Percept Mot Skills. 2024 Jan 3:315125231226039. doi: 10.1177/00315125231226039. Online ahead of print. Aziz Dengiz Abstract Stroke is a significant health problem that may result in long-term functional deficits. Balance and walking problems are among the most common post-stroke deficits, and they may negatively affect quality of life. Our aim in this study was to investigate […]
April 19, 2023 BMJ : British Medical Journal TAKE-HOME MESSAGE This large meta-analysis examined randomised controlled trials to assess the effects of seven popular diets (low-fat; Mediterranean; very low–fat; modified fat diet with a higher proportion of polyunsaturated fats; combined low-fat and low-sodium; Ornish; and Pritikin) on mortality. The results showed mortality benefits with the […]
Naveed Saleh, MD, MS, for MDLinx|May 4, 2020 The effects of alcohol on chronic diseases can be either a blessing or a curse, depending on the amount consumed. At lower levels of intake, alcohol can be protective. At higher levels, it can be detrimental. Alcohol-specific factors also play a role, including ethanol content, drinking frequency, […]
Brain Sci. 2020 Apr 27;10(5). pii: E253. doi: 10.3390/brainsci10050253. Navid MS1,2,3, Niazi IK3,4,5, Lelic D1, Nedergaard RB1,2,3, Holt K3, Amjad I3,6, Drewes AM1,2, Haavik H3. Abstract Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of chiropractic spinal manipulation on the early somatosensory evoked potentials (SEPs) and resting-state electroencephalography (EEG) recorded from chronic […]
Doshi R, et al. Am J Cardiol. 2019;doi:10.1016/j.amjcard.2019.10.009. November 5, 2019 Eicosapentaenoic acid, or EPA, combined with statin therapy significantly reduced the incidence of major adverse CV events, according to a meta-analysis published in The American Journal of Cardiology. “Overall, this study demonstrated that EPA (in a higher dose, 1,800 mg/day) in conjunction with standard statin […]
September 25, 2019 TAKE-HOME MESSAGE The EPIC-Oxford prospective cohort study examined incident cases of ischemic heart disease and stroke in 48,188 participants with no history of cardiovascular disease or stroke who were classified as meat eaters, fish eaters, and vegetarians (including vegans) over an 18.1-year period. UK National Health Service data were used to detect […]
Stroke — Zhang J, Cao J, Zhang Y, et al. | August 29, 2019 Using a nested case-control design including 599 first stroke cases and 599 matched controls, researchers investigated the relation of baseline plasma zinc with the risk of the first stroke, and examined any possible effect modifiers in hypertensive patients. The study population […]
Wednesday, April 10, 2019 (0 Comments) Posted by: Tim Bertelsman, DC,DACO & Brandon Steele, DC,DACO Stroke: New Evidence and Our Responsibility On March 19, 2019, Annals of Medicine hit the chiropractic profession with new research that will change the perception of chiropractic care. Here’s what they said: “Manual therapy does not result in an increased risk of […]
April 3, 2019 Jennifer Abbasi JAMA. Published online April 3, 2019. doi:10.1001/jama.2019.2123 Around 2 decades ago, researchers asked tens of thousands of participants in the Women’s Health Initiative study how often they consumed artificially sweetened beverages over the past 3 months. Recently, they looked at how the diet sodas and fruit drinks the women drank […]
By Alexandria Hein | Fox News March 25, 2019 A Maryland woman who suffered a massive stroke after reportedly tearing an artery while attempting a yoga handstand pose said she is still suffering from memory loss and severe headaches but has not given up her passion for the meditative practice. “After decades of focusing on […]
By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Jan. 30, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Flu can make you deathly ill, but it could also trigger a stroke or a rupture in your neck arteries, two new studies suggest. The findings prompted an urgent reminder from the researchers: Getting a flu shot will not only protect you against […]
European Journal of Nutrition pp 1–10 Original Contribution First Online: 25 January 2019 Nicola Veronese Abstract Purpose To map and grade all health outcomes associated with magnesium (Mg) intake and supplementation using an umbrella review. Methods Umbrella review of systematic reviews with meta-analyses of observational studies and randomized controlled trials (RCTs) using placebo/no intervention as […]
Sue Hughes September 25, 2018 High doses (4-g daily) of the omega-3 oil eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) have shown a large benefit on cardiovascular events in the randomized, double-blind REDUCE-IT trial. Top-line results of the trial were announced yesterday in a press release by the sponsor, Amarin, which manufactures the high-dose EPA product under the brand name Vascepa. The study […]
By Shawn Neff Editorial Review Risk of Carotid Stroke after Chiropractic Care: A Population-Based Case-Crossover Study J. David Cassidy, DC, PhD, DrMedSc, Eleanor Boyle, PhD, Pierre Côté, DC, PhD, Sheilah Hogg-Johnson, PhD, Susan J. Bondy, PhD, and Scott Haldeman, MD, PhD Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases, Vol. 26, No. 4 (April), 2017: pp 842–850 […]
J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2018; 47: 25. Published online 2018 Apr 10. doi: 10.1186/s40463-018-0268-9 PMCID: PMC5891963 PMID: 29631624 Paige Moore Abstract Background This is the first case to our knowledge of a serious adverse event following the Epley maneuver, which is the treatment of choice for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), the most common […]
J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2018; 47: 25. Published online 2018 Apr 10. doi: 10.1186/s40463-018-0268-9 PMCID: PMC5891963 PMID: 29631624 Paige Moore Abstract Background This is the first case to our knowledge of a serious adverse event following the Epley maneuver, which is the treatment of choice for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), the most common […]
March 19, 2018 Stroke; A Journal of Cerebral Circulation TAKE-HOME MESSAGE The authors of this literature review summarize woman-specific stroke risk factors, such as hormones, estrogens, and pregnancy. In addition, age at menarche and menopause impacts the stroke risk in women. Unique in this paper is a discussion of exogenous estrogen and testosterone for transgender […]
Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine Posted online on January 26, 2018. Takuya Kameda, MD Abstract Beauty parlor stroke syndrome (BPSS) is a rare condition characterized by mechanical impingement of a vertebral artery (VA) during neck rotation and/or hyperextension followed by vertebrobasilar insufficiency. However, there have been no reports of BPSS in which the cause of mechanical […]