Second hand smoking considerably increases the risk of stroke for your spouse, a new study suggests. picked by Maxriter 1 year ago

Suffering a stroke can have a profound effect on relationships and lead to significant changes in how couples relate to each other on a physical, psychological, social and emotional level, according a study in the June issue of the Journal of Clinical Nursing. picked by stinkobinko 6 months ago

Minutes after having sexual intercourse with her boyfriend, a 35-year-old woman suddenly felt her left arm go weak. Her speech became slurred and she lost feeling on the left side of her face. She was having a stroke. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

A ground-breaking surgical procedure could revolutionize the outcome for the estimated 150,000 yearly victims of stroke - the third most common cause of death and the largest cause of adult disability in the UK. picked by Bingo 4 months ago

This is from a year ago, a bit long, and sounds New-Agey at times, but is interesting for anyone interested in the old Huxley model of the transcendent experience. Taylor had a stroke, which shut off blood to her left hemisphere, and her symptoms, as she describes them, are very interesting. picked by drogue 9 months ago

Up to 60% of stroke patients develop impaired visual awareness - a condition known as "visual neglect".

Listening to pleasant music can help restore that vision according to scientists picked by Ankabout 8 months ago

Listening to music in the early stages after a stroke can improve a patient's recovery, research suggests. picked by keroberos32 2 years ago

Drinking three or more cups of tea a day may significantly reduce the chances of having a stroke, scientists claim. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

A Florida woman put on a feeding tube after she had a stroke is at the center of a court case that is eerily similar to the lengthy legal dispute over whether Terri Schiavo should be kept alive.
Image not related. picked by DerAlt 1 year ago

Democratic Sen. Tim Johnson of South Dakota suffered a possible stroke Wednesday.

If he had a stroke. If it is severe enough to force him to resign, than the republican governor of South Dakota could appoint anyone he wishes to the position, presumably a republican. This would put control of the senate back in republican hands.

**edit**: Spokesperson said not a stroke. picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago

A long but very interesting read about fuel engines. Theories, histories, differences, ways for better efficiences, and much much more. picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago

Garrison Keillor, author and host of the live radio show "A Prairie Home Companion," is to be released Friday from a hospital where he was undergoing tests after suffering a minor stroke, his spokesman said.
Keillor, who turned 67 last month, checked himself into United Hospital in St. Paul, Minnesota, on Monday, picked by Bingo 3 months ago

Curtin University of Technology researchers have found that long-term consumption of green tea can dramatically reduce the risk of ischemic stroke. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

The amount of sleep postmenopausal women get — either too little or too much — could affect their risk of having a stroke, suggests new research. picked by maxriter 1 year ago

David Jason Stinson was a football coach for a Kentucky high school. Sadly due to the heat as well as the creatine and Adderall that the boy was taking the player collapsed and died from a heat stroke. A jury sensibly recognized that the coach was not at fault. Update to this. picked by 2manyusernames 3 months ago

Women who breastfeed their babies may be lowering their own risk of a heart attack, heart disease or stroke, research suggests. picked by AutumnLotus 8 months ago

After suffering a stroke, a 64 year old woman loses the use of her left arm. However, tests have proven that her brain now recognizes a "phantom limb" that has taken its place.
It is the first ever recorded case of a patient being able to see, feel and move a phantom limb, the research team told the Annals of Neurology. picked by bingo 8 months ago

ISLAMABAD: Drinking tea reduces the risk of heart disease and stroke, but adding milk alters the effect, APP reported. picked by cactushair 7 months ago

Regular unintentional daytime dozing may be an early warning sign of stroke in elderly people, say US researchers. picked by mahler87 2 years ago

The 78-year-old Rock and Roll Hall of Famer was listed in guarded condition at Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha, Neb., said Susan Clary, picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago