Word: stroke
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...idea is to bring together basic scientists working in fundamental areas...with hospital scientists who have more of a direct interest in translating research to dealing with patients working alongside researchers," Martin said. He said research on AIDS, Alzheimer's, diabetes, stroke, and heart disease will be happen in the new North Quad. Genetic research will also be a focus of scientists' work at the facility...
...Brussels sprouts, she received more than 40 different recipes. (Oddly enough, none of her colleagues asked to borrow any.) Her greatest reward is learning how her columns have alerted people to check out symptoms they had been ignoring. One woman wrote that her mother was saved from a massive stroke as a result...
...Just two weeks ago, a study in the Journal of the American Medical Association concluded that women who consume as little as 8 oz. of fish a week cut their risk of suffering a stroke almost in half...
...ages, especially during the dark winter months and around the holidays, older people must cope with the loss of loved ones, social isolation and the physical limitations that often come with age. Physical changes in the brain caused by illnesses such as Alzheimer's disease and vascular (i.e., stroke-related) insufficiency, alcohol and drug abuse, and some antihypertensive medications also predispose the elderly to depression. Studies conducted by the National Institute of Mental Health and the New York Presbyterian Hospital, Westchester division, confirm that medical illnesses, such as heart disease, stroke and cancer, are major correlatives of depression in older...
...turn up their noses at eating seafood, but the catch on the end of the line is indeed good for you. One of the first major studies to look at fish-eating women reports that those who consume seafood five times a week have a 50% lower risk of stroke. Reason: fatty acids in fish decrease the "stickiness" of blood, reducing the odds that a clot will form. Herring, salmon and bluefish have the most fatty acids; sole and haddock the least...