Stroke News

Would you be able to recognize a stroke if was happening to you or someone around you? Unfortunately, too many people miss the signs of stroke and go without medical attention for hours-sometimes days-after suffering a stroke.

A study by researchers at Henry Ford Hospital found "substantial evidence" that a regenerative process involving damaged nerve fibers in the spinal cord could hold the key to better functional recovery by most stroke victims.

A study by researchers at Henry Ford Hospital found "substantial evidence" that a regenerative process involving damaged nerve fibers in the spinal cord could hold the key to better functional recovery by most stroke victims.

My husband suffered a massive stroke two years ago. Grady wasn't that old and he was in pretty good health.

It's always a golden occasion at The Heart and Stroke Foundation gala. Entitled the "Heart of Gold," this ninth annual fundraising event is always a reminder that heart disease is still a number one killer and that early detection and a healthy lifestyle are what we all need to practice.

While there isn't much activity around the construction sites right now, Gail Temple, Director of Development for Westcorp, the company constructing the $5M pier and marina, expects that to change soon.

Statement Highlights: Stroke costs are predicted to more than double in the next 20 years.

From the HeartDrug Research Laboratories, Johns Hopkins University, Towson, Maryland ; and Department of Cardiology, Division of Medicine, Oslo University Hospital Ulleval and Institute for Clinical Sciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway .

Heppner resident and cattle rancher Jean Bennett is back on the farm and nearly fully recovered after a recent stroke.

The Heart and Stroke Foundation is inviting Durham Region cyclists to join the 26th annual Becel Heart and Stroke Ride for Heart.

We concluded the causative role of ALDH2 deficiency in neuronal injury as overexpression or activation of ALDH2 conferred neuroprotection by clearing 4-HNE in in vitro studies.

The emotional toll taken on victims of a stroke may be just as detrimental to their health as the disease itself.

Time is vital when it comes to treating stroke, as brain damage mounts with each passing minutes and there is just a small window of time where clot busting drugs can be administered.

Don "Babe" Weinberger and his wife, Eloise, wish they had known then what they know now: how to recognize a stroke.

HEART attacks and strokes continue to be the leading causes of serious illness and death in Barbados, with hypertension commonly known as high blood pressure as a major contributory factor to these diseases.

The 25-year-old nurse suffered a stroke last fall, and today she will run in the Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon in Portland.

Stroke is the third leading cause of death in the United States and a leading cause of serious, long-term disability in adults.

In 2012 the Heart and Stroke Foundation of P.E.I. launched a new program to cover the cost of automated, external defibrillators for selected facilities in the province.

Outside Derry's Playhouse on Tuesday builders were working on Artillery Street. Inside the building young people were busy rehearsing and the intercom was steadily broadcasting announcements.

In January, drug regulators in France pulled a contraceptive by Bayer, called Diane 35, off the market because it was purported to cause blood clots and strokes.