Should obesity be treated as any other disease?
"European Obesity Day celebrated every May, brings people together to raise awareness and increase knowledge about obesity and the many other diseases on which it impacts. The aim is to get coordinated action to improve the prevention and treatment of obesity and...
How do I cope with epilepsy after stroke?
Written by Tom Balchin | First published on https://arni.uk.com Stroke is one of many conditions that can lead to seizures, or epilepsy. You may think of these as ‘having fits’. In the UK this condition affects just under 1% of the population. Around 5% of people who...
New report – Towards an EU Strategic Framework for the Prevention of NCDs
The European Chronic Disease Alliance (ECDA), the European Public Health Alliance (EPHA) and the NCD Alliance publish the paper "Towards an EU-Strategic Framework for the Prevention of Non-communicable Diseases" concluding that a new EU strategic framework to prevent...
RE-SPECT ESUS: Optimizing Prevention of Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source
We would like to recommend to your attention a Round-Table discussion that held place at last year's WSC in Montreal, Canada. This Round Table Discussion reviews strategies for secondary prevention strategies in ESUS and the implications of the recent RE-SPECT ESUS...
Long-term decline in stroke greater in older adults
This article was first published on ScienceDaily.com Although the occurrence of first-ever ischemic stroke (strokes due to a blood clot that blocks a blood vessel in the brain) at middle age has been decreasing over time, researchers have found that the decline is not...
