Not treating sleep apnea and other sleep-related problems in people who have had a procedure done to open blocked arteries may increase the risk of heart attack and stroke. These are the findings of a new study conducted by a team of researchers at Kobe Central Hospital in Japan.
New study reveals that anti-coagulation drug warfarin is linked to heightened risks of dementia. The dilemma for doctors is that while the blood-thinning medication entails risks of developing amnesia, the drug remains one of the most effective life-saving treatment by reducing the dangers of blood clotting that increases the likelihood of stroke and other cardiovascular diseases.
John Lennon’s widow and avant-garde music artist-singer Yoko Ono spent a night at a Manhattan hospital for flu-like illness rejecting media reports of a rumored stroke.
George Pickering II was responsible for a three-hour siege at the Tomball Regional Center in Houston earlier this year.
The study found that the risk of stroke is upped in sick children who have not been vaccinated or received few vaccines.
Thousands of lives could be saved every year if people would try to reach lower blood pressure levels than those currently recommended by medical researchers.
A study on stroke victims claims that the insular cortex of the brain can be targeted to help smokers quit without experiencing severe withdrawal.
CDC found that the average American man's heart is nearly 8 years older than chronological age while a woman's heart is 5.4 years older.
A new study is reporting that people who work overtime tend to have a higher risk of stroke.
A new study found no sex benefits of older men taking testosterone supplements. The study also established that such supplements don't increase heart attack and stroke risk.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has strengthened the warning labels for some over-the-counter, non-aspirin painkillers.
The study claims lower risk of cardiovascular disease in people who eat up to 100 grams of chocolate every day.
A new study found that kidney health bettered by blood pressure and cholesterol measurements in predicting heart failure risk.
Metabolic syndrome rates across the country have remained stable but experts warn it is not celebration time yet.
A new study shows that even after symptoms of depression resolve, older adults may be at 66 percent higher risk of having a stroke.
09 Aug '24 16:35PM
