MONDAY, Aug. 3, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Older smokers who experience migraines appear to be at increased risk of stroke, a new study suggests. The findings were published online July 22 in Neurology. The study included 1,292 people, average age 68, who experienced migraine headaches with and without aura. The study participants were followed for […]
Thomas M Kosloff Chiropractic & Manual Therapies 2015, 23:19 Abstract Background There is controversy surrounding the risk of manipulation, which is often used by chiropractors, with respect to its association with vertebrobasilar artery system (VBA) stroke. The objective of this study was to compare the associations between chiropractic care and VBA stroke with recent primary […]
Risk Factors and Clinical Presentation of Cervical Arterial Dissection: Preliminary Results of a Prospective Case-Control Study Authors: Lucy C. Thomas, PhD, MMedSc (Physiotherapy) Published: Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy, 2015, Volume: 45 Issue: 7 Pages: 503-511 doi:10.2519/jospt.2015.5877 Study Design Cross-sectional case-control study. Objectives To identify risk factors and clinical presentation of individuals with […]
Expert Opinion · May 27, 2015 Written by: Rebecca Gottesman MD, PhD Two recent papers highlight the potential role of inexpensive treatments for primary prevention of stroke in the form of a multivitamin in the Japan Collaborative Cohort Study1 and folic acid supplementation in the China Stroke Primary Prevention Trial (CSPPT).2 Despite distinct methods and […]
05.27.2015 by Molly Walker Contributing Writer Women taking oral contraceptive pills had slightly higher risks of developing a clot, especially if the pill was a newer formulation, according to the results of two nested case-control studies from the U.K. Yana Vinogradova, division of primary care, University Park in Nottingham, and colleagues reported any use of […]
May 27, 2015 TAKE-HOME MESSAGE The investigators of this study of 26,875 individuals, aged ≥45 years and either black or white, assessed incident stroke events and their association with systolic blood pressure. Patients were categorized by systolic blood pressure (SBP) and number of antihypertensive medications. There were 4 classes of blood pressure: normal (<120 mm Hg), […]
Ronald Grisanti D.C., D.A.B.C.O., D.A.C.B.N., M.S. I can remember like yesterday, a dear friend in the prime of his life suffered a massive stroke. My wife and I went to the hospital every day for a few weeks and watched the medical team work to keep him alive. I will say that there is a […]
Deborah Brauser March 16, 2015 SAN DIEGO, CA — After years of negative trials from Western researchers examining folic-acid supplementation for prevention of cardiovascular events, researchers from China are reporting significantly positive results from use of the substance[1]. As part of the Joint Symposium of the Chinese Society of Cardiology and the American College of Cardiology (ACC) […]
This Food Lowers I.Q. and Shrinks Brain Ronald Grisanti D.C., D.A.B.C.O., M.S., D.A.C.B.N Having poured millions into advertising, the average woman has been suckered into believing that soy is her ticket to longevity. But she fails to realize that the soy that Japanese women consumed that contributes to their longevity and lowered breast cancer and […]
Megan Brooks DisclosuresMarch 03, 2015 The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will require makers of prescription testosterone products to clarify the approved uses of these medications on the product label and add information about the possible increased risk for heart attack and stroke with use of these products, the agency announced today. Testosterone-replacement therapy is approved […]
Stroke Rounds: Too Much Shut-Eye May Up Stroke Risk Prolonged sleep could be a useful marker of increased stroke risk in an aging population.by Salynn Boyles Contributing Writer Action Points Getting too little sleep each night has been linked to an increased risk for stroke, but sleeping too much may also raise stroke risk. […]
Medscape Medical News from the International Stroke Conference (ISC) 2015 Susan Jeffrey February 13, 2015 NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE — Low vitamin D levels are associated with larger brain infarct volume and worse outcomes in patients with ischemic stroke, a new study shows. Researchers found that patients with vitamin D levels below 30 ng/mL had infarcts two-fold larger than […]
Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics VOLUME 38, ISSUE 2, P93-101, FEBRUARY 2015 James M. Whedon, DC, MS Published: January 14, 2015DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmpt.2014.12.001 Abstract Objective The purpose of this study was to quantify risk of stroke after chiropractic spinal manipulation, as compared to evaluation by a primary care physician, for Medicare beneficiaries aged 66 to 99 […]
January 26, 2015 Journal of the American College of Cardiology Volume 65, Issue 2, January 2015 Ravi S. Hira, MD TAKE-HOME MESSAGE Using a US nationwide registry, the authors examined the frequency and practice-level variation of inappropriate aspirin use for preventing cardiovascular disease (CVD). Overall, the frequency of inappropriate aspirin use was 11.6% (N = […]
Acupuncture for spasticity after stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine 01/16/2015 Evidence Based Medicine Lim SM, et al. – The aim of this systematic review was to determine how effective acupuncture or electroacupuncture (acupuncture with electrical stimulation) is in treating poststroke patients with spasticity. Acupuncture could […]
J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2015 Jan 14. pii: S0161-4754(14)00267-X. doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2014.12.001. [Epub ahead of print] Risk of Stroke After Chiropractic Spinal Manipulation in Medicare B Beneficiaries Aged 66 to 99 Years With Neck Pain. Whedon JM, Song Y, Mackenzie TA, Phillips RB, Lukovits TG, Lurie JD. Abstract OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to […]
The Japan Shimanami Health Promoting Program Study Yasuharu Tabara, PhD Abstract Background and Purpose—Asymptomatic cerebral small-vessel disease (cSVD) in elderly individuals are potent risk factors for stroke. In addition to common clinical risk factors, postural instability has been postulated to be associated with cSVD in older frail patients. Here, we conducted a cross-sectional study to […]
RESEARCH · November 11, 2014 TAKE-HOME MESSAGE The authors assessed baseline coronary artery calcium (CAC) levels in an asymptomatic multiethnic cohort of 6779 individuals who were then followed for an average of 9.5 ± 2.4 years for diagnosis of stroke or transient ischemic attack (collectively, cerebrovascular events [CVE]). The presence of CAC correlated with lower […]
Bo Jiang, Yumei Chen BMC Neurology 2014, 14:217 doi:10.1186/s12883-014-0217-9 Published: 30 November 2014 Abstract (provisional) BackgroundVascular cognitive impairment-no dementia (VCIND) refers to the early or mild cognitive impairment induced by cerebral vascular injury. Research shows that serum total homocysteine (tHcy) level is an independent risk factor for cerebral vascular disease and may be closely related […]
Susan Jeffrey November 18, 2014 Story Source CHICAGO — A new trial shows no benefit of low-dose, once-daily aspirin in the primary prevention of cardiovascular events in patients with multiple risk factors, including hypertension, diabetes, and dyslipidemia. No benefit was seen for the composite endpoint of nonfatal myocardial infarction (MI), nonfatal stroke, or death from […]