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A pregnant mother..a baby..faith of a husband.. .plus... Cardiac Standstill: cooling the patient to 15 degrees Centigrade!| Executive Editor..Anne Merete Robbs CEO..............Stan Swartz |
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| 4 TALES OF NEUROSURGERY & A PIANO CONCERT BY DR. SPETZLER... Plus 2 books written by Survivors for Survivors! |
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| Robert F. Spetzler M.D. Director, Barrow Neurological Institute J.N. Harber Chairman of Neurological Surgery Professor Section of Neurosurgery University of Arizona |
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A pregnant mother..a baby..faith of a husband.. .plus... Cardiac Standstill: cooling the patient to 15 degrees Centigrade! |
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| Lou Grubb Anurism |
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| The young Heros - kids who are confronted with significant medical problems! |
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| 2 Patients...confronted with enormous decisions before their surgery...wrote these books to help others! |
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| A 1 MINUTE PIANO CONCERT BY DR. SPETZLER |
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Monday
Heartburn and chest pain - MayoClinic.com
Saturday
WEBMD - Heart, Leukemia Warning for MS Drug Novantrone
One blood clot leads to chance of another
MedlinePlus:LINKPatients who suffer a blood clot are at high risk of experiencing another one, with men more than twice at risk as women, a Dutch study found.
Friday
Blacks, Southerners Hardest Hit by Stroke
MedlinePlus: Bypass more effective than stents
Monday
CBS News | Video Games Aid Stroke Victims
LINKWhen stroke victims played virtual reality games in which they imagined they were diving with sharks or snowboarding down a narrow slope, their ability to walk eventually improved, researchers reported in a small study.
Saturday
PharmaLive: FDA Approves AstraZeneca's ATACAND (candesartan cilexetil) for Use With an ACE Inhibitor in the Treatment of Heart Failure
Face stroke before it faces you
Face stroke before it faces you: "Reducing risk factors could help you avoid becoming a 'face of stroke'
This year stroke will strike 700,000 Americans of all ages, genders and ethnicities.%uFFFD A member of your family, a friend or neighbor %u2014 even you %u2014 could be a victim.
Stroke is the No. 3 cause of death of Americans and is a leading cause of disability.%uFFFD"
This year stroke will strike 700,000 Americans of all ages, genders and ethnicities.%uFFFD A member of your family, a friend or neighbor %u2014 even you %u2014 could be a victim.
Stroke is the No. 3 cause of death of Americans and is a leading cause of disability.%uFFFD"
The New York Times > Health > Some Extra Heft May Be Helpful, New Study Says
Tuesday
Most Stroke Patients Do Not Receive Recommended Treatments
LINK: "'There remain critical gaps in the delivery of evidence-based acute stroke care -- and not just in terms of tPA,' Dr. Mathew J. Reeves from Michigan State University, East Landing, told Reuters Health. 'We found gaps in several other important areas, including dysphagia screening, anti-coagulation treatment for atrial fibrillation patients, smoking cessation, and in-hospital lipid testing.'"
LINK
Sunday
USA Today - Effective Stroke Drug Underused
Unhappy Marriage Raises Womens Heart Risk
Gastro, Antipsychotic Meds Linked to Cardiac Death
Drug Might Lower Heart Attack Risk
Hormone Replacement Therapy Reduces Left Ventricular Mass
LINK: "Oral Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) seems to have a beneficial impact on cardiovascular health in hypertensive
postmenopausal women, researchers reported at the American Society of Hypertension Twentieth Annual Meeting held in San
Francisco. "
postmenopausal women, researchers reported at the American Society of Hypertension Twentieth Annual Meeting held in San
Francisco. "
Hormone Replacement Therapy Reduces Left Ventricular Mass
LINK: "Oral Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) seems to have a beneficial impact on cardiovascular health in hypertensive
postmenopausal women, researchers reported at the American Society of Hypertension Twentieth Annual Meeting held in San
Francisco. "
postmenopausal women, researchers reported at the American Society of Hypertension Twentieth Annual Meeting held in San
Francisco. "
CBS News | More Prone To Sudden Heart Death?
LINK(AP) Scientists in France think they have figured out how to predict which people are at risk of dropping dead suddenly from a heart attack, according to a study published to be published in Thursday's New England Journal of Medicine.
Friday
CBS News | Video Games Aid Stroke Victims
"Heart and Stroke News is dedicated to Cindy McCain...a 1-year Stroke Survivor...A HERO & a friend"
- Stan Swartz
Publisher
Cindy McCain is the Honorary Chairman of Princess Di's charity HALO! Cindy is in Afganistan helping HALO...click to see Slideshow
Publisher
Cindy McCain is the Honorary Chairman of Princess Di's charity HALO! Cindy is in Afganistan helping HALO...click to see Slideshow
Tuesday
Level head position best for stroke patients
'Mini-strokes' Often Precede Full-blown Stroke
LINK: " Within three months after experiencing a transient ischemic attack, commonly known as a mini stroke, more than 14 percent of people suffer a major stroke, Ohio-based researchers report."
Monday
Low Cholesterol? Don't Brag Quite Yet - New York Times
Drug combos best for heart disease
Saturday
Heart risk factors should be world concern
Stroke drug side effects limit use
U.S. National Library of Medicine - MedlinePlus: Level Head Position Best for Stroke Patients
Nitric Oxide May Have Connection to Heart Failure
LINK Enzymes that make the gas nitric oxide can help protect the heart but can also promote heart failure, reports a Johns Hopkins Medicine study