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Patients who stop taking cholesterol-lowering drugs within a year of surviving a stroke had a two-fold increased risk of death, researchers reported in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association. Statins can benefit patients who have suffered an ischemic stroke (caused by a clot). However, stroke survivors often stop taking these drugs. - [Read more]

Hundreds of stroke survivors and their families joined in celebration anddance on August 15 at the inaugural Dance for Dignity fundraiser for National Stroke Association.Dance for Dignity, held at the Marriott Denver South, raised more than $6,000.00 in its first year. Melanie Wheless, a 31-year-old stroke survivor and employee of National Stroke Association, created the event. [click link for full article] - [Read more]

The UK urgently needs to reorganise stroke services to improve outcomes for patients, argues a senior doctor in this weeks BMJ.Studies have found that the UK has the worst outcome in western Europe. In one study the differences in the proportion of patients dead or dependent between the UK and eight other European countries were between 150 and 300 events per 1000 patients. [click link for full article] - [Read more]

Joe Korner, Director of Communications at The Stroke Association comments: "For many years The Stroke Association has been concerned about the UKs poor record in stroke care compared to other countries. That is why we have been campaigning hard to try and improve stroke services nationwide. [click link for full article] - [Read more]

People who stopped taking cholesterol-lowering drugs after being hospitalized for a stroke are at greater risk of death or dependency within three months of the stroke, according to a new study. - [Read more]

St. Josephs Hospital and Medical Center researcher Andrej Romanovsky, M.D., Ph.D., has been awarded a $1.8 million, five-year grant by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. Dr. Romanovsky was awarded the grant to continue his studies of the mechanisms of fever and hypothermia in systemic inflammation.Systemic inflammation, including sepsis and trauma disease, is the complex biological response of the body to harmful stimuli. [click link for full article] - [Read more]

Two substances that occur naturally in the brain act to protect the brain during a stroke. This is the conclusion of a dissertation published at the Sahlgrenska Academy, and the discovery may lead to new treatments for stroke patients.Stroke is the result of an infarction, or bleeding, within the brain, and it may lead to impaired movement, impaired sensation, and difficulties in cognitive function and speech. [click link for full article] - [Read more]

A coalition of physicians representing a wide range of medical specialties has issued a call to action to improve the treatment of stroke. The group, which includes nationally recognized leaders in neurology, neuroradiology, neurosurgery, vascular surgery, and cardiology, was drawn together by the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) to address one of the most pressing medical needs in this country -- the rapid treatment of stroke using catheter-based techniques. [click link for full article] - [Read more]

New research from an international team of scientists has identified a possible new therapy for stroke that is likely to be more effective than current treatments. The team found that administering immunoglobulin directly into the veins via intravenous injection protected brain cells against the effects of stroke. Immunoglobulin is a class of protein manufactured by the blood to fight off foreign substances in the body. [click link for full article] - [Read more]

Heavy drinking may increase the risk of stroke in Chinese men and should be targeted for prevention strategies, according to a new study to be published online in the Annals of Neurology, a journal published by John Wiley & Sons. The article is also available online via Wiley Interscience (http://www.interscience.wiley.com/). [click link for full article] - [Read more]

Adjunctive use of the COX-2 inhibitor celcoxib after stent implantation in patients with coronary artery disease appears safe and can reduce the need for revascularisation of the target lesion, conclude authors of a new article. But an accompanying comment warns that clinical trials suggest long-term use of celecoxib can expose patients to an additional risk of heart attack. - [Read more]

Heavy drinking may increase the risk of stroke in Chinese men, and should be targeted for prevention strategies, according to a new study. These findings may also apply to men of other ethnicities. - [Read more]

Doctors unconscious racial biases may influence their decisions to treat patients and explain racial and ethnic disparities in the use of certain medical procedures, according to researchers from Harvard Medical School. Their study is the first evidence of how unconscious race bias among doctors affects their clinical decisions. - [Read more]

The biggest problem for controlling hypertension (high blood pressure) is compliance with treatment, according to a recent article. The risk of becoming hypertensive for a person in a developed country exceeds a "staggering" 90%, and the increasingly common combination and interaction of hypertension with obesity, diabetes and hyperlipidaemia, if left untreated for too long, leads to cardiovascular disease, stroke, renal failure and death. - [Read more]

Dr Isabel Lee of The Stroke Association comments: "Every five minutes someone in the UK has a stroke - thats 150,000 every year. Yet, over 40 per cent of these strokes could be prevented by the control of high blood pressure. "Whilst it is important to get your blood pressure measure regularly, it is equally important that people who are prescribed blood pressure medication, continue to take it even once their blood pressure is back under control. [click link for full article] - [Read more]

Symptoms that are typically dismissed as signs of getting older, such as pain in the legs while walking that subsides at rest, numbness and tingling in the lower legs and feet, coldness in the lower legs and feet, and ulcers or sores on the legs or feet that dont heal, may be warning signs of something much more serious, peripheral arterial disease (PAD). [click link for full article] - [Read more]

Researchers have demonstrated using functional magnetic resonance imaging, that brain activity was increased in stroke and traumatic brain injury survivors who underwent Vision Restoration Therapy, a rehabilitative treatment that helps these patients recover lost vision. - [Read more]

Researchers have discovered a treatment that counteracts the effects of cocaine on the human cardiovascular system, including lowering the elevated heart rate and blood pressure often found in cocaine users. - [Read more]

The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), announced the launch of a new community education program, which broadens the Institutes national stroke education campaign Know Stroke. Know the Signs. Act in Time. to promote stroke awareness among Hispanics in the United States. [click link for full article] - [Read more]

Dr Isabel Lee for the Stroke Association comments:Atrial fibrillation is an important risk factor for stroke and is found in 15 per cent of all stroke patients. Identifying Warfarin as a preventative measure for this age group is a welcome step forward in stroke prevention. Two thirds of all strokes happen in those over the age of 65. [click link for full article] - [Read more]