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Finnish Brain Association’s blood pressure campaign “The Priceless Processor” awarded with the Health Act of the Year 2018 award by Tamro
Tamro, Finland’s leading service provider and distributor of pharmaceuticals and health products, pronounced winners of The Health Awards 2018. The judges voted the Finnish Brain Association’s blood pressure campaign as the Health Act of the Year. Nightingale Health’s...
International project launches to prevent stroke in patients with brain bleeding
IMPERIAL NEWS; by Ryan O'Hare, Imperial College London. A new multi-million Euro initiative funded by the European Commission has been set up to help prevent stroke in patients with existing conditions The €6.9m project is aimed at patients with atrial...
Rare type of stroke increasing among pregnant women
The proportion of a rare type of stroke, called spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage or sSAH, is increasing among pregnant women, according to preliminary research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2018, a world premier...
Less than one in 100 stroke survivors meet heart health goals
Fewer than one in 100 stroke survivors meet all of Life's Simple 7 goals for ideal cardiovascular health identified by the American Heart Association. Moreover, the proportion who fail to meet almost all of the criteria is on the rise, according to preliminary...
Brain-scan guided emergency stroke treatment can save more lives
Study finds patients treated up to 16 hours after stroke showed positive outcomes Advances in brain imaging can identify a greater number of stroke patients who can receive therapy later than previously believed, according to a new study. The results of the...
