A new medical device looks promising for treating stroke patients by removing blood clots, according to a Fox News report.
The report describes the device, called a “Solitaire Flow Restoration Device,” as an expanding, cylindrical metal cage inserted through a small tube into a blood clot.
Dr. Jeffrey Katz, chief of vascular neurology and director of the Stroke Center at North Shore University Hospital, said the device is used to treat the ...
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Aphasia, a condition that affects anywhere from 25 to 40 percent of stroke survivors, impairs a patient’s ability to speak, read, write or understand others. But according to the National Aphasia Association, the condition does not affect intelligence.
Aphasia affects about one million Americans, amounting to one in 25 people. That makes it more common than better-known conditions such as Parkinson’s Disease, cerebral palsy and muscular dystrophy.
Although the condition can result ...
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A new study in the journal Frontiers in Evolutionary Psychology questions whether the class of antidepressants called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs, do any good.
A report on the study in British newspaper Daily Mail said research suggests that SSRIs may actually make depression worse in the long term. The article suggests those findings, combined with numerous studies linking SSRIs to other health problems, raise serious questions about SSRIs’ reputation ...
continue reading...British charity Lifeblood is warning young professionals and video game enthusiasts that their lifestyles, which involve long periods of sitting around motionless, may put them at risk of potentially fatal blood clots.
A story in The Telegraph cites a survey of 1,000 people under age 30, which discovered that professionals with desk jobs sat still for an average of three hours a day. And three quarters of the respondents ate lunch ...
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The correlation between birth control pills and a higher rate of blood clots has long been documented. A study from Denmark suggests that non-oral forms of birth control – such as vaginal rings and skin patches – may also carry a risk of blood clots.
Most birth control pills carry a higher risk for blood clots, as does pregnancy itself. But numerous studies indicate that birth control pills containing the compound ...
continue reading...The National Blood Clot Alliance provides a number of tips designed to help people avoid potentially fatal blood clots. They include:
