Canadian researchers report that strokes treated on weekends are 14% more deadly than those treated on weekdays. "And while the study included only Canadians, the best guess is that the difference in outcome might be even worse in the United States,...
Beauty shops may be an ideal place to educate minority women about the key warning signs of a stroke, according to a...
Stroke patients in rural hospitals can receive safe, effective treatment with a clot-busting U drug when an expert from a larger hospital...
Neurologists say they've developed a quick test to assess the risk if someone who suffers a transient ischemic attack (TIA)...
Many American stroke patients have cholesterol levels higher than the national guidelines. A number of these patients may not have had a...
A newly engineered form of the blood-thinning drug heparin has proven more effective at preventing life-threatening clots in people who suffer strokes...
The first proven treatments for often fatal intracerebral hemorrhage (bleeding strokes) are on the horizon, including a new drug called recombinant activated...
The incidence of stroke has dropped over the last 50 years and yet stroke still remains a major problem for older Americans....
What would you do if you knew in advance that you were at risk for a stroke? You might assume that an...
Choosing the right counselor, psychiatrist or other mental health professional can be confusing. But when you face a mental health issue, it...
Inpatient physicians, one of the fastest growing medical specialties, can now be found in American hospitals. These doctors only provide in-hospital care...
Large for-profit dialysis centers may be overtreating patients for anemia (a shortage of red blood cells), a common complication in people with...