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As if the discomfort from the virus wasn't enough, here's another reason to get your flu shot: New research suggests the vaccine may help avoid heart…
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A recent study of people 65 and older found stroke survivors four times more likely to suffer a fracture than someone with no history of stroke.Some of…
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New findings about the health effects of e-cigarettes add to a small but growing body of research that undercuts the widely presumed safety of the alternative to conventional cigarettes.
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Doctors have suggested one low-dose aspirin a day to help avoid heart attacks and strokes, but a recent study suggests healthy, older people who don’t…
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A new study has found more stroke victims may be saved from disability or death if doctors can remove blood clots that block circulation to the brain. It…
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Atrial fibrillation, a irregular heartbeat, affected more than 33-million people globally in 2010.A new study says atrial fibrillation appears to be a…
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About 120 over 80 is considered normal blood pressure. But blood pressure can run higher as you get older – around 140. Doctors wanting to lower that…
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Stroke is the fifth leading cause of death in the U.S. – it kills almost 130,000 Americans each year. Getting the right treatment as quickly as possible…
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It’s been recommended for some time that a low-dose aspirin a day helps to avoid heart attack and stroke. But a study out last month in the Journal of the…
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On average, every four minutes someone dies of a stroke.Strokes are also the leading cause of long-term disability in the U.S. But technological and…
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Stroke has a large negative impact on society, with women disproportionately affected. An estimated 6.8 million people in the United States are living…
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In this installment of KERA’s Vital Signs, we revisit the subject of stroke. A study last month in the Lancet pointed to an increase in stroke among…