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7 hrs ago | OregonLive.com

Acting FAST and treating stroke from 200 miles away

Heppner resident and cattle rancher Jean Bennett is back on the farm and nearly fully recovered after a recent stroke.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Heppner, OR, Neurology, Nursing

10 hrs ago | DurhamRegion.com

Durham cyclists can join Heart and Stroke Foundation Ride for Heart

The Heart and Stroke Foundation is inviting Durham Region cyclists to join the 26th annual Becel Heart and Stroke Ride for Heart.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health

15 hrs ago | Cell Research

ALDH2 protects against stroke by clearing 4-HNE

We concluded the causative role of ALDH2 deficiency in neuronal injury as overexpression or activation of ALDH2 conferred neuroprotection by clearing 4-HNE in in vitro studies.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, University of Arkansas Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, Hypertension

23 hrs ago | Medical Daily

Two Thirds Of Stroke Survivors Feel Anxiety And Depression After Leaving The Hospital's Care

The emotional toll taken on victims of a stroke may be just as detrimental to their health as the disease itself.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health

Mon May 20, 2013

Murfreesboro Post

'FAST' action is vital at onset of stroke symptoms

Time is vital when it comes to treating stroke, as brain damage mounts with each passing minutes and there is just a small window of time where clot busting drugs can be administered.

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Related Topix: Medicine

The Billings Outpost

Survivor warns about stroke

Don "Babe" Weinberger and his wife, Eloise, wish they had known then what they know now: how to recognize a stroke.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Fort Peck, MT

Bajan Reporter

Barbados: Heart Attacks and Strokes in the Lead

HEART attacks and strokes continue to be the leading causes of serious illness and death in Barbados, with hypertension commonly known as high blood pressure as a major contributory factor to these diseases.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Hypertension

Sun May 19, 2013

Medford Mail Tribune

Back on the road to health

The 25-year-old nurse suffered a stroke last fall, and today she will run in the Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon in Portland.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, White City, OR, Heart Attack, Eagle Point, OR

Vinton Today

Know Stroke - Know the Signs

Stroke is the third leading cause of death in the United States and a leading cause of serious, long-term disability in adults.

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Related Topix: Medicine

CBC News

Health groups aim to improve stroke recovery on P.E.I.

In 2012 the Heart and Stroke Foundation of P.E.I. launched a new program to cover the cost of automated, external defibrillators for selected facilities in the province.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Canada

Derry Today

'Death is a part of life, it affects us all' . . .

Outside Derry's Playhouse on Tuesday builders were working on Artillery Street. Inside the building young people were busy rehearsing and the intercom was steadily broadcasting announcements.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health

Sat May 18, 2013

Medical Daily

Diane 35 Acne Pill Benefits Outweigh Clot Risk, Says European Medicines Agency

In January, drug regulators in France pulled a contraceptive by Bayer, called Diane 35, off the market because it was purported to cause blood clots and strokes.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Birth Control, Food and Drug Administration, Ortho Tri-Cyclen, Estrogen/Progestin (generic)

WZZM-TV Grand Rapids

Rockford students raise stroke awareness

Rockford, Mich- Did you know that 80% of strokes are preventable? Most often a stroke occurs when blood can't get to the brain because it is blocked by a clot.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Rockford, MI

Fri May 17, 2013

The Billings Outpost

Survivor warns about stroke

Don "Babe" Weinberger and his wife, Eloise, wish they had known then what they know now: how to recognize a stroke.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Fort Peck, MT

Thu May 16, 2013

WBNS

Robot Allows Doctors To Treat Stroke Patients From Miles Away

When you walk inside the emergency room at Memorial Hospital of Union County, doctors and nurses are not the only ones making rounds.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Science / Technology, Robots, Union County, OH, Nursing, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

Get Reading

Strain of caring for stroke sufferers

Seven in 10 carers of stroke sufferers experience anxiety, 85 per cent are frustrated and 60 per cent are stressed.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Berkshire County, England, United Kingdom

ABC News

Fewer Australians now suffer strokes

New research shows the rate of Australians suffering from strokes has declined over the past two decades, despite an ageing population and rising obesity rate.

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Related Topix: Health

Wed May 15, 2013

The Pleasantville Daily Voice

Struck by Stroke: Act FAST

When a stroke hits, the clock starts ticking: If patients get the right treatment within the next few hours, it can make all the difference in their chances for recovery, says Dr.

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Newms360.com

Baptist Hospital urges stroke awareness

Stroke is the No. 3 killer of Americans behind cancer in all forms and heart disease.

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Related Topix: African-American

Circulation

Immunohistochemical Analysis of Thrombi Retrieved During Treatment of ...

From the Department of Neuroradiology, University Hospital Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany ; Department of Radiology, Guru Gobind Singh Medical College and Hospital, Faridkot, India ; Institute of Neuropathology, University Hospital Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany ; and Department of Neurology, University Hospital Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany .

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Related Topix: World News, Germany, India, Medicine, Health