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Clinical Trial Uses Bat Saliva Enzyme for Stroke Treatment
(PhysOrg.com) -- Vampires aren't usually cast in the role of saviors, but stroke experts are hoping a blood thinner that mimics a chemical in vampire saliva will help save brain cells in stroke patients.
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Dec 30, 2008 |
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Potential for stroke victims to dramatically regain mobility
(PhysOrg.com) -- In a discovery with the potential to drastically improve the lives of stroke and head injury victims, University of Otago and UCLA researchers have come up with a drug therapy which could unlock paralysed ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Nov 04, 2010 |
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Risk of heart attack and stroke following dental treatment outweighed by long-term benefits
Research published today suggests that invasive dental treatment, such as extractions, carries a small but statistically significant increase in the risk of stroke and heart attack over the short term. However, ...
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Oct 19, 2010 |
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Minimally invasive stroke treatment produces better patient outcomes than surgical operation
While minimally invasive coil treatments for those with a ruptured brain aneurysm have proved to be a more effective technique than traditional surgical operation in selected patients, the superior procedure is drastically ...
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May 29, 2009 |
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Study: Plavix plus aspirin helps prevent strokes
(AP) -- Taking the blood thinner Plavix along with aspirin helped prevent strokes and heart attacks in people with a common heartbeat abnormality that puts them at high risk of these problems, doctors reported Tuesday.
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Mar 31, 2009 |
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Study shows local standards of care affect the benefits of switching to new treatement alternatives
An analysis of a trial into how a new drug dabigatran was effective in preventing stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation has shown that local standards of care affect the benefits of switching to new treatments. This ...
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Aug 29, 2010 |
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Mexican Americans less likely than whites to call 9-1-1 for stroke
Mexican Americans are 40 percent less likely than non-Hispanic whites to call 9-1-1 and be taken to the hospital via ambulance for stroke — resulting in medical treatment delays — according to a new study reported in Stroke: ...
Mar 25, 2010 |
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Individualized stroke treatment available for patients, though underutilized
Nearly 90 percent of the 700,000 strokes that affect U.S. patients each year are caused by a blockage of blood vessels supplying the brain, known as ischemic stroke. A new study published in Catheterization and Cardiovascular In ...
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Mar 26, 2009 |
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