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ST. PAUL, Minn. - People who have gastrointestinal bleeding after a stroke are more likely to die or become severely disabled than stroke sufferers with no GI bleeding, according to a study published in the ...

Eating tuna and other types of fish may help lower the risk of cognitive decline and stroke in healthy older adults, according to a study published in the August 5, 2008, issue of Neurology , the medical ...

Main Category: Neurology / Neuroscience Also Included In: Pediatrics / Children's Health Article Date: 05 Aug 2008 Researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center have found that the reflux and ...

Main Category: Stroke / Neuroprotection Also Included In: IT / Internet / E-mail Article Date: 05 Aug 2008 An article published early online and in the September issue of Lancet Neurology compares telemedicine ...

Eating tuna and other types of fish may help lower the risk of cognitive decline and stroke in healthy older adults, according to a study published in the August 5, 2008, issue of Neurology, the medical journal ...

In particular at the early stage of the disease, drug treatment is effective. Up to now, how-ever, an early diagnosis is frequently not established with certainty, especially if no inflammatory lesions are ...

A new study hints that people who have both alcohol problems and sleep problems - ' which often occur together -- might be helped by an epilepsy drug.

Gloria Gonzales, a 68-year-old stroke survivor, didn't know that her family history increased her risk of stroke.

Last week I did a careful cognitive evaluation on a 59 year old woman who I had been following in the clinic for the last two years.

Sentara has named its first chief of neurology, an effort to enhance the health system's neuroscience services throughout Hampton Roads .

Strokes and seizures in children Stroke is primarily a concern of older adults. But cases of childhood stroke are growing more common, the American Heart Association said Thursday as it released its first-ever ...

Main Category: Alzheimer's / Dementia Also Included In: Neurology / Neuroscience Article Date: 02 Aug 2008 Indiana University School of Medicine neuroscientist and neuropathologist Bernardino Ghetti, M.D., has ...

PATIENTS WITH multiple sclerosis who are taking the drug Tysabri are not being properly monitored for serious side effects because of health service budgetary cutbacks, a leading neurologist has warned.

Main Category: Neurology / Neuroscience Also Included In: Alzheimer's / Dementia GE Healthcare, a unit of the General Electric Company , announced positive results from a Phase I clinical trial of GE-067, a ...

Baxter International Inc .'s drug for immune system disorders also shows promise for treating Alzheimer's disease , a small company-funded study found.

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center announced today the nine-month interim results of an ongoing Phase II clinical trial of GAMMAGARD Intravenous Immunoglobulin for Alzheimer's disease at ...

Main Category: Pediatrics / Children's Health Also Included In: Pregnancy / Obstetrics ; Neurology / Neuroscience ; Respiratory / Asthma Article Date: 30 Jul 2008 - 4:00 PDT Babies born too soon and too small ...

Featured Article Main Category: Alzheimer's / Dementia Also Included In: Neurology / Neuroscience ; Seniors / Aging ; Parkinson's Disease Article Date: 30 Jul 2008 - 3:00 PDT A new drug that has completed phase ...

Big drug firms like Wyeth, Elan and Eli Lilly have spent years pursuing drugs based on the theory of what causes Alzheimer's disease.

Main Category: Alzheimer's / Dementia Also Included In: Neurology / Neuroscience ; Clinical Trials / Drug Trials Article Date: 29 Jul 2008 - 1:00 PDT Lack of measureable decline in memory and thinking processes ...