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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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Sunday
People who have had a minor stroke have a 43% chance of another stroke or vascular event within 10-years,
Friday
PharmaLive: FDA Approves BiDil for Treatment of Heart Failure in Black Patients
Saturday
MAYO CLINIC VIDEO: Electrocardiogram
Click here for video linkWhether you call it an ECG or EKG, an electrocardiogram is an important tool for detecting heart disease and helping pinpoint exactly what's wrong.
MAYO CLINIC VIDEO: Coronary angioplasty
Click here for video linkThis video shows how percutaneous coronary intervention, also known as coronary angioplasty, opens narrowed coronary arteries and how stenting keeps the arteries open.
MAYO CLINIC VIDEO: Echocardiography
Click here for video linkEchocardiograms show what is happening, right now, in your heart. You can see your ventricles squeeze and relax, and watch the valves open and close in rhythm with your heartbeat.
U.S. approves blood test to screen for stroke risk
Friday
FDA Advisory Committee Recommends Approval for NitroMed's BiDil to Treat Black Patients With Heart Failure
Tuesday
!!!High-dose painkillers increase heart attack risk
Reuters Health - headlinesAt high doses, both the older anti-inflammatory painkillers known as NSAIDs and the newer COX-2 inhibitors (dubbed coxibs) modestly increase the risk of heart attacks in patients with arthritis, investigators report.
This means, they say, that painkillers should be chosen based on their relative gastrointestinal and cardiovascular safety profiles, rather than their class.
Dr. Gurkipal Singh and colleagues at the Stanford University School of Medicine, California, looked at the risk of heart attack in more than 650,000 adults diagnosed with arthritis and treated with NSAIDs or selective COX-2 inhibitors between January 1999 and June 2004.
The researchers found that many, but not all, NSAIDS increased the probability of heart attacks: indomethacin by 71 percent, sulindac by 41 percent, and ibuprofen by 11 percent. Among the coxibs, rofecoxib increased the risk by 32 percent and celecoxib by 9 percent.
This means, they say, that painkillers should be chosen based on their relative gastrointestinal and cardiovascular safety profiles, rather than their class.
Dr. Gurkipal Singh and colleagues at the Stanford University School of Medicine, California, looked at the risk of heart attack in more than 650,000 adults diagnosed with arthritis and treated with NSAIDs or selective COX-2 inhibitors between January 1999 and June 2004.
The researchers found that many, but not all, NSAIDS increased the probability of heart attacks: indomethacin by 71 percent, sulindac by 41 percent, and ibuprofen by 11 percent. Among the coxibs, rofecoxib increased the risk by 32 percent and celecoxib by 9 percent.
Psychological distress common in heart patients
Reuters Health - News PageMany people with heart failure or who have had a heart attack suffer from psychological distress, yet only about one third of such patients have visited a mental health professional, new research shows.
"Physicians need to be aware that psychological distress is a problem among patients with cardiovascular disease," Dr. Amy K. Ferketich, from the Ohio State University School of Public Health in Columbus, told Reuters Health
"Physicians need to be aware that psychological distress is a problem among patients with cardiovascular disease," Dr. Amy K. Ferketich, from the Ohio State University School of Public Health in Columbus, told Reuters Health
Monday
Exercise boosts sex life in men with heart failure
Statins Underprescribed To Patients At Higher Risk of Heart Disease
linkThe use of cholesterol-lowering drugs known as statins to reduce the risk of heart disease has exploded in recent years, but a new Stanford University School of Medicine study shows that doctors are prescribing them in only half of their visits with patients who would benefit most from them.
Based on the findings, the researchers say physicians should be more aggressive in investigating statin therapy for patients with a high or moderate risk of heart disease, and that patients should ask to have their cholesterol levels checked regularly.
Based on the findings, the researchers say physicians should be more aggressive in investigating statin therapy for patients with a high or moderate risk of heart disease, and that patients should ask to have their cholesterol levels checked regularly.
Sunday
Salt Aggravates High Blood Pressure
LINK: "If you're trying to reduce your salt consumption to control your blood pressure, you'll have to do more than just keep the salt shaker off the table.
Many prepared foods, including soups, cereals, frozen dinners and canned vegetables, contain large amounts of salt, warn University of Michigan (U-M) Health System experts.
The result can be higher blood pressure in people with hypertension.
'Because hypertension is an enormous contributor to strokes, heart failure and heart attacks, that makes controlling it a great problem for patients and for physicians,' said Dr. Lee Green, an associate professor of family medicine."
: Intense Training Improves Language After Stroke
MedlinePlus: LINK: "A short-term, intense language training program leads to stable, long-term improvement in communication skills in stroke survivors whose speech has been affected, German researchers report in the medical journal Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.
The program, called 'constraint-induced aphasia therapy (CAIT),' includes 30 hours of training within 2 weeks with strategies to constrain nononverbal communication attempts by the patient"
The program, called 'constraint-induced aphasia therapy (CAIT),' includes 30 hours of training within 2 weeks with strategies to constrain nononverbal communication attempts by the patient"
Saturday
Plant Sterol Levels in Blood and Artery Plaques are Linked
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY...LINK
Study raises questions about food products meant to block cholesterol absorption
Study raises questions about food products meant to block cholesterol absorption
Friday
Secondhand smoke packs heavy toll; nearly as significant as smoking
Thursday
Treating Ministrokes Is Crucial to Preventing More Devastating Strokes
Statin Treatment Doesn't Help Heart Valve Problem
- Forbes.com....linkHopes that cholesterol-lowering statin drugs could slow the progression of a heart valve problem called aortic stenosis have been dampened -- but not killed -- by negative results in a Scottish study.
Brain stimulation may aid stroke recovery
Boston Scientific, J&J Stents Aid High-risk Cases
Wednesday
Blacks Have Higher Death Rate from Stroke
Tuesday
Heart drugs may prevent cancer
Saturday
BBC NEWS | Health | Curvier women 'will live longer'
BBC NEWS | Health | Curvier women 'will live longer': "researchers found those with wider hips also appeared to be protected against heart conditions.
Women with a hip measurement smaller than 40 inches, or a size 14 would not have this protection, they said.
The researchers say hip fat contains a beneficial natural anti-inflammatory.
Narrow hips 'detrimental'
They said this anti-inflammatory, called adiponectin, prevents arteries swelling up and becoming blocked."
Women with a hip measurement smaller than 40 inches, or a size 14 would not have this protection, they said.
The researchers say hip fat contains a beneficial natural anti-inflammatory.
Narrow hips 'detrimental'
They said this anti-inflammatory, called adiponectin, prevents arteries swelling up and becoming blocked."
Thursday
MedlinePlus: Well Diet Effective for Reducing Blood Pressure
MedlinePlus: LINK: "'It appears...that a diet combining these nutrient changes -- eg, lower sodium and saturated fat and higher potassium, calcium, magnesium, and phosphorus -- within a diet and physical activity pattern that induces negative energy balance achieves a greater reduction in blood pressure than does a low-fat diet,'"
MedlinePlus: Well Diet Effective for Reducing Blood Pressure
MedlinePlus: LINK: "'It appears...that a diet combining these nutrient changes -- eg, lower sodium and saturated fat and higher potassium, calcium, magnesium, and phosphorus -- within a diet and physical activity pattern that induces negative energy balance achieves a greater reduction in blood pressure than does a low-fat diet,'"