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Ultra-Processed Foods Could Be Harming Your Brain
THURSDAY, May 22, 2024 – Ultra-processed foods are bad for more than your waistline: New research shows they seem to raise the risk of stroke and dementia-related memory or thinking problems. A 10%...
Stroke Rates Are Rising, Especially Among the Young
THURSDAY, May 23, 2024 – The rate at which Americans under the age of 65 suffered a stroke rose by about 15% between 2011 and 2022, new government data shows. That was true even among the young: The...
New Blood Test Could Spot Dangerous Type of Stroke
MONDAY, May 20, 2024 – When a stroke hits, "time is brain," doctors say, with neurons beginning to die off in minutes. Quickly figuring out which type of stroke a patient has been hit with is...
Social Determinants of Health Impact Poststroke Mortality Risk
MONDAY, May 20, 2024 – Social determinants of health have a cumulative impact on poststroke mortality, according to a study presented at the the annual European Stroke Organization Conference, held...
Prehospital Reduction in BP Does Not Improve Stroke Outcomes
MONDAY, May 20, 2024 – For patients with acute stroke, prehospital reduction in blood pressure does not affect functional outcomes, according to a study published online May 16 in the New England...
Stroke, Migraine, Alzheimer's: Climate Change Will Likely Make Them Worse
THURSDAY, May 16, 2024 – Climate change is likely to make brain conditions like stroke, migraine, Alzheimer’s disease, epilepsy and multiple sclerosis even worse, a new review warns. The potential e...
Thrombectomy Linked to Better Outcomes for Acute Stroke, Large Infarct
THURSDAY, May 9, 2024 – For patients with acute stroke and a large infarct, thrombectomy plus medical care results in better functional outcomes and lower mortality, according to a study published...
Risk for Most Cardiovascular Diseases No Higher With Inflammatory Bowel Disease
FRIDAY, May 3, 2024 – Among postmenopausal women with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), there is no higher risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) compared with women without IBD, although the risk...
Brilinta Approved in the US to Reduce the Risk of Stroke in Patients with an Acute Ischemic Stroke or High-Risk Transient Ischemic Attack
6 November 2020 – AstraZeneca’s Brilinta (ticagrelor) has been approved in the US to reduce the risk of stroke, a leading cause of disability and death worldwide, in patients with acute ischemic str...
FDA Approves Praluent (alirocumab) to Prevent Heart Attack, Stroke and Unstable Angina Requiring Hospitalization
PARIS and TARRYTOWN, NY – April 26, 2019 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Praluent (alirocumab) to reduce the risk of heart attack, stroke, and unstable angina requiring hos...
FDA Medwatch Alert: Plavix (clopidogrel): Drug Safety Communication - Long-term Treatment Does Not Change Risk of Death
ISSUE: An FDA review has determined that long-term use of the blood-thinning drug Plavix (clopidogrel) does not increase or decrease overall risk of death in patients with, or at risk for, heart...