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Diets high in fruit, vegetables, whole grains and nuts among factors to lower first-time stroke risk
Guideline Highlights: Eating Mediterranean or DASH-style diets, regularly engaging in physical activity and keeping your blood pressure under control can lower your risk of a first-time stroke. Updated prevention guidelines also focus on lowering stroke risk among women.
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Costs to treat bleeding strokes increase 10 years later
Study Highlights: Costs to treat strokes caused by bleeding in the brain increased about 31 percent from five years after stroke to 10 years. Medication, nursing home and informal care expenses accounted for some of the increases.
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Trans fats still weighing Americans down
Study Highlights: Americans are eating less trans and saturated fats than they were three decades ago, but they’re still consuming these bad fats more than what’s recommended for good cardiovascular health. Intake of healthy omega-3 fatty acid was steady over the last 30 years, but most people still don’t get enough.
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Global Stroke Bill of Rights to be launched in support of stroke survivors worldwide
(Dallas) Oct. 22, 2014 – The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association joins the World Stroke Organization in acknowledging the Global Stroke Bill of Rights, launched today at the 9th World Stroke Congress in Istanbul, Turkey. Every other ...
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Más mujeres que hombres enfrentan ataques cerebrales
(Dallas) 20 de octubre 2014 - La modelo y actriz Claudia Mason está ayudando a American Heart Association/American Stroke Association a crear conciencia sobre la segunda causa principal de muerte, durante el Día Mundial del Ataque Cerebral, el 29 de ...