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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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stroke stories: 54 news summaries

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Woodruff Fights for Words

Wounded ABC newsman describes continuing struggle

Feb 25, 08 10:40 AM CST
(Newser) - When ABC's Bob Woodruff reported recently from North Korea, he appeared fully recovered from horrific head injuries he suffered in Iraq. In fact, he has a lingering disorder that could have ended his career as a journalist. He discusses working with expressive aphasia, a struggle to remember words, with Christine... More »

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Iraq • roadside bomb • stroke • Bob Woodruff • ABC News • expressive aphasia • receptive aphasia • traumatic brain injury • TBI • National Aphasia Association • Lee Woodruff

Women's Stroke Rates Triple

Alarming rise linked to wider waistlines

Feb 21, 08 7:41 AM CST
(Newser) - Strokes have tripled among middle-aged American women in an alarming development experts attribute to obesity. Despite the increased use of blood pressure and cholesterol medication, 2% of women aged 35 to 54 suffered a stroke between 1999 and 2004. That's a three-fold increase over earlier studies. More »

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obesity • women's health • women • diet • cholesterol • blood pressure • junk food • blood sugar • stroke • middle age • federal health survey • body mass index • International Stroke Conference • belly fat • stroke risk

Jet Noise Linked to Heart Risks

Aircraft may cause hypertension, heart attacks

Feb 13, 08 4:30 AM CST
(Newser) - People who live near airports may be at risk for stroke, heart failure, heart attack and kidney failure, according to a new study. Research funded by the European Commission found that aircraft noise significantly increases blood pressure, even while victims are asleep, potentially triggering a wide range of health problems,... More »

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hypertension • blood pressure • heart failure • heart attack • airport • noise • aircraft • stroke • kidney failure • health study

Heart & Stroke Deaths Plummet

Doctors say improvement is dramatic, but could be short-lived

Jan 23, 08 2:54 AM CST
(Newser) - Deaths from heart disease and strokes have dropped by a quarter since 1999—the biggest decrease on record, reports ABC News. An estimated 160,000 lives have been saved.  "This is the fastest rate of decrease we've seen. It's very meaningful," said a doctor. The American Heart... More »

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heart disease • heart • blood pressure • stroke • American Heart Association

Salt May Get an FDA Shakedown

Increased regs likely
on concerns about overconsumption, health effects

Nov 29, 07 12:05 PM CST
(Newser) - As the White House readies a national campaign against obesity, the FDA today will consider whether to reclassify one of the biggest dietary concerns of all: salt. The American Medical Association says that for Americans, who each day consume around 2,000 milligrams more than recommended, cutting salt intake by... More »

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FDA • public health • blood pressure • stroke • American Medical Association • salt • sodium

Dolly Scientist Dumps Embryo Cloning Method

Switches to less controversial
Japanese technique

Nov 18, 07 7:18 AM CST
(Newser) - The scientist who created the cloned sheep Dolly is now abandoning the technique he pioneered in favor of a rival method of cell modification developed in Japan. The Japanese approach, which genetically manipulates adult human cells, has proven less controversial than embryonic stem cell research. But scientist Ian Wilmut insists... More »

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stem cell research • Japan • stem cells • Parkinson's disease • heart attack • cloning • stroke • Dolly the sheep • Ian Wilmut

Blood Test Predicts Alzheimer's

Breakthrough diagnosis could aid treatment

Oct 15, 07 3:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - A new blood test not only diagnoses Alzheimer's, but it can predict with 91% accuracy who will suffer from the disease in the future, reports the San Jose Mercury News. The test, developed by San Francisco company Satoris, identifies the disease by detecting unusual activity in 18 proteins associated with... More »

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stroke • diagnosis • blood tests • proteins • National Institute on Aging • tumors • Mayo Clinic • Patrick Lynn • Satoris • Alzheimer's Disease

Antibiotic May Buy Time for Treating Stroke Victims

Patients who receive acne drug in first 23 hours show 'dramatic' improvement

Oct 2, 07 9:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - An antibiotic commonly used to treat acne has shown promise in helping stroke victims recover. Patients who got minocycline within a day of their stroke fared markedly better than those who did not, a discovery that could open the critical window for treating stroke victims from just 3 hours to... More »

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medicine • Parkinson's disease • antibiotics • Lou Gehrig's disease • stroke • minocycline • amyotrophic lateral sclerosis • ALS

US Life Expectancy Hits Record

Americans expected to live almost 78 years, but country still places 42nd

Sep 12, 07 4:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - Americans can expect to live longer than ever before, according to figures out today, thanks to falling rates of deaths from heart disease, cancer, and stroke. In 2005, US life expectancy increased to almost 78 years, the country’s highest number ever—but only 42nd in the world. The news... More »

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cancer • heart disease • Parkinson's disease • infant mortality • life expectancy • stroke • Alzheimer's Disease

Employees Go Lean for Green

Forget the vegetables: people lose weight to fatten their wallets, study finds

Sep 11, 07 12:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - A new study shows that paying people to lose weight works, a possible boon to employers and employees beset by the high costs of obesity. Researchers separated participants, who weren’t given a specific weight loss program, into three groups—two of which would be paid either $7 or $14... More »

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obesity • work • heart disease • weight loss • cholesterol • money • blood pressure • stroke • overweight • medical bills • employers

American Kids' Blood Pressure Creeps Up

Obesity epidemic fallout foreshadows serious health troubles

Sep 11, 07 10:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - The ranks of US children with dangerously high blood pressure and hypertension have been growing for 20 years, reversing a decades-long trend, says a new study that tracks the effects of youth obesity. Hypertension, which usually doesn't develop until patients are in their 30s or 40s, is a leading cause... More »

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obesity • hypertension • childhood obesity • diabetes • heart disease • fat • children • weight • cholesterol • blood pressure • Americans • heart attack • stroke

Smoking Linked to Alzheimer's

Smoking 'rusts' blood vessels, researchers find

Sep 3, 07 4:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - If lung cancer, emphysema, heart disease and social ostracism aren't enough, here's another good reason to stop smoking: a new study links smoking to Alzheimer's disease and dementia. The study, published in the journal Neurology, says that smoking alters the cells of arteries much the same way that metal rusts. More »

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health • dementia • smoking • neurology • stroke • cerebrovascular disease • Alzheimer's Disease

We're Still Getting Fatter

Obesity epidemic continues to spread

Aug 27, 07 6:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - Americans just keep getting fatter. Obesity rates were up in 31 states this year and declined in none, a new study by a health advocacy group finds. That brings the percentage of American adults who are either obese or overweight to 60%, Reuters reports, and the usual suspects are to... More »

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obesity • nutrition • childhood obesity • diabetes • obesity epidemic • heart disease • epidemic • America • Americans • Mississippi • stroke • health study

Brain Implant Shows Promise for Stroke Victims

Electrical stimulations helps organ rewire itself

Aug 22, 07 7:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Stroke patients have shown lasting, "extremely promising" results, even years after suffering a brain hemorrhage, from an experimental therapy that electrically stimulates the brain. The currents help the organ rewire itself to take over for stroke-damaged sections, Newsweek reports, and study participants have improved significantly beyond what they could... More »

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health • brain • neuroscience • stroke • implant • hemorrhage • therapy • electrical impulse

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