Aspirin has been shown to help prevent heart attacks, but it also has some risks associated with it, since it can cause gastrointestinal bleeding. Taking a lower dose of the medication can still be effective, however. New guidelines released by U.S. Preventive Services Task Force are different for men and women. Men between the ages [...]
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Approximately 10 percent of the population has had a “silent stroke,” or silent cerebral infarction (SCI). These silent strokes may cause brain damage that results in long-term dementia. If you have atrial fibrillation, or an irregular heartbeat, you are at increased risk for SCIs. This type of stroke is caused by a blood clot interfering [...]
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Twenty percent of strokes are caused by tiny arteries in the brain becoming weak and leaking into the brain, according to the results of a new study. Until now, researchers believed that strokes were caused when blood flow to the brain is reduced. The study involved injecting magnetic dye into stroke patients and then performing [...]
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Researchers may have found a way to use stem cells to repair the damage caused by stroke. In procedures performed on rats, tiny biodegradable balls (.10 of a mm across) were loaded with neural stem cells. Once loaded, thousands of the tiny balls were injected into the rat’s brain. Within seven days, the cells replaced [...]
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Your risk of having a stroke are higher if you have chronic kidney disease as well as atrial fibrillation (AF). Atrial fibrillation is an abnormal heart beat that may sometimes be picked up when a person’s pulse is taken when the doctor or nurse notices the heartbeats don’t follow a regular pattern. This condition is [...]
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If you suffer from migraines, you already know that they are a very painful condition. About 10 percent of Americans (35 million people) get them. More than just garden-variety headaches, migraines can cause severe pain on one portion of the sufferer’s head, as well as nausea. The person may also be very sensitive to the [...]
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