THURSDAY, Oct. 17, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Doctors might be overprescribing sedatives to stroke survivors, a new study warns. About 5% of people are prescribed a benzodiazepine following a stroke, to help calm anxiety and improve sleep, researchers found. Benzodiazepine meds include Valium, Ativan and Xanax. But these prescriptions oftenContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Oct. 17, 2024 (HealthDay News) — An off-label clot-busting drug appears to work slightly better in treating stroke patients than an approved medication, a new review finds. The clot-buster tenecteplase is associated with a slightly higher likelihood of excellent recovery and reduced disability three months following a stroke, comparedContinue Reading
SATURDAY, Oct. 12, 2024 (HealthDay News) — You’ve broken a hip and rehabilitation is part of the way back to mobility, or your partner has suffered a stroke and needs help re-learning certain skills. These scenarios play out every day for Americans, and rehabilitation therapies are often needed. But whatContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 9, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A severe COVID infection can increase a person’s risk of heart attack and stroke as much as a history of heart disease, a new study says. People hospitalized for COVID had about the same risk of a major cardiac event as people withContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 2, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Want to keep a stroke a bay? Drink water, nothing fizzy and skip fruit drinks. That’s the key takeaway from a global review that also raises a red flag for people who drink more than four cups of coffee a day. “While [highContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Sept. 20, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Stroke rates continue to rise among adults and children living with sickle cell disease, despite new standards of care meant to lower their risk, a new study finds. People with sickle cell are vulnerable to strokes caused by a blood vessel to theContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 19, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Climate change and worsening diets are sending global rates of stroke and stroke deaths skyward, a new study warns. Almost 12 million people worldwide had a stroke in 2021, up 70% since 1990, according to a team led by Valery Feigin, of theContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 18, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Cadmium, uranium, cobalt: These and other metals found in the environment can collect in the body and exacerbate heart disease, new research suggests. “Our findings highlight the importance of considering metal exposure as a significant risk factor for atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease,” saidContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 18, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Folks who are content with what they’ve got could be less likely to suffer a heart attack or stroke, a new study suggests. “Our findings support a holistic approach to health care, where enhancing a person’s mental and emotional well-being is considered anContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Sept. 17, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A few cups of coffee each morning can help protect a person against heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes, a new study says. Drinking three cups of coffee a day — or about 200 to 300 milligrams of caffeine — lowered theContinue Reading