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461. Bristol-Pfizer anti-clotting drug clears hurdle http://money.cnn.com/2007/07/08/news/companies/bc.bristolmyers.pfizer.apixaban.reut/ 2007-07-08 09:06:22 Description: This is potentiall good news for stroke survivors on coumadin: Bristol-Pfizer anti-clotting drug clears hurdle Researchers say the collaborative medicine meets effectiveness, safety goals in trial; drug in final stage of trials. July 8 2007: 7:58 AM EDT NEW YORK (Reuters) -- An experimental anti-clotting medicine from Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. and Pfizer Inc. met its main effectiveness and safety goals in a mid-stage study, researchers said Sunday, positioning it as a future option over current popular but problematic drugs. Patients treated with apixaban, a pill, had comparable rates in two main measures to those on the standard of care - an injected therapy plus one drug from the class that includes the widely used warfarin. The measures included rates of blood clots and dangerous bleedings. Video More video Pfizer pinned its hopes on a new drug and made big money on Lipitor. CNN's Ali Velshi reports (December 5) Play video Though effective at alleviating clotting, many anticoagulant therapies come with serious drawbacks. Heparin drugs must be injected or given intravenously, and warfarin is notoriously difficult to regulate properly because of its interactions with food and other medicines. Apixaban, meanwhile, is an oral drug that does not need regular monitoring or dose adjustments, making it a "great alternative," said Dr. Harry Buller, lead investigator on the study and chairman of the department of vascular medicine at the Academic Medical Center in Amsterdam. |
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462. Stroke victim enjoys 82nd birthday http://www.decaturdaily.com/decaturdaily/news/070707/stroke.shtml 2007-07-07 15:02:45 Description: Stroke victim enjoys 82nd birthday By Paul Huggins phuggins@decaturdaily.com · 340-2395 She’s still 18 years away from reaching the century mark, but today is a milestone for Margaret Jones. Reaching her 82nd birthday seemed unlikely for the Jackson Street Southeast resident just four months ago. She had a massive stroke while driving home from her son’s house Feb. 26. She passed out and smashed into two trucks a half block from home. An ambulance took her to Decatur General Hospital where doctors diagnosed the stroke. She was home after a few days in the hospital. Today, she’s as active as ever tending her garden, writing poetry and sewing dresses for her granddaughter’s Barbie dolls. “God’s just really blessed me,” Jones said. Her friend, Ann Grigsby, said Jones’ quick recovery looks like a miracle. She was at Jones’ side when the emergency room doctor gave her a shot of tissue plasminogen activator. The medicine can dissolve blood clots, which cause most heart attacks and strokes. “She was just lifeless,” Grigsby said of how Jones looked in the emergency room. “She had no movement and just a vacant stare on her face.” Within 30 minutes of getting the drug, Jones was squeezing her friend’s hand and responding to voice commands, Grigsby said. The drug has been around for 11 years but found more prevalent use in the past three to five years, said Dr. Larry Sullivan, emergency room director at Decatur General, the only certified Primary Stroke Center in Alabama. The drug is highly effective, but only in patients who meet certain requirements. Patients won’t receive it if they suffered a minor stroke or if they are taking blood thinners, he said. The patients also must undergo a CT scan to make sure they’ve had a thrombolytic stroke (caused by a clot) rather than a hemorrhagic stroke (caused by excessive internal bleeding. The drug would only worsen an hemorrhagic stroke, Sullivan said. A doctor can only give the drug if the patient arrives within three hours of the stroke and has received the CT scan, he added. Grigsby said Jones would likely have died had she made it home that night. The wreck got her to the hospital, whereas at home she would have passed out and no one would have noticed till the next day. “There’s nothing she can’t do now. Her family even got her a housekeeper after she got home to help for a while, but she only used her once,” Grigsby said. “She is an amazing woman.” |
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463. TENNIS - WIMBLEDON http://www.france24.com/france24Public/en/news/world/20070707-tennis-wimbledon-womens-final-venus-wi lliams.html 2007-07-07 12:03:00 Description: Because my primary interest is tennis, I thought I would throw in an article that talks about a different kind of stroke-they type involved at Wimbledon. I hope this is not a turn off. Jean. By AFP LONDON, July 7, 2007 (AFP) - Venus Williams beat France's Marion Bartoli 6-4, 6-1 to win the Wimbledon women's singles title for a fourth time on Saturday. The American, who was only the 23rd seed, added to her 2000, 2001 and 2005 titles with another turbo-charged display of tennis against an opponent who had created one of the biggest surprises in the tournament's history by beating world number one Justine Henin in the semi-final. Bartoli, who had never previously gone beyond the fourth round at any Grand Slam tournament, had come back from a set down in the wins over Jelena Jankovic, Michaella Krajicek and Henin which had carried her to the most unexpected of final appearances. But there was to be no repeat of those heroics against Williams, who reproduced the kind of form she had displayed in demolishing two Grand Slam winners, Maria Sharapova and Svetlana Kuznetsova, in her quarter-final and semi-final matches. The American picked up where she had left off in those matches with an immaculate start to the final. After holding her own serve to love, she capitalised on a nervous opening service game by Bartoli to claim a break and soon had moved smoothly into a 3-0 lead. But the one-sided contest many in the Centre Court must have feared at that stage did not materialise. The nervousness that had afflicted Bartoli in the opening games dissipated and she rallied to level things up at 3-3 with the help of an overcooked Williams forehand which handed her a fifth game break of serve. From then there was little in it until Bartoli double faulted at 4-5 and 15-30 to hand her opponent two set points. She managed to save the first one but there was nothing she could do on the next one when Williams rifled a forehand down the line, followed it in and clinched the set with a swinging backhand volley from mid-court. Williams pressed home her advantage with a break in an exhilarating second game of the second set, claiming it at the third attempt with a fine backhand down the line after Bartoli had saved an earlier break point by coming out on top at the end of a 21-stroke rally. |
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464. Timing is key when dealing with strokes http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/127/story/121800.html 2007-07-07 09:03:33 Description: Timing is key when dealing with strokes By Joshua Norman - McClatchy Newspapers 1/83/8 Studies have shown there is a 3-hour window between the onset of symptoms and the point at which doctors can no longer alleviate the short- and long-term effects from a stroke. Most hospitals can perform the necessary exams and screenings that are required before tissue plasminogen activator, or TPA, can be given. That means patients have two hours once symptoms begin to get to a hospital. (The clot-busting drug only works in the case of ischemic, or clotting, strokes). The problem for many patients is recognizing the difference between ordinary aches and pains and signs of an oncoming stroke, medical experts said. The problem is worse in black and Latino communities, where studies have shown they are up to twice as likely to suffer a stroke as Caucasians. "Lack of education and information is a big part of it," said Lindsey Larson, director of communications for the American Stroke Association. "Strokes can be so subtle they dismiss the symptoms, try to sleep it off or whatever. They'll think, 'Oh, that was just a bad headache,' so they never go to the hospital and then a few days after have a full-fledged stroke." |
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465. Organic tomatoes have more antioxidants: Study http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IE320070706122725&Page=3&Title=Features+-+Health+%26+Sci ence&Topic=166 2007-07-06 18:03:34 Description: Organic tomatoes have more antioxidants: Study Saturday July 7 2007 00:00 IST IANS NEW YORK: Organic tomatoes have been found to contain higher levels of a certain type of antioxidant that may offer protection from high blood pressure and heart disease than conventionally grown ones, says a US study. Researchers of the University of California measured the amount of the antioxidant called flavonoids in dried tomato samples of both organic and non-organic varieties as part of a long-term study on agricultural methods. The scientists found that the level of flavonoids present in organic tomatoes was much higher than those that were conventionally grown, the online edition of BBC News reported. Flavonoids have earlier been shown to reduce high blood pressure and lower the risk of heart disease and stroke. The antioxidants have also been linked with reduced rates of certain types of cancer and dementia. |
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466. Nibble of chocolate may lower blood pressure http://www.foodproductiondaily.com/news/ng.asp?n=77900-chocolate-blood-pressure-cvd 2007-07-04 09:05:35 Description: Nibble of chocolate may lower blood pressure By Stephen Daniells Get the latest Market Reports on chocolateblood pressureCVD Related News Cocoa's heart benefits given another boostMeta-analysis boosts cocoa's blood pressure lowering effectsNestlé builds science to support cocoa polyphenol claimsCocoa flavonols linked to low blood pressureMore support for dark chocolate's heart benefits.Dark chocolate could protect the cardiovascular system News Archives All news for July 2007 All news for June 2007 04/07/2007 - Having a morsel of chocolate every day may lower blood pressure levels and lead to clinically important reductions for cardiovascular diseases, suggests a new study. Although the magnitude of the BP reduction was small, the effects are clinically noteworthy," wrote the researchers. "On a population basis, it has been estimated that a 3-mm Hg reduction in systolic BP would reduce the relative risk of stroke mortality by eight per cent, of coronary artery disease mortality by five per cent, and of all-cause |
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467. Eye checks urged to detect heart disease http://www.gulfnews.com/world/Australia/10136802.html 2007-07-03 18:04:36 Description: Hong Kong: A study in Australia has shown that changes occur in blood vessels in the eyes of heavier and obese children as young as six, warning signs that might be linked to cardiovascular disease in later life. Previously, these changes - widening of veins and narrowing of arteries - were only observed in the retinas of heavy teenagers and adults, and this is the first time that such troub-ling signs have been seen in children so young. Stroke risk Writing in the International Journal of Obesity, the researchers called for extensive monitoring of these subtle blood vessel changes as they can be an early indication of risks such as hypertension and stroke when the children enter adulthood. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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468. Hugh Hefner Approves 'Playboy' Movie http://entertainment.bodogbeat.com/hugh-hefner-approves-playboy-movie-68607.html 2007-06-25 18:04:09 Description: The infamous Hugh Hefner has approved the rights to a feature film biopic entitled, "Playboy", slated to be directed by Brett Ratner, the filmmaker behind the "Rush Hour" movies. "Hef came from a puritanical upbringing and reinvented himself to be the godfather of the sexual revolution," Ratner told Daily Variety. "He broke all kinds of taboos, especially in sexuality. I want to show it all, from the First Amendment (guaranteeing free speech) struggles to his first orgy to the stroke in the 1980s that almost killed him." |
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469. Stroke victim awarded $11.7 million http://www.physorg.com/news101888909.html 2007-06-24 09:05:13 Description: Stroke victim awarded $11.7 million A California jury awarded $11.7 million to a man who sustained brain damage from a stroke after an infection was left untreated. Sponsored Links (Ads by Google) Stroke Facts - New Treatment Information And The Latest News On Stroke, Free Tips! HealthSmarts.com Jefferson Neuroscience - Largest Facility Dedicated to Care of Acute Stroke in Delaware Valley www.jeffersonhospital.org Stroke Symptoms? - Act Now, Drop Your Blood Pressure 30 Points in 30 Days, Guaranteed. High-Blood-Pressure.IsCurable.com The Orange County Superior Court jury awarded the money Friday to Joey Crumes, 45, who suffered a stroke after the physicians failed to treat an infection in 2004. |
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470. More women suffer mid-life stroke http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/More_women_suffer_mid-life_stroke/articleshow/2141656.cms 2007-06-22 09:07:16 Description: More women suffer mid-life stroke 22 Jun, 2007 l 1751 hrs ISTlIANS Print Save EMail Write to Editor LOS ANGELES: More women than men appear to suffer a stroke in middle age, says a new study. In the study, published in the online edition of a journal of American Academy of Neurology, the researchers analysed data from 17,000 people over the age of 18 who took part in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Of the participants, 606 experienced a stroke. The study found that women in the age of group of 45-54 were more than twice as likely as men in the same age group to have had a stroke. There were no sex differences in stroke rates found in the age groups of 35-44 and the 55-64. |
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