Share on Pinterest Adding blood thinners to clot-busting medication after a stroke does not appear to improve the outcomes, according to a new study. credit: szjphoto/Getty Images. About 15 million ...

Correspondence to Dr Ada Tang, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences, Hamilton, Canada; atang{at}mcmaster.ca Objective To determine the superiority of ...

A stroke involves a disruption in the blood supply to the brain. This event can cause damage to the brain, causing physical effects, such as an overactive bladder. During a stroke, small particles, ...

In the US, someone has a stroke every 45 seconds. Around one-third of these strokes are recurrent and a significant amount of those strokes lead to death. Returning to previous levels of activity ...

Once you know the symptoms of a stroke, identifying them isn't difficult . And understanding how to respond to a stroke could save someone's life—even yours. Beyond that, learning about stroke can ...

Strokes occur when a vessel that’s carrying blood to the brain is obstructed or ruptures, according to the American Stroke Association. When this happens, the brain cannot get the blood and oxygen it ...

I’m writing these words just after the Oct. 25 nationally televised debate between John Fetterman and Mehmet Oz, the candidates for the open seat in the race for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania. The ...

Stroke is one of the leading causes of serious and complex adult disability; anyone reading this could be the next stroke survivor. Every day in the UK, 240 people of all ages wake up to the effects ...

A man died after he took the maximum dose of sildenafil, a generic form of Viagra, with alcohol. An autopsy revealed that he had a stroke, and signs of long-standing high blood pressure. People need ...

Fast highlights the most common warning signs of stroke, but some strokes present differently. To make sure fewer cases are missed, additional symptoms such as dizziness, visual changes and loss of ...