Entries Tagged 'Stroke' ↓
Strokes In Young People Increasing
October 21st, 2011 — Stroke
More and more we're seeing strokes in young people increasing in the United States, and their unhealthy lifestyle is likely to blame say experts who looked at hospital data on 8 million patients between the years of 1995 to 2008. Once a condition of older people, strokes are happening with alarming regularity in younger and younger patients. The new research claims that stroke rates in those 5 to 44 years old went up by almost 33% in less than ten years. Having hypertension, diabetes and being obese Read more [...]
Acupuncture Treatment – Acupuncture for Circulation Problems
October 15th, 2010 — Heart Disease, Stroke
Our body is a complete unit with so many systems like circulatory, digestive, excretory, nervous and skeleton working in coordination. Although each system has different role, they are so much connected to each other that any impairment in one system can affect the working of the other one. Among all the systems circulation system has very important role as it helps in providing all the nutrients and oxygen to the each cell of the body. This only takes the pure blood to the tissues and carries away Read more [...]
The "Brain Attack" Called a Stroke
July 24th, 2010 — Stroke
Someone in the United States has a stroke every 40 seconds on average. Nearly nine out of ten strokes occur when a blood clot blocks a vessel in the brain (called ischemic stroke). Less commonly, a stroke occurs when a weakened blood vessel in the brain ruptures (hemorrhagic stroke). The bleeding into the brain resulting from a hemorrhagic stroke is difficult to stop, making them more likely to be fatal. You may have heard the term "mini-stroke", also known as a transient ischemic attack, Read more [...]
7 Easy Remedies & Tips to Lower Your Homocysteine Level
June 1st, 2010 — Heart Disease, Stroke
Homocysteine is an amino acid that is found in the blood. High levels of homocysteine can damage the lining in the arteries and can increase the blockages in the blood vessel. Read more [...]
Hypertension – The Warning Signs of a Stroke
April 12th, 2010 — high blood pressure, Hypertension, Stroke
Our body organs are connected each other. It creates a systematic arrangement that allows our body to do many activities. If there is any destruction or problems in one organ it may disturb other organs’ function. Take the sample of high pressure problem. If you have high pressure every day, it will cause problems into your heart work. If it is happened, it can cause serious disease and the worst one is Stroke. Read more [...]
How to Decrease Your Chances of a Stroke
March 21st, 2010 — heart attack, Stroke
It's known as a silent killer because you never know when you will be affected by it. For those who think they are not at risk you need to get serious about it and find out more about strokes and if you are at risk. Read more [...]
Stem Cells For Stroke Patients
March 18th, 2010 — Stroke
Adult stem cells therapy is used to treat stroke, Alzheimer's disease, motor neuron disease, Parkinson's disease and etc. The cells that are used are from our own body as other cells may be rejected by our body. They can be considered as our body's repair kit. Read more [...]
The Truth Behind Strokes
January 27th, 2010 — Stroke
The brain is quite gluttonous. One-fifth of the blood that is being pumped by the heart is need by the human brain to function normally as expected. Read more [...]
Diabetes, Heart Disease, and Stroke Could Happen To You
September 20th, 2009 — coronary heart disease, diabetes, Heart Disease, high blood pressure, Hypertension, Stroke
Did you know that if you have diabetes you have a greater chance of dying from heart disease or stroke and it doesn't make any difference if you are a woman or a man? One reason is high blood levels of sugar make the walls of your blood vessels thicker and cause them to lose their elasticity, which in turn makes it harder for blood to pass through. Read more [...]
Heart Disease and Stroke – Knowing And Reducing Your Risks For Stroke
November 11th, 2008 — Heart Disease, high blood pressure, Stroke
You are able to protect yourself from heart disease and stroke. Read more [...]
