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Atrial Fibrillation – Among Older Patients, Risk Of Stroke Greater In Females

Click Here to Read More … A new study published in the May 9 issue of JAMA reveals that older women, especially those aged 75+, who receive the anticoagulant therapy warfarin after diagnosis of atrial fibrillation are more likely to suffer a stroke than men…
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Become Stroke Aware

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Stroke Protection

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Depression Has Big Impact on Stroke TIA Survivors

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The Benefits Of Alcohol In Stroke Risk

Click Here to Read More … According to new research from Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH), light-to-moderate alcohol consumption was associated with a lower risk of stroke in women. The study will be electronically published in Stroke, a journal of the American Heart Association (AHA). Monik Jimenez ScD, BWH Department of Medicine, examined data from 83,578 female participants in the Nurses’ Health Study…
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Citrus Fruits May Help Women Reduce Risk Of Stroke

Click Here to Read More … Eating citrus fruits, especially oranges and grapefruit, because of the flavonone they contain, may lower women’s risk of developing clot-associated or ischemic stroke, according to a new study led by Norwich Medical School of the University of East Anglia in the UK that was published online in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association on Thursday…
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Effects of ‘Mini Stroke’ Can Shorten Life Expectancy

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Good News for Rural Stroke Patients: Telestroke Care is Cost-effective

Click Here to Read More … In this first-of-its-kind U.S. health economic analysis, researchers have found that using two way audio-video telemedicine to deliver stroke care, also known as telestroke, appears to be cost-effective for rural hospitals that don’t have an around-the-clock neurologist, or stroke expert, on staff.
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Depression Linked to Increased Risk of Stroke in Women

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Robotic Technology Improves Stroke Rehabilitation

Click Here to Read More … MGH scientists have used a novel, hand-operated robotic device and functional MRI to track the rehabilitation of chronic stroke patients, showing that the brain can continue to regain function even six months or more after a stroke.
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