Stroke

Multi-Use Drug Prozac for Stroke Recovery?

Multi-Use Drug Prozac for Stroke Recovery?
The multi-use drug Prozac shows promise in helping with stroke recovery. Patients who are given the drug right after a stroke are able to regain more movement control, and they are more likely to live . . .
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Inmates go on the rampage as New Year riot breaks out at open prison on the stroke of midnight

Inmates go on the rampage as New Year riot breaks out at open prison on the stroke of midnight
There was chaos at Ford Prison in West Sussex after inmates, angry at being asked to have breathalyser tests for contraband alcohol, torched buildings.
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MUSC is state’s top-rated stroke hospital, but some say other facilities provide adequate care too

MUSC is state’s top-rated stroke hospital, but some say other facilities provide adequate care too
In South Carolina, the heart of the so-called “stroke belt” of the country, a group of specialists wants to change the way stroke patients are treated. Despite the high rate of stroke and stroke mortality… Continue reading

Marijuana and stroke?

Question by lola68: Marijuana and stroke?
ok so around dec 2008 i had a stroke due to meth overdose (it was my first and obviously last.) i recovered fully in less than a year. (i was 18 when that happened) its been a year and ive been clean. less… Continue reading

LWMC earns stroke center certification

LWMC earns stroke center certification
LAKE WALES – Lake Wales Medical Center has received certification as a primary stroke center from the Florida Agency for Healthcare Administration and will seek Joint Commission recognition, the hospital announced.
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A Target for Stroke Therapy Drugs

A Target for Stroke Therapy Drugs
New understanding of post-stroke neurons could transform patient treatment and recovery. A drug that aids neuron repair has improved recovery in mice by as much as 50 percent. Every year, nearly 800,000 people in the U.S. suffer a stroke. It’s the country’s third-leading cause… Continue reading