In This Issue The findings of a study by Kehdi et al indicate that patients with a transient ischaemic attack (TIA) benefit more from hospital admission than outpatient assessment and treatment ( Outcomes of patients with transient ischaemic attack after...
Laser Treatment Helps Roascea Patients Everyday a new sports drink comes out and it's not a surprise with all the choices that kids have to drink, that 40 percent of our kids nationwide are not getting enough milk.No Rise in Childhood Obesity Seen Recently Is there a light at...
Kids' Diet Should Include Milk It's estimated that men are 25 percent less likely to visit a doctor than women.Laser Works Well for Rosacea Mark Callaway is undergoing a high-tech laser treatment to improve his ruddy complexion.
Living With Chemotherapy Cancer has...
Device helps retrain the reach in stroke survivors with limb paresis NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A novel nonrobotic device called the Sensorimotor Active Rehabilitation Training (SMART) Arm can assist stroke survivors with severe paresis re-learn the task of reaching, a study shows.'Severe upper limb...
Outcomes of patients with transient ischaemic attack after hospital admission or discharge from the emergency To compare outcomes at 28 days and 1 year between patients admitted to hospital and those discharged after presenting to the emergency department (ED) with transient ischaemic attack (TIA).Design and setting: All TIA presentations to EDs...
Multiple Sclerosis, A Comprehensive Text Multiple sclerosis has rapidly changed over the last decade into a condition necessitating a multi-disciplinary approach to both its management and understanding.This book reflects all these advances including contributions from genetics,...
MOH strengthens warnings over use of HRT Ministry of Health strengthens warnings over use of HRT The Ministry of Health has strengthened its caution to health professionals and women about the use of hormone replacement therapy.This follows a review of recent studies clarifying...
Insulin Resistance Linked To Peripheral Artery Disease Researchers at Brigham and Womens Hospital (BWH) have shown for the first time that a strong association exists between insulin resistance and peripheral arterial disease (PAD), a risk factor for heart attacks and stroke. PAD becomes...
Device helps retrain the reach in stroke survivors with limb paresis NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A novel nonrobotic device called the Sensorimotor Active Rehabilitation Training (SMART) Arm can assist stroke survivors with severe paresis re-learn the task of reaching, a study shows.'Severe upper limb...
Statins Have Unexpected Effect On Pool Of Powerful Brain Cells Cholesterol-lowering drugs known as statins have a profound effect on an elite group of cells important to brain health as we age, scientists at the University of Rochester Medical Center have found.The new findings shed light on a long...
Men Less Likely to Visit Doctors Cancer has taken Tom Hiatt down a long road.Sunglasses Keep Eyes Healthy Sunglasses are not just for the beach anymore.
Wherever we are, our eyes need protection from irritating glare and dangerous UV rays.
Runners: Beware of Getting...
Canadian case of foreign-accent syndrome after stroke A woman in southern Ontario is one of the first cases in Canada of a rare neurological syndrome in which a person starts speaking with a different accent, McMaster University researchers report in the July issue of the.The puzzling...
A Full Life Is Still Possible with Multiple Sclerosis Source: Society for Women's Health Research (SWHR) Libraries Medical News Keywords MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS WOMEN HEALTH AUTOIMMUNE Contact Information Available for logged-in reporters only Description Approximately 400,000 people in the United...
How volunteers help make the NHS great PEOPLE in the borough can give the NHS a very special present as it celebrates its 60th birthday.South Tyneside NHS Foundation Trust has launched the Give 60 campaign to recruit more volunteers.
A range of opportunities are available...
Asymmetric Dimethylarginine Reportedly an Independent Biomarker for Silent Risk of Stroke Plasma levels of asymmetric dimethylarginine in late middle age are independently associated with MRI evidence of silent stroke. CHICAGO-Plasma levels of asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) in late middle age are independently...
Omega-3 fatty acid may guard against repeat stroke -0400 (Reuters Health) By Scott Baltic NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Eicosapentaenoic acid, or EPA -- the essential omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid abundant in oily fish -- may help protect stroke patients from suffering a second ...
A 10% prevalence of silent stroke found in 'healthy' adults Boston, MA - About 10% of apparently healthy middle-aged adults have experienced silent cerebral infarcts (SCI), according to the latest results from the Framingham Offspring Study [1].Furthermore, the study found that risk factors...
Non-Invasive High-Resolution MRI Studies Capture Detailed Images in MS and Stroke Brains CHICAGO-How many Tesla MRIs does it take to screw in a light bulb of sufficient intensity to visualize plaques and iron deposits in the brains of people with multiple sclerosis (MS)?How many to visualize intracranial vessel walls in ...
Coronary calcium better than carotid IMT for predicting CVD risk, MESA analysis shows Minneapolis, MN - Coronary artery calcium (CAC) scores are better than carotid intima media thickness (IMT) at predicting risk of subsequent cardiovascular disease events, a new analysis from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA)...
CHADS2 score 'could be improved' MedWire News: Researchers have proposed a revised version of the CHADS2 score, which they say improves stroke risk prediction in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF).Tjeerd van Staa (Medicines and Health Care Products Regulatory...
Pioneering stroke researcher awarded Canada's highest honor , 3:25 PM EST Renowned stroke researcher Dr.Vladimir Hachinski has been named to the Order of Canada, the country's highest honor, for his lifetime contributions in the field of neurology.
Hachinski is a 'Distinguished University...
Statins have unexpected effect on pool of powerful brain cells Cholesterol-lowering drugs known as statins have a profound effect on an elite group of cells important to brain health as we age, scientists at the University of Rochester Medical Center have found.The new findings shed light on a long...
Obesity predicts first stroke events MedWire News: Obesity increases people's risk for first-ever stroke independently of other vascular risk factors, show data from the Framingham Offspring Study.Notably, the presence of diabetes mellitus did not influence...
Encore Therapeutics Inc PainReformLicenses a Novel Sustained Release Formulation of Ropivacaine from 7/2/2008 9:52:11 AM More...Novel Progesterone Formulation for Stroke and Traumatic Brain Injury Developed by Encore Therapeutics Inc.
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Widow Maureen secures MPs backing over claim THE WIDOW of a man who believes her husbands use of a drug to help his arthritis contributed to his fatal heart attack wants compensation from the drug firm.As reported in the Express, Maureen Watt, of Bargoed, said her husband Alecs...
