 9 (HealthDay News) -- Strokes in American youngsters under the age of 20 cost at least $42 million a year, a new study finds. The incidence is not high -- between two and four per 100,000 young people annually, said Dr. Warren Lo, l...
Study Pinpoints Risk Factors for Death in Young Stroke Victims
THURSDAY, July 9 (HealthDay News) -- Younger adults who suffer a stroke are more likely to die if they are heavy drinkers, have heart failure, cancer, type 1 diabetes or an infection before their stroke, Finnish researchers report. Although the ov...
Slow Decline Often Follows Stroke Recovery
THURSDAY, June 25 (HealthDay News) -- Within five years of a stroke, even people who initially recover often slip into a gradual decline -- especially those with limited access to health care, a new study finds. Stroke is the third leading cause o...
Migraine Frequency Tied to Stroke, Heart Attack Risk
WEDNESDAY, June 24 (HealthDay News) -- The research team that found an increased risk of stroke in women who had a certain kind of migraine now reports a relationship between migraine frequency and heart attacks. "Our earlier study showed an incre...
Scientists Spot Stroke Genes
WEDNESDAY, April 15 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists have identified a chromosomal region that may contain two genetic variants responsible for an increased risk of ischemic stroke. About 20 percent of whites and 10 percent of blacks in the United S...
Acetaminophen, Cholesterol Drugs May Help Fight Stroke
TUESDAY, April 14 (HealthDay News) -- Two new studies find that acetaminophen and statins can be of great benefit in either preventing or treating stroke. In the first study, statin use seemed to be correlated with a lower risk of having a first s...
Aspirin Linked to Brain Microbleeds
MONDAY, April 13 (HealthDay News) -- A Dutch study finds an increased incidence of tiny bleeding episodes in the brains of people who regularly take aspirin. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examinations of 1,062 people found a 70 percent higher i...
Support Network May Play Role in Benefits of Drinking
THURSDAY, March 19 (HealthDay News) -- Social support might enhance the cardiovascular health benefits of light-to-moderate drinking, suggests a Japanese study. Heavy drinking increases the risk of stroke, but studies have linked light-to-moderate...
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