Health News
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- Jun 26, 2009
- Sleep disorder treatment reduces mortality risk in stroke patients A type of treatment called continuous positive airway pressure reduces mortality risk in stroke patients who suffer from obstructive sleep apnoea, research shows.
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- Jun 25, 2009
- Migraines linked to heart attack and stroke risk Women who suffer from migraines with aura are more likely to have a stroke or heart attack than those who do not experience such headaches, and the association varies with migraine frequency, study results suggest.
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- Jun 2, 2009
- Risk of second stroke highest within 24 hours of first ‘mini’ stroke Nearly half of all people who suffer a major stoke after experiencing a “mini” stroke, called a transient ischaemic attack, experience the second event within 24 hours of the first, study results show.
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- May 26, 2009
- Statins may reduce risk of second stroke
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- Apr 30, 2009
- Acute stroke units in UK ‘still underused’
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- Apr 17, 2009
- Genetic variants linked to increased stroke risk
