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Stroke News
Thursday, June 28th, 2012
Stroke.ahajournals.org: May 10, 2012. Background and Purpose—The purpose of this study was to determine whether leukoaraiosis (LA) predicts hemorrhagic transformation and poor outcome in patients with acute ischemic stroke treated by mechanical thrombectomy. Methods—We retrospectively analyzed patients with anterior circulation stroke treated with Merci devices and identified LA in the deep white matter (DWM) and periventricular […]
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Stroke News
Thursday, June 28th, 2012
Functional Outcomes, Handicap, and Quality of Life Stroke.ahajournals.org: May 8, 2012. There has been recent interest in sex differences in stroke with a focus on the first 3 months after stroke.1 We recently reported that females had more severe strokes, higher short-term mortality, and different management in comparison to males. This was explained by females’ greater age […]
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Stroke News
Friday, June 22nd, 2012
Stroke.ahajournals.org: June 19, 2012. The purpose of this study was to investigate changes in the cerebrospinal fluid sphingolipid profile in patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage in relation to the occurrence of symptomatic vasospasm and outcome at hospital discharge. Methods—The ceramide profile in the cerebrospinal fluid was determined by mass spectrometry in control subjects and patients with Fisher […]
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Stroke News
Friday, June 22nd, 2012
A researcher says an organization’s leadership plays a key role in ensuring that everyone receives equal care. Ama-assn.org: By CAROLYNE KRUPA, Posted June 18, 2012. Public and private entities nationwide are tackling the complex challenge of reducing health disparities among racial and ethnic minorities, but many national physician associations and societies have little or no programs to address […]
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Stroke News
Friday, June 22nd, 2012
The Reasons for Geographic And Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) study Care.diabetesjournals.org Diabetes Care June 14, 2012. Stroke symptoms among individuals reporting no physician diagnosis of stroke are associated with an increased risk of future stroke. Few studies have assessed whether individuals with diabetes or prediabetes, but no physician diagnosis of stroke, have an increased prevalence of […]
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Stroke News
Friday, June 22nd, 2012
Hhs.gov: June 13, 2012. Release of the implementation plan for the Nation’s first health and wellness road map Surgeon General Regina M. Benjamin today announced the release of the National Prevention Council Action Plan, which aims to increase the number of Americans who are healthy at every stage of life. The Action Plan is the next […]
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Stroke News
Friday, June 22nd, 2012
Stroke.ahajournals.org: June 12, 2012. We characterized the differential effects of glycine at different levels in the induction of postischemic long-term potentiation, as well as in the neuronal damage induced by focal ischemia. Methods—Whole-cell patch clamp recordings were obtained from rat hippocampal slice preparations. In vitro ischemia and postischemic long-term potentiation were induced by oxygen and […]
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Diabetes News
Friday, June 22nd, 2012
Businesswire.com: June 18, 2012 10:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time COLLEGE STATION, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Peaches, plums and nectarines have bioactive compounds that can potentially fight-off obesity-related diabetes and cardiovascular disease, according to new studies by Texas AgriLife Research. “bioactive compounds of a fruit have been shown to potentially work in different fronts against a disease.” The study, which will […]
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Diabetes News
Friday, June 22nd, 2012
Diabetes Care June 14, 2012. OBJECTIVE Diabetes is a major predictor of death from heart disease and stroke; its impact on nonvascular mortality, including specific cancers, is less understood. We examined the association of diabetes with cause-specific mortality, including deaths from specific cancers. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS A prospective cohort of 1,053,831 U.S. adults, without cancer at baseline, […]
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Diabetes News
Friday, June 22nd, 2012
Medicalnewstoday.com: Article Date: 14 Jun 2012 – 11:00 PDT A new study has found that patients diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes are more likely to benefit in the long term if they receive ongoing and sustained clinical support instead of a one-off session when they are first diagnosed. The study, published in British Medical Journal (BMJ), […]
