Transient Ischemic Attack - Articles
Cancer research updates - Leukemia & Lymphoma
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Katherine B.
... ide effects. Bristol Myers Squibb launches a new website - My CML Care for patients with chronic myeloid leukemia. Hodgkin's survivors have an increased risk of stroke and transient ischemic attack. Scientists have identified the DNA mutation that begins the development of lymphoma.
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Peripheral Arterial Disease Link ...
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Dr. Rubens D.
... The association remained, even after adjusting for confounding factors."Ankle brachial index measurement may be appropriate for screening patients with stroke and those with transient ischemic attack who may be at high risk for vascular events," the authors write. "Further studies are needed to determine if the screened high-risk patients may bene ...
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Abdominal Fat Linked to Stroke Risk
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DiseaseProof
New research in Stroke claims large waist circumference may boost stroke risk, even transient ischemic attack (TIA) or mini-stroke. Scientists studied overweight individuals and determined, after accounting for confounding factors like diabetes, high blood pr ...
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Survivorship research
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Katherine B.
... erest for survivors. The first is reporting that long term survivors of Hodgkin's lymphoma who were treated with radiation have a significantly increased risk of stroke and transient ischemic attack. The second is research of interest to pediatric survivors, particularly those who have had brain tumors, about late recurrences and long term ramif ...
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Do You Know You’re Having a Stroke? ~~ Symptom Awareness Can Improve Recovery
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Ed H.
... e current issue of Emergency Medicine Journal.Researchers studied 400 patients who were diagnosed at Mayo Clinic’s emergency department with either acute ischemic stroke or a transient ischemic attack (TIA), a temporary interruption of blood flow to part of the brain.Less than half of the patients — 42 percent — thought they were having a stroke. I ...
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Slimmer Waistlines Protect from Stroke
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Kathleen
According to the results of a new study, increased waist to hip ratio, a marker of abdominal obesity, significantly increases the risk of having a stroke or TIA (transient ischemic attack, or “mini-stroke”). Past studies have documented belly fat as a risk for heart disease and heart attack, but researchers haven’t been certain if incr ...
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Diastolic Blood Pressure Linked ...
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Dr. Rubens D.
... y of Alabama in Birmingham, and colleagues analyzed data from nearly 20,000 African-American and Caucasian men and women ages 45 years and older with no history of stroke or transient ischemic attack.The researchers found that higher DBP was associated with impaired cognitive status after adjusting for a variety of factors, including age, sex, ra ...
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Cholesterol Drugs Lower Risk Of Stroke For Elderly, Too
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Ed H.
... using these drugs is just as beneficial for people who are over 65 as they are for younger people.”The study involved 4,731 people age 18 and older who had a recent stroke or transient ischemic attack, or mini-stroke. The 2,249 people age 65 and older were in one group, with an average age of 72, and the 2,482 people under age 65 made up the other ...
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News Anchor Walter Cronkite, Dead at 92
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... s pressure on the brain tissue and can cause a stroke or death ( Let’s Talk About… Strokes ).People at highest risk for strokes are those who:Have a family history of stroke, transient ischemic attacks (TIAs), or heart attacksHave had an earlier stroke or TIAHave heart diseaseAre over the age of 55 yearsHave high blood pressureHave high cholesterol ...
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