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Items 361 through 370 of 1001 items:

361. Vacuum Can Clean Out Clots From Strokes
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/health/15162794/detail.html

2008-01-29 09:05:51
Description: Vacuum Can Clean Out Clots From Strokes Penumbra Allows Blood To Flow To Brain POSTED: 8:37 am EST January 29, 2008 WASHINGTON -- A new treatment for stroke victims promises to suction out clogged arteries in hopes of stopping the brain attack before it does permanent harm. Think of it as a tiny vacuum cleaner for the brain. Penumbra, the newly approved devicem, is the latest in a series of inside-the-artery attempts to boost recovery from stroke, the nation's No. 3 killer.

362. Stroke victims may benefit from stem cell transplants
http://www.medicexchange.com/mall/departmentpage.cfm/MedicExchangeUSA/_96103/3623/departments-conten
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2008-01-29 09:05:49
Description: Date: Tue, 29 January 2008 According to two studies published in the current issue of Cell Transplantation (Vol.16 No.10), stroke victims may benefit from human mesenchymal stem cell (hMSC) or bone marrow stromal cell (BMSCs) transplantation. In both studies, the migration of chemically 'tagged' transplanted stem cells were tracked to determine the degree to which the transplanted cells reached damaged areas of the brain and became therapeutically active. Tracking transplanted hMSCs to infarcted areas In a study carried out by Korean researchers, labeled hMSCs (early precursor cells to musculoskeletal, blood, vascular and urogenital systems) were transplanted into stroke models with cerebral artery occlusion and tracked by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) at two days, one week, two weeks, six weeks and ten weeks after transplant. "Cells started showing indications of migration as early as one or two weeks following transplantation," said lead author Jihwan, Song, DPhil, of the Pochon CHA University College of Medicine. "At ten weeks, the majority of the cells were detected in the core of the infarcted area."

363. New treatment can clear brain clots
http://timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=658958&category=&BCCode=&newsdate=1/28/2008

2008-01-28 15:03:13
Description: New treatment can clear brain clots By LAURAN NEERGAARD, Associated Press Last updated: 2:22 p.m., Monday, January 28, 2008 WASHINGTON -- It's a tiny vacuum cleaner for the brain: A new treatment for stroke victims promises to suction out clogged arteries in hopes of stopping the brain attack before it does permanent harm. Called Penumbra, the newly approved device is the latest in a series of inside-the-artery attempts to boost recovery from stroke, the nation's No. 3 killer. Now the question is how to determine which patients are good candidates -- because, illogical as it may sound, unclogging isn't always the best option.

364. Most unaware of air pollution's heart disease risks
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20080128/heart_pollution_080128/20080128?hub=Hea
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2008-01-28 12:04:36
Description: Most unaware of pollution's heart disease risks Updated Mon. Jan. 28 2008 1:11 PM ET CTV.ca News Staff Air pollution is a year-long threat to the health of Canadians, says the Heart and Stroke Foundation, yet only 13 per cent of Canadians believe it can contribute to heart disease.

365. Young heavy drinkers face higher heart, stroke risks as they get older
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/category/story.cfm?c_id=204&objectid=10489238

2008-01-28 12:04:35
Description: Young heavy drinkers face higher heart, stroke risks as they get older 5:00AM Tuesday January 29, 2008 People who drink heavily in their youth may have a higher risk of developing a collection of risk factors for heart disease and stroke, research suggests. In a United States study that examined the lifetime drinking habits of more than 2800 adults, researchers found that those who drank heavily in their teens and young adulthood were more likely to have metabolic syndrome than those who drank more moderately throughout adulthood.

366. Undernourished stroke patients have poor outcomes
http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSSAT57143020080125

2008-01-25 15:04:36
Description: NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A Korean study has shown that undernutrition markedly increases the risk of complications after a stroke, and is also associated with impaired recovery. "We were pretty surprised by it," Dr. Dong-Wha Kang told Reuters Health. Kang and colleagues from the University of Ulsan College of Medicine in Seoul examined the impact of nutritional status on the outcomes of 131 stroke patients. Nutritional assessments were made within 24 hours of symptom onset and again after 1 week. Undernutrition was diagnosed if patients had lost 10 percent or more of their weight in the past 3 months, or 6 percent or more in the week following admission, or if various protein levels in the blood were low.

367. Bad teeth can take a bite out of your health
http://www.wyomingnews.com/articles/2008/01/24/local_news_updates/19local_01-24-08.txt

2008-01-24 09:05:38
Description: Bad teeth can take a bite out of your health By Michelle Dynes mdynes@wyomingnews.com CHEYENNE - During your next doctor's visit, you might be asked: When was the last time you saw your dentist? Researchers have linked chronic gum disease to health problems ranging from heart disease to diabetes. Women with oral infections are more likely to have babies with a low birth weight, while patients with missing teeth are more likely to suffer from a stroke. "(Dental hygiene is) as much a factor as smoking," said Wyoming State Dentist Grant Christensen.

368. Northstar Neuroscience says Everest trial fails
http://www.smallcapinvestor.com/articles/01222008-northstar_neuroscience_says_everest_trial_fails

2008-01-22 09:05:13
Description: MANY OF YOU WILL REMEMBER THIS TOPIC: Northstar Neuroscience says Everest trial fails Jennifer Schonberger | Jan 22, 2008 8:55am EST | User Rating N/A Shares of Northstar Neuroscience, Inc. (Nasdaq: NSTR), are tanking to a new 52-week low in pre-market after the medical device company, which develops therapies for the treatment of neurological diseases and disorders, said that its EVEREST pivotal trial evaluating cortical stimulation to improve hand and arm function in stroke survivors failed. The EVEREST trial was designed to determine whether cortical stimulation in conjunction with rehabilitation therapy would lead to greater gains in hand and arm function and activities of daily living than rehabilitation therapy alone.

369. Folk musician John Stewart dead at 68
http://ww2.wkyt.com/global/story.asp?s=7747613

2008-01-20 09:04:50
Description: Folk musician John Stewart dead at 68 Associated Press - January 20, 2008 8:13 AM ET SAN DIEGO (AP) - A member of a leading folk music group in the 1960s has died. John Stewart was one third of The Kingston Trio. The band's Web site says he died yesterday at a San Diego hospital after suffering a massive stroke or brain aneurism at the age of 68. Stewart joined The Kingston Trio in 1961, three years after the band released a version of the old folk song "Tom Dooley" that went on to become a hit. He recorded 13 albums with the group over six years. Stewart went on to a solo career and is also known for penning the Monkees hit, "Daydream Believer."

370. US Mortality Rate Hits Record Low in 2005
http://www.medpagetoday.com/InfectiousDisease/PublicHealth/tb/8012

2008-01-17 15:04:41
Description: HYATTSVILLE, Md., Jan. 17 -- The age-adjusted death rate in the U.S. reached an all-time low in 2005, according to the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics. The rate dropped 0.2% to 798.8 per 100,000 population, the agency found. In 2004, the rate was 800.8 per 100,000, which had been the previous record low. Life expectancy held steady at 77.8 years for the entire population, the report said. It increased by 0.1 year for the black population as a whole and by 0.2 years for black females. Age-adjusted mortality rates for the three leading causes of death -- heart disease, cancer, and cerebrovascular diseases, in that order -- all declined from 2004 to 2005. Adjusted death rates from heart disease dropped 2.7%, cancer death rates fell by 1.1%, and mortality rates from cerebrovascular diseases (primarily stroke) fell by a dramatic 6.8%. However, heart disease, cancer, and cerebrovascular diseases still accounted for 55% of all deaths in 2005.