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Could vaping be linked to spinal cord infarct?

Written by | 1 Apr 2025

29th EAHP Congress highlights Cigarette smoking is a well-recognised risk factor for stroke and measures to reduce the prevalence of cigarette smoking have been implemented in many countries. […]

NHS urged to offer single pill to all over-50s to prevent heart attacks and strokes

Written by | 11 Mar 2025

The NHS could prevent thousands more heart attacks and strokes every year by offering everyone in the UK aged 50 and over a single “polypill” combining a statin […]

New study adds to evidence of stroke and heart attack risk with some hormonal contraceptives

Written by | 21 Feb 2025

Certain hormonal contraceptives are associated with a higher stroke and heart attack risk, finds a large study from Denmark in The BMJ today that draws on prescription records to give […]

A diabetes, heart failure, and kidney disease medication is the first of its kind to significantly reduce both heart attacks and strokes

Written by | 19 Feb 2025

Sotagliflozin, a drug recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat type 2 diabetes and kidney disease with additional cardiovascular risk factors, can significantly reduce heart […]

UCalgary study identifies a key role for pharmacists in stroke risk reduction

Written by | 7 Aug 2024

Atrial fibrillation (Afib) is the most common heart rhythm disorder encountered in clinical practice according to Dr. Roopinder Sandhu, MD, MPH, and the leading cause of stroke in […]

Pharmacy researcher develops intervention for metabolic diseases like diabetes, stroke and heart disease

Written by | 24 Jun 2023

An investigator with the University of Kansas School of Pharmacy has filed an invention disclosure, part of a provisional patent application with the United States Patent and Trademark […]

Can the flu shot reduce your risk of stroke?

Written by | 11 Sep 2022

Getting an annual flu shot may be associated with a lower risk of stroke, according to a study published in the September 7, 2022, online issue of Neurology®, the […]

Stroke higher among young women than men

Written by | 1 Feb 2022

The incidence of stroke incidence appears to be greater in women under 35 years-old than in men of the same age group, researchers reported on Jan. 24, 2022 […]

An illuminating possibility for stroke treatment: Nano-photosynthesis

Written by | 11 Jun 2021

Blocked blood vessels in the brains of stroke patients prevent oxygen-rich blood from getting to cells, causing severe damage. Plants and some microbes produce oxygen through photosynthesis. What […]

Heart failure and stroke rising in men under 40

Written by | 13 Apr 2021

Heart failure and stroke are unusual diagnoses among younger people. But they are now clearly on the rise in men below the age of 40, according to a […]

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