February 15, 2017 'Speed' and other recreational stimulants tied to heart damage Middle-aged adults who use recreational amphetamines like "speed," "ecstasy" or "ice" may develop a prematurely aging heart and experience health problems normally associated with older people, a recent study suggests.
January 31, 2017 Stroke research trials struggle to get enough participants Research trials of new treatments for stroke often face a slow process of finding subjects, and the current recruitment rate is lower than 25 years ago, according to a recent study.
January 12, 2017 Study finds how stress raises heart disease and stroke risk People with heightened activity in the amygdala, an area of the brain linked to stress, may be at greater risk of heart disease and stroke, scientists said on Thursday in research that could lead to new ways to treat stress-related heart problems.
January 5, 2017 Even after noncardiac surgery, heart attacks and strokes may be a risk A new study is shedding light on the risk of heart attack, stroke and death among patients who are hospitalized for surgery that doesn't involve the heart.
January 4, 2017 Tobacco, but not pot, boosts early stroke risk Smoking pot in young adulthood does not seem to increase the risk of early stroke, but cigarette smoking does, according to a study of nearly 50,000 Swedish military conscripts.
December 30, 2016 Debbie Reynolds' death: Can you die of a broken heart? Actress Debbie Reynolds died from a stroke on Dec. 28, just one day after her daughter, actress Carrie Fisher, died from a heart attack, Variety reported .
December 22, 2016 Nurse credited with saving student who had blood clot near brain stem A Tennessee school nurse is being credited with saving the life of one of her students after the seventh-grader collapsed in the hallway from a blood clot near his brain stem on Friday, KREM.com reported.
December 15, 2016 Could vaccines protect kids from stroke, too? Stroke is rare in children, but the risk of it happening is increased when a child has a cold or the flu, and reduced when kids are fully vaccinated, according to a new study.
December 15, 2016 Marital status, history linked to survival after stroke A person's current marital status and past marital losses may be related to their survival odds after a stroke, a new study suggests.
December 6, 2016 One drink a day may not always keep the doctor away It's called "holiday heart" because it happens to binge drinkers who feel a flutter or irregular heartbeat after too many cocktails at parties.
