Best high blood pressure treatment for stroke patients
Sixty percent of stroke patients admitted to U.S. emergency rooms have elevated blood pressure.
In a study from the University of Georgia, scientists found that aggressive treatment of...
Vitamin D and estrogen may help prevent heart disease, stroke, diabetes
Vitamin D and estrogen have already shown well-documented results in improving bone health in women.
Scientists find the key to survive a stroke
In Australia, someone suffers a stroke every 19 minutes and it is one of Australia’s biggest killers.
In addition, nearly half of all survivors of...
Beer, but not wine, linked to higher stroke risk, study finds
Scientists found that high and moderate alcohol consumption is linked to an increased risk of stroke.
Stroke, cancer and other chronic diseases more likely for those with poor mental health
Four million Australians, including our friends, family members, co-workers and neighbours, are living with mental health conditions, including anxiety and depression.
A new report out...
Heart disease and stroke risks are the same in men and women
Heart disease is the leading cause of death for men and women. One person dies every 34 seconds in the United States from heart disease.
Leading risk factors for...
Depression may signal a stroke years before it occurs
A stroke is a medical condition in which poor blood flow to the brain causes cell death.
There are two main types of stroke: ischemic, due to lack of blood flow, and hemorrhagic, due to bleeding.
Both cause...
Depression severity may predict stroke risk, study finds
Depression is more than just feeling down or having a bad day.
When a sad mood lasts for a long time and interferes with normal,...
Both blood pressure numbers could predict your heart attack, stroke
Blood pressure is made up of two numbers: systolic and diastolic.
Systolic blood pressure is the pressure when the ventricles pump blood out of the...
Fried foods may give you higher risks of heart disease, stroke
Cardiovascular diseases include conditions such as arrhythmias, coronary heart disease, heart attack, high blood pressure, congenital heart defects, vascular dementia, and stroke.
In a study from...