Women less likely to receive specialized medical evaluations after stroke
American Stroke Association News Brief - Poster WMP66, Session MP6 DALLAS, Jan. 30, 2019 -- Hospitalized women with ischemic stroke were less likely than men...
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Fexinidazole, the first all-oral treatment for sleeping sickness, approved in DRC
PARIS and GENEVA - January 30, 2019 - Marketing authorization of fexinidazole for the treatment of Trypanosoma brucei gambiense human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), more commonly...
Discovered interaction between bacteria and immune cells protects the intestinal barrier
Credit: Salvador Iborra An international study led by the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM) and the National Centre for Cardiovascular Research (CNIC) has found that...
Counties with dirtier air have more stroke deaths
American Stroke Association News Release - Poster WMP57, Session MP5 DALLAS, Jan. 30, 2019 -- In a nationwide study, counties with dirtier air had higher...
Flu, flu-like illnesses linked to increased risk of stroke, neck artery tears
American Stroke Association News Release Combo - Abstract 189, Session A36 and Poster WMP49, Session MP5 DALLAS, Jan. 30, 2019 -- Flu-like illnesses are linked...
Opioid epidemic fueling a rise in infection-related stroke
American Stroke Association News Release - Abstract 8, Session A2 DALLAS, Jan. 30, 2019 -- The opioid epidemic is fueling a steep rise in infection-related...
'Bugs' in the gut might predict dementia in the brain
American Stroke Association News Brief - Poster WP569, Session P18 DALLAS, Jan. 30, 2019 -- The makeup of bacteria and other microbes in the gut...
Stroke survivors' beliefs seem to reduce blood pressure
American Stroke Association News Brief - Poster WP521, Session P16 DALLAS, Jan. 30, 2019 -- Stroke survivors who believe they can protect themselves from having...
Layered cocktails inspire new form of male birth control
Credit: Xiaolei Wang For decades, women have shouldered most of the burden of contraception. However, long-term use of female birth control pills could increase the...
Stroke risk factors increase among breast cancer survivors
American Stroke Association News Brief - Nursing Symposium Poster WP480, Session P15 DALLAS, Jan. 30, 2019 -- Risk factors for stroke rise sharply in post-menopausal...
Ingestible, expanding pill monitors the stomach for up to a month
Soft, squishy device could potentially track ulcers, cancers, and other GI conditions over the long term MIT engineers have designed an ingestible, Jell-O-like pill that,...
Clot buster use differs between black and white stroke patients
American Stroke Association News Brief - Poster WP113, Session P3 DALLAS, Jan. 30, 2019 -- White stroke patients are much more likely than black patients...
E-cigarettes linked to higher risk of stroke, heart attack, diseased arteries
American Stroke Association News Release - Abstract 9, Session A2 DALLAS, Jan. 30, 2019 -- Using e-cigarettes increases your odds of having a stroke, heart...
Climate change may increase congenital heart defects
Journal of the American Heart Association Report DALLAS, January 30, 2019 -- Rising temperatures stemming from global climate change may increase the number of infants...
Infection during delivery linked to greater risk of stroke after delivery
American Stroke Association News Release -- Poster WMP86, Session MP8 DALLAS, Jan. 30, 2019 -- Women diagnosed with an infection during delivery had a much...
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