More Stroke News

• Program Aids Hospital Compliance with Stroke Guidelines

  December 16 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. hospitals enrolled in a voluntary program to improve stroke ...

• Deaths from Heart Disease, Stroke Down 30%

  Dec. 15 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. death rates for heart disease and stroke have dropped ...

• Robotic Device Could Help Stroke Patients

  December 4 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. researchers say they've developed a hand-exercising robotic device that ...

• Vitamin D Vital for the Heart

  December 1 (HealthDay News) -- A lack of vitamin D, which is absorbed primarily through ...

• Specialized Stroke Care Improves Outcomes

  November 20 (HealthDay News) -- Stroke patients treated at community hospitals with specialized stroke care ...

• High Blood Fat Levels Tied to Ischemic Stroke Risk

  November 11 (HealthDay News) -- A Danish study links high levels of the blood fats ...

• Beta Blocker Use Questioned in Non-Heart Surgery

  November 10 (HealthDay News) -- An analysis of 33 studies on drugs known as beta ...

• Electrical Brain Stimulation May Boost Dexterity

  October 30 (HealthDay News) -- A little of jolt of electricity to the brain could ...

• Major Illnesses in U.S. Seniors Cost $196 Billion Annually

  October 30 (HealthDay News) -- In 2007, six major illnesses among Americans age 65 and ...

• Key Blood Test Protein May Not Cause Heart Disease

  October 29 (HealthDay News) -- High blood levels of C-reactive protein do not increase the ...

• Exercise Improves Stroke Outcome

  October 23 (HealthDay News) -- Recovering from a stroke is easier if you were physically ...

• Low Blood Pressure During Surgery Boosts Stroke Risk

  October 18 (HealthDay News) -- People face a higher risk of stroke after surgery if ...

• Aspirin Doesn't Prevent First Heart Attack, Stroke

  October 16 (HealthDay News) -- Contradicting current recommendations, a new trial finds that aspirin does ...

• Ginkgo Prevented Stroke Damage in Mice

  October 9 (HealthDay News) -- A study with genetically engineered mice found that an extract ...

• Blacks at Higher Risk for Brain Lesions Causing Stroke

  October 8 (HealthDay News) -- Blacks are more likely than whites to have small bleeds ...

• Anemia Drugs Linked to Stroke Study Deaths: FDA

  September 26 (HealthDay News) -- Preliminary results from a German study suggest that stroke patients' ...

• Surgery May Not Help Most People with Narrowed Brain Artery

  September 25 (HealthDay News) -- The vast majority of people at risk of stroke because ...

• Leading COPD Drugs Tied to Stroke, Heart Attack

  September 23 (HealthDay News) -- Common drugs prescribed for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are ...

• Stroke Prevalence Higher, Deadlier Among American Indians

  September 23 (HealthDay News) -- American Indians have a higher incidence of stroke than blacks ...