Recent Posts Tagged With 'stroke'

• Childhood stroke: it’s more common that you think

  Posted on Wednesday November 4th, 2009 at 03:41 in stroke, in utero, childhood stroke, heart and stroke, understimation

  Stroke is something that we normally do not associate with children, much less infants. Unfortunately, children do suffer from strokes that might go unnoticed or undiagnosed. Previous estimates of incidence of stroke among American children (0.54 to...

• October 29 is World Stroke Day

  Posted on Wednesday October 28th, 2009 at 15:17 in stroke, risk factors, heart and stroke, world stroke day

  “Stroke, what can I do?“ is this year’s World Stroke Day theme. Started in Capetown in October 2006, WSD has become a global initiative. This year, World Stroke day falls on October 29. According to the American Stroke Association, stroke kill...

• Stress and stroke

  Posted on Wednesday October 7th, 2009 at 08:44 in stress, stroke, ischemic stroke, heart and stroke, prolonged stress, cerebral infacrtion

  Many stroke victims believe that it is stress that triggered their attack. However, there isn’t enough scientific evidence to support this. Until now. A Swedish study found a strong association between the two “S” – stress and stroke. And not...

• Stroke patients: the years after

  Posted on Thursday July 9th, 2009 at 05:20 in recovery, disability, medical insurance, stroke, decline, functional ability, heart and stroke

  Over the years, the methods in stroke treatment, management and rehabilitation have greatly advanced. However, there is very little data available on the outcomes of stroke victims, years after recovery. This recent study indicates that the prognosis...

• Battling stroke by fighting salt: the Portuguese strategy

  Posted on Tuesday June 23rd, 2009 at 10:14 in Portugal, media, Portuguese, campaign, stroke, salt, sodium, health awareness, heart and stroke

  Portugal has one of the highest mortality rates due to stroke in Western Europe and this has been attributed to the high salt intake of the population. Many Portuguese traditional food - including the salted fish delicacy bacalhau (salted cod) - cont...