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Keeping high blood pressure and diabetes under control, for instance, will reduce the risk of developing stroke. Individuals who need to be on blood-thinning medications, including aspirin ...
May 19—(Family Features) Stroke can happen to anyone — it happens to more than 800,000 people every year in the United States. Knowing the signs of stroke and how to prevent it can help ...
Recognizing the signs of a stroke in women could make all the difference in saving a life. Here are 7 signs to look for.
Stroke Heroes Act FAST is a public health campaign produced by the Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention and Control Program at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. Begun in 2006, it is dedicated to increasing stroke recognition and shortening the time between the onset of stroke symptoms and arrival at a hospital's emergency department .
Watershed stroke symptoms are due to the reduced blood flow to all parts of the body, specifically the brain, thus leading to brain damage. Initial symptoms, as promoted by the American Stroke Association, are FAST, representing F = Facial weakness (droop), A = Arm weakness (drift), S = Speech difficulty (slur), and T = Time to act (priority of intervention).
Maintain a healthy diet high in fruit and vegetable and low in salt to stay a healthy state and keep blood pressure low. Limit alcohol consumption. Avoid cigarette smoke. If you smoke, seek help to stop now. Learn to recognize the warning signs of a stroke and how to take action.
Changes in the eye can help predict other health concerns in the body, such as diabetes and high blood pressure. A new study has identified a set of 29 vascular health indicators on the retina ...
A silent stroke (or asymptomatic cerebral infarction) is a stroke that does not have any outward symptoms associated with stroke, and the patient is typically unaware they have suffered a stroke. Despite not causing identifiable symptoms, a silent stroke still causes damage to the brain and places the patient at increased risk for both ...