More Stroke News

• Stroke Centers May Offer Best Shot at Recovery

  Oct. 29 (HealthDay News) -- Stroke patients taken directly to a designated stroke center are ...

• Stroke Treatment Window May Allow a Bit More Time

  Oct. 20 (HealthDay News) -- Tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) treatment benefits stroke patients when used ...

• Shingles Raises Stroke Risk: Study

  Oct. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Adults with the skin disease shingles appear to be at ...

• U.S. Health Officials Announce New Heparin Formula

  Oct. 1 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. health officials on Thursday announced new manufacturing standards for ...

• More Stroke Victims Get Clot-Busting Therapy

  Oct. 1 (HealthDay News) -- More stroke victims are getting a brain-saving drug -- tissue ...

• Mini-Stroke Found to Precede 1 in 8 Strokes

  Sept. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Just one of every eight strokes is preceded by a ...

• Autoimmune Disorder Linked to Stroke, Heart Attack in Women

  Sept. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Women under 50 with a certain form of the autoimmune ...

• Ankle Circulation Could Warn of Future Strokes

  Aug. 28 (HealthDay News) -- A simple test of blood circulation in the ankle could ...

• Study Ties Mini-Strokes to Memory Loss

  Aug. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Screening for areas of damage from a possible mini-stroke could ...

• Stroke Doubles Risk of Hip, Thigh Fractures

  Aug. 6 (HealthDay News) -- The risk of a hip or thigh bone fracture is ...

• Combo Treatment May Ease Depression After Stroke

  Aug. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Adding psychosocial therapy to treatment with antidepressants helps improve depression ...

• People Over 60 at Risk for 'Silent Stroke'

  July 27 (HealthDay News) -- People over the age of 60, especially those with high ...

• Attention Training Might Help Stroke Victims

  July 23 (HealthDay News) -- The inability to focus is a common problem for stroke ...

• Fitness Might Limit Stroke's Impact

  July 14 (HealthDay News) -- People who have exercised regularly in the years before a ...

• Stroke in Children Rare But Costly

  July 9 (HealthDay News) -- Strokes in American youngsters under the age of 20 cost ...

• Study Pinpoints Risk Factors for Death in Young Stroke Victims

  July 9 (HealthDay News) -- Younger adults who suffer a stroke are more likely to ...

• Mini-Strokes May Cause Vision Loss

  July 7 (HealthDay News) -- A study of people who suffer the mini-strokes called silent ...

• Migraine Frequency Tied to Stroke, Heart Attack Risk

  June 25 (HealthDay News) -- The research team that found an increased risk of stroke ...

• Slow Decline Often Follows Stroke Recovery

  June 25 (HealthDay News) -- Within five years of a stroke, even people who initially ...