MONDAY, Dec. 9, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Some people develop epilepsy after surviving a stroke, as the injury they’ve sustained causes scarring and disorganized electrical activity in their brains. But one type of blood pressure medication seems to help stroke survivors avoid post-stroke epilepsy (PSE), according to a first-of-its-kind studyContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Dec. 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Stroke survivors have an 80% increased risk of dementia compared to people who’ve never suffered a stroke, a new study finds. About 19% of people who’d had a stroke developed dementia during an average six-year follow-up, compared with just 13% of those withContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Nov. 28, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Don’t let your surgeon toss your old heart pacemaker out with the trash. Used pacemakers can be refurbished, researchers report, providing the potential for more people overseas to get the lifesaving devices. “Unlike in the United States, pacemaker therapy is often not availableContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Nov. 28, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Certain hormone replacement therapy pills appear to increase the risk of heart disease and serious blood clots in women going through menopause, a new study says. Estrogen/progestin pills increased women’s risk of heart disease by 21% and risk of life-threatening blood clots byContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 27, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Folks with irregular sleep patterns might have an increased risk of a heart attack or stroke, a new study says. People who doze off and wake up at extremely varied times day by day have a 26% increased risk of a potentially fatalContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 27, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Men with heart risk factors tend to lose their brain health more quickly than women with similar heart risks, a new study finds. These men face brain decline as early as their mid-50s, while women are most susceptible from their mid-60s onward, researchersContinue Reading
MONDAY, Nov. 25, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Women, especially those who had high blood pressure during pregnancy or entered menopause before age 45, are among those with a greater risk for stroke. They and other high-risk groups are the focus of new stroke prevention guidelines from the American Heart AssociationContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Nov. 21, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A drug used to help patients lose weight and manage diabetes may also help those with heart failure, an international clinical trial shows. The test of tirzepatide, brand named Zepbound, included 731 patients with diastolic heart failure and obesity who were followed forContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 20, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Nearly 1 in every 10 American adults is living with high levels of cholesterol in their arteries, according to the latest report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The data, from 2021 through 2023, found that 11.3% of adults haveContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 20, 2024 (HealthDay News) — For the 4 in 10 patients with newly diagnosed heart failure who also have the heart rhythm disorder atrial fibrillation, the prognosis can be poor. “Atrial fibrillation can make heart failure much more problematic, and more complex to treat,” said researcher Heidi May,Continue Reading