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  • Ginkgo biloba compounds found to improve cognitive function following stroke

    03/17/2024 8:13:11 AM PDT · by ConservativeMind · 14 replies
    Medical Xpress / SciencePOD / Open Medicine ^ | March 14, 2024 | Meini Zhang et al
    Ginkgo Diterpene Lactone Meglumine (GDLM), a group of organic compounds that derive from the Ginkgo biloba plant, can improve cognitive function in patients who recently experienced an acute ischemic stroke, according to new research. During a stroke, impaired blood flow to the brain results in oxygen deprivation and an inflammatory response which ultimately leads to neuronal cell death. Consequently, cognitive impairment is common in stroke patients. GDLM could have the potential as such a treatment. Ginkgo biloba, from which it derives, has been used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat cardiovascular disease, and GDLM itself has been shown to inhibit...
  • Study: Daily Cannabis Smokers 25% More Likely to Suffer Heart Attack, 42% Higher Stroke Risk

    03/12/2024 6:16:58 AM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 20 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 03/12/2024 | PAUL BOIS
    A study suggests daily cannabis users have a 25 percent increased risk of a heart attack and a 42 percent increased risk of a stroke. The new study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association and funded by the National Institutes of Health showed that cannabis smoke increased the risk of heart attacks similar to tobacco smoke. Abra Jeffers, a data analyst at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston and former researcher at the Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education at the University of California, San Francisco, said that cannabis use should be considered an increased risk of...
  • Broccoli-derived compound could help prevent and treat stroke (Sulforaphane triples clot busting success rate)

    03/10/2024 8:42:59 PM PDT · by ConservativeMind · 20 replies
    A three-year world-first study has found that a common cruciferous vegetable eaten by millions every day could prevent and treat one of the nation's biggest killers. In pre-clinical trials, the study confirmed a natural chemical found in broccoli can reduce the formation of harmful blood clots that can in some instances lead to stroke, as well as improve the performance of clot-busting drugs afterwards. About 85% of strokes are caused by the formation of a harmful blood clot in the brain (also known as acute ischemic stroke). "After a patient has an ischemic stroke, they are treated with tissue plasminogen...
  • Prayer request

    03/10/2024 2:39:20 PM PDT · by fhayek · 72 replies
    3/10/2024 | me
    Hi everyone. It may be already a fait accompli.. My brother in law, a former Buffalo Cop suffered a stroke last week and is going to be taken off his respirator this afternoon. He is a good guy who fought the good fight. He is a family man, and he could be funny as hell whenever there was a family get together. He is 64, and he is a good friend. If you have a second, perhaps you can remember him in your prayers.
  • Avoid Taking Ibuprofen With This Common Medication At All Costs

    02/27/2024 12:40:35 AM PST · by Jyotishi · 32 replies
    Health Digest ^ | February 26, 2024 | Beth Bradford
    Ibuprofen works wonders for your headaches, joint pain, muscle aches, and menstrual cramps, so it's probably no surprise that it's the second most common over-the-counter (OTC) drug behind paracetamol (Tylenol), according to a 2023 article https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36876700/ in the European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences. You might get a prescription for ibuprofen if you have rheumatoid arthritis or osteoarthritis to reduce the pain and swelling from these conditions. Ibuprofen might also be used for psoriatic arthritis, arthritis of the spine, and gouty arthritis. Like other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), ibuprofen works by blocking an enzyme that makes prostaglandins that cause...
  • BREAKING: Texas Sen. Ted Cruz calls for Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell to step down

    02/06/2024 9:52:02 PM PST · by RandFan · 93 replies
    Twitter/X ^ | Feb 6 | Leading Report
    @LeadingReport BREAKING: Texas Sen. Ted Cruz calls for Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell to step down. Cruz said when asked if it’s necessary for McConnell to step down as Senate leader, “I think it is.” Other Republican senators have had enough of McConnell as well. Sen. Ron Johnson likewise said McConnell’s strategy was “fatally flawed” when he “entered into this secret negotiation with Democrat Senator Chuck Schumer.” “It normalizes thousands of people a day,” Johnson said of the bill. “It probably undermines the future president’s ability to secure the border by having things like a discretionary threshold.” Sen. Rick Scott...
  • Active components of ginkgo biloba may improve early cognitive recovery after stroke

    People with ischemic (clot-caused) stroke had better early recovery of cognitive function if treated with intravenous injections of a combination of biologically active components of ginkgo biloba during the first two weeks after the stroke, according to a preliminary study. In early 2023, researchers from this study published the results of a multicenter trial indicating that people with ischemic stroke had better recovery if they were treated with daily injections of ginkgo diterpene lactone meglumine (GDLM), a combination of the biologically active components of ginkgo biloba. The researchers analyzed the cognitive recovery of 3,163 stroke survivors (average age of 63...
  • High school freshman, 14, dies after having stroke during swim practice

    12/27/2023 6:42:20 AM PST · by george76 · 40 replies
    New York Post ^ | Dec. 21, 2023 | Social Links forPatrick Reilly
    A Chicago suburb is mourning the loss of a high school freshman who died Sunday after suffering a stroke during swim practice ... James Oliver, a 14-year-old student at Geneva High School, collapsed at West Chicago High School on Dec. 8, and suffered an AVM stroke and brain hemorrhage, school officials told parents ... He died on Sunday night after weeks in the hospital. The teen’s sudden death has left the community stunned. “He just brought me so much joy, as he did many other people,” swim coach Jennifer Heyer-Olson
  • Sen. Kennedy vows GOP will not budge on border security: 'We're as serious as four heart attacks and a stroke'

    12/16/2023 7:05:35 AM PST · by Libloather · 26 replies
    Fox News ^ | 12/14/23 | Fox News Staff
    Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., said on "FOX & Friends" Thursday that President Biden and VP Harris are embracing the "loon wing" of the Democratic Party that supports open borders. Kennedy said Republicans are "as serious as a heart attack" about demanding border security measures to go along with funding for Ukraine. JOHN KENNEDY: President Biden is in political trouble. His poll numbers are practically on the ocean floor. 70% of the American people think his first car was a chariot. At times, his vice president talks like she's from outer space. Part of the reason is that the president and...
  • Did Joe Biden have a stroke?

    12/02/2023 6:03:26 PM PST · by AnthonySoprano · 111 replies
    Vanity | 12/2/2023 | Self
  • Researchers claim vitamin supplements and new technology can help prevent secondary stroke (L-methylfolate and methylcobalamin)

    11/28/2023 8:55:22 PM PST · by ConservativeMind · 17 replies
    A team of researchers argue that vitamin supplements can help prevent secondary strokes. They also advocate for the value of new technologies in eye research to verify these findings. Homocysteine is an amino acid associated with stroke and secondary stroke when elevated above normal levels. B vitamins and folate, also known as vitamin B9, can help lower levels of homocysteine and stroke, according to a peer-reviewed editorial. Elevated homocysteine is the result of genetic mutations or inadequate stores of vitamins B6, B12, folate and riboflavin (B2). Lowering it is relatively inexpensive because it can be achieved through vitamin supplementation. The...
  • Walking more than five flights of stairs a day can cut risk of heart disease by 20%, study says

    10/01/2023 6:12:09 PM PDT · by ConservativeMind · 54 replies
    Medical Xpress / Tulane University / Atherosclerosis ^ | Sept. 28, 2023 | Zimin Song et al
    Forget walking 10,000 steps a day. Taking at least 50 steps climbing stairs each day could significantly slash your risk of heart disease, according to a new study. The study, published in Atherosclerosis, found that climbing more than five flights of stairs daily could reduce risk of cardiovascular disease by 20%. Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) along with coronary artery disease and stroke are the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. "Short bursts of high-intensity stair climbing are a time-efficient way to improve cardiorespiratory fitness and lipid profile, especially among those unable to achieve the current physical activity recommendations," said...
  • TV Dentist Died 'Suddenly' From Bleed on Brain

    09/26/2023 3:41:51 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 12 replies
    Celebrity TV dentist Dr Uchenna Okoye died from a bleed on the brain, a coroner's report has found. The 53-year-old, who starred on Channel 4 makeover show 10 Years Younger and was a regular contributor on ITV's This Morning, died on 15 September after falling ill at home. In a statement based on a coroner's report, and released by Dr Okoye's personal assistant, it said her "sudden death" was caused by a subarachnoid haemorrhage. According to the NHS, this is an uncommon type of stroke caused by bleeding in the space between the brain and thin tissues that surround the...
  • Judge Judy Sheindlin suffered mini-stroke live on-air - the incident in her own words

    09/22/2023 11:00:28 AM PDT · by simpson96 · 27 replies
    Hello Magazine ^ | 09/19/2023 | Hannah Hargrave
    Judy Sheindlin has seen more than her fair share of eye-opening court battles but nothing could have prepared her for what happened to her during one of her live shows. The Judge Judy star - who is now at the helm of her show Judy Justice which streams on Amazon - believed she suffered a mini-stroke in front of her audience in 2011. Judy opened up about the scary moment while talking to Good Morning America and admitted she thinks she had a transient ischemic attack (TIA). WATCH: Judge Judy shares husband's 85th birthday gift According to the New York...
  • Physician: ‘No Evidence’ Mitch McConnell Suffered Stroke, Has Seizure Disorder

    09/05/2023 10:50:48 AM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 54 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 09/05/2023 | WENDELL HUSEBØ
    There is “no evidence” that Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) suffers from a seizure disorder or suffered a stroke during an incident on August 30 when he appeared to freeze, Attending Physician Brian Monahan wrote Tuesday. “My examination of you following your August 30, 2023 brief episode included several medical evaluations: brain MRI imaging, EEG study and consultations with several neurologists for a comprehensive neurology assessment,” Monahan prefaced in a letter to McConnell. “There is no evidence that you have a seizure disorder or that you experienced a stroke, TIA or movement disorder such as Parkinson’s disease,” the doctor wrote. “There...
  • McConnell Has Fallen Multiple Times This Year

    07/27/2023 8:22:55 AM PDT · by Macho MAGA Man · 42 replies
    CNN ^ | July 27, 2023 | Manu Raju
    Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell, who froze during a news conference Wednesday and earlier this year suffered a concussion after falling down, has also endured two other falls this year, according to multiple people familiar with the matter. The first known time, in February, occurred in Finland when McConnell and a US delegation met with the Finnish president in Helsinki, according to three sources familiar with the matter. As he got out of his car on a snowy day and walked towards his meeting with Finnish President Sauli Niinistö, the GOP leader tripped and fell, the sources said of the...
  • Jamie Foxx Breaking Silence After Illness Fuels More Vaccine Conspiracies

    07/22/2023 12:54:30 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 28 replies
    Newsweek ^ | 7/22/23 | Anna Commander
    OVID-19 rumors are mounting again on social media related to actor Jamie Foxx after he broke his silence on Saturday about an unspecified "medical complication" that left him hospitalized in early April. SNIP Meanwhile, the claim has been fact checked by Newsweek and was found to be wholly unverified. A spokesperson for Foxx also addressed the vaccine rumors in June, telling NBC News in an emailed statement that the claim is "completely inaccurate." However after Foxx's Instagram video, numerous people posted to Twitter to comment about his condition. Twitter user Luther Cyrus wrote, "Jamie Foxx is definitely vaccine injured. Too...
  • Medical mistakes kill, permanently disable 795,000 Americans a year, study finds

    07/20/2023 6:57:08 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 41 replies
    UPI ^ | JULY 20, 2023 / 9:40 AM / UPDATED AT 9:43 AM | By Cara Murez, HealthDay News
    Researchers from Johns Hopkins and the Risk Management Foundation of the Harvard Medical Institutions looked at 15 diseases and concluded that 371,000 Americans died and 424,000 were permanently disabled as a result of misdiagnoses. About 795,000 Americans die or are permanently disabled every year due to misdiagnosed medical conditions. A new analysis led by experts at Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore looks more closely at diagnostic error and its impact. "Prior work has generally focused on errors occurring in a specific clinical setting, such as primary care, the emergency department or hospital-based care," lead author Dr. David Newman-Toker, director of...
  • Warfarin use should not disqualify stroke patients from lifesaving clot-removing surgery, says study

    06/28/2023 1:06:45 PM PDT · by ConservativeMind · 3 replies
    Medical Xpress / UT Southwestern Medical / JAMA ^ | June 26, 2023 | Brian Mac Grory et al
    Most stroke patients taking the anticoagulant warfarin were no more likely than those not on the medication to experience a brain bleed when undergoing a procedure to remove a blood clot researchers report in a study. The findings could help doctors better gauge the risk of endovascular thrombectomy (EVT), potentially expanding the pool of eligible patients for this mainstay stroke treatment. "Warfarin is a type of blood thinner commonly used to prevent stroke because of heart conditions such as atrial fibrillation. Although not very common, patients taking warfarin may still experience a stroke. In clinical practice, it's very possible that...
  • Higher likelihood of excellent outcome after stroke seen with tirofiban

    06/07/2023 11:21:29 AM PDT · by ConservativeMind · 2 replies
    Medical Xpress / HealthDay / New England Journal of Medicine ^ | June 5, 2023 | Elana Gotkine / Wenjie Zi et al / Jose G. Romano et al
    For patients with stroke of recent onset or progression of stroke symptoms and no occlusion of large or medium-sized cerebral vessels, intravenous tirofiban is associated with an increased likelihood of an excellent outcome, according to a study. Wenjie Zi, M.D. and colleagues conducted a multicenter trial involving patients with ischemic stroke without occlusion of large or medium-sized vessels, a National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale score of 5 or greater, and at least one moderately to severely weak limb. Eligible patients were ineligible for thrombolysis or thrombectomy and within 24 hours of stroke; had progression of stroke symptoms soon after...