Stroke Prevention Blog Posts

Should we or should we not, is the question most couples ask themselves in respect of cord blood banking, during the later stages of week by week pregnancy. Among various other crucial decisions, cord blood banking might not seem to carry enough ma...

Tea and Coffee for Stroke PreventionLocated between the two options, tea or coffee? Drinking just two, taste different and have the 'power with' in preventing stroke. A 13-year study reveals how both drinks can reduce the risk of stroke significantly...

The relationship of optimism and healthA person who has an optimistic attitude tend to see things from both sides. Two people are behind bars in the same prison to see something different on the outside of the prison, depending on whether the person...

Sexual dysfunction may be a marker of cardiovascular disease in men with longstanding type 1 diabetes, investigators announced at the 72nd Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association (ADA).Sara Turek, MPH, and colleagues examined the ass...

Long term use of insulin does not put people with diabetes or pre-diabetes at higher risk for heart attack, stroke or cancer, according to a large international study that followed more than 12,500 people in 40 countries over 6 years.One … Cont...

As Southeast Asians embrace American fast foods, such as pizza, french fries, hot dogs and hamburgers, more are dying prematurely form coronary heart disease and developing diabetes type 2, researchers from the University of Minnesota School of Publi...

Humans are built to hunger for fat, packing it on during times of feast and burning it during periods of famine. But when deluged by foods rich in fat and sugar, the modern waistline often far exceeds the need to … Continue reading →...

Patients with advanced heart failure who were also diabetic had better two-year survival if their baseline glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) levels were >7.3% in a new study [1]. Among the non-diabetic patients with heart failure, HbA1C levels did not...

The heart stroke final results any time bloodstream overflows into the places surrounding brain cells. This might occur if the blood flow to part of the brain is suddenly interrupted. Or it might occur when a circulation system within the human brain...

  By Dr.Kristie LeongImage Credit:Glitzy queen00 Having a stroke is a life changing experience for most people and among those who survive a stroke there’s always the fear of a stroke recurrence. In a study published in the journal Stroke, researc...

By National Stroke Association, USA1. Know your blood pressure. Have it checked at least annually. If it is elevated, work with your doctor to keep it under control.• High blood pressure (hypertension) is a leading cause of stroke.• Have your blo...