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Getting to the Heart of Stroke Prevention

Posted on 05/25/2012 by | AARP Blog Author | Comments

Personal HealthThe following is a guest post by Janet Wright, MD, FACC, Executive Director of Million Hearts™, a national initiative of the Department of Health and Human Services. Most of us are familiar with what happens when someone has a heart attack—we see it in movies, on TV shows, and unfortunately sometimes it happens to our loved ones, colleagues, or neighbors. But what about a stroke? If you’re not as familiar with what happens when someone has a stroke, you’re not …

Prevent a Heart Attack or Stroke by Controlling Your Blood Pressure

Posted on 05/1/2012 by | AARP Blog Author | Comments

Personal HealthThe following is a guest post by Janet Wright, MD, FACC, Executive Direction of Million Hearts™, a national initiative of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. As a practicing cardiologist for almost 25 years, I often met men and women for the first time when they suffered a serious and life-threatening event—a heart attack or stroke. I enjoyed being part of a team that used its skills to minimize damage and offer hope for a healthier future, and …

A Drink A Day May Keep Stroke Away — For Women

Posted on 03/12/2012 by | Personal Health and Well-being | Comments

Bulletin Today | Personal HealthLadies, I have some good news for you. That glass of wine we like to have with dinner at the end of the day? It may help protect us against stroke. A new study that followed nearly 84,000 women for 26 years found that women who drank a glass of wine, beer or a mixed drink daily were less likely to have a stroke, when compared to women didn’t drink at all. The study was published last week in the …

Juicy News: Citrus May Cut Stroke Risk, But Beware of Grapefruit

Posted on 02/27/2012 by | Personal Health and Well-being | Comments

Bulletin Today | Personal HealthLots of citrusy health news recently: Researchers say a nutrient in vitamin C-rich fruits like oranges, tangerines and grapefruit may help lower women’s risk of stroke, but beware — the Food and Drug Administration also just issued a reminder that fresh grapefruit and grapefruit juice can interfere with some prescription and nonprescription drugs. According to a new study published last week in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association, women who ate the most citrus fruit had a 19 percent …

Treating ‘Wake-Up’ Strokes: Clot-Busting Drugs May Help

Posted on 02/1/2012 by | Personal Health and Well-being | Comments

Bulletin Today | Personal HealthThey’re called “wake-up strokes” because you go to bed feeling normal, then wake up with stroke symptoms. Unfortunately, this makes it difficult for doctors to determine exactly when the stroke began  – and clot-dissolving drugs have been considered effective only if given within 4 1/2 hours of when a stroke started. But preliminary research shows that clot-busting treatments appear to be safe for wake-up strokes if patients can get to the emergency room quickly, according to a new study presented …

What Do Baked Potatoes Have To Do With Stroke?

Posted on 09/1/2011 by | Personal Health and Well-being | Comments

Bulletin Today | Personal HealthNew research indicates that if older adults want to lower their risk of getting a stroke, one of the best things they can do is eat a lot of high-potassium foods. That would be things like baked potatoes with the skin, cooked spinach, orange juice, bananas, yogurt, acorn squash, raisins and beans. People whose diet contains plenty of these foods may be less likely to suffer a stroke than those who get little of the mineral, according to a new study …

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