Sentences with phrase «at a stroke increasing»

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These people are at an increased risk of heart disease, stroke, and adult - onset diabetes.

Fox tells the story from beginning to end: childhood in the German - American parsonage; nine grades of school followed by three years in a denominational «college» that was not yet a college and three year's in Eden Seminary, with graduation at 21; a five - month pastorate due to his father's death; Yale Divinity School, where despite academic probation because he had no accredited degree, he earned the B.D. and M.A.; the Detroit pastorate (1915 - 1918) in which he encountered industrial America and the race problem; his growing reputation as lecturer and writer (especially for The Christian Century); the teaching career at Union Theological Seminary (1928 - 1960); marriage and family; the landmark books Moral Man and Immoral Society and The Nature and Destiny of Man; the founding of the Fellowship of Socialist Christians and its journal Radical Religion; the gradual move from Socialist to liberal Democratic politics, and from leader of the Fellowship of Reconciliation to critic of pacifism; the break with Charles Clayton Morrison's Christian Century and the inauguration of Christianity and Crisis; the founding of the Union for Democratic Action, then later of Americans for Democratic Action; participation in the ecumenical movement, especially the Oxford Conference and the Amsterdam Assembly; increasing friendship with government officials and service with George Kennan's policy - planning group in the State Department; the first stroke in 1952 and the subsequent struggles with ill health; retirement from Union in 1960, followed by short appointments at Harvard, at the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions, and at Columbia's Institute of War and Peace Studies; intense suffering from ill health; and death in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, in 1971.

Although the hierarchy at the Merck drug company was aware that the pain killer Vioxx increased the risk of death from heart attack and stroke, they marketed it anyway.

Drinking more than the weekly limit can increase your weight and your blood pressure, putting you at risk of heart disease and stroke.

There are currently more than 6.6 million households across the UK who can not afford to heat their homes, putting them at risk of serious health problems such as heart disease, strokes, respiratory illnesses - such as asthma and bronchitis - and exacerbating common ailments like colds and flu as well as increasing the likelihood of falls and other accidents.

«With the world population getting older, the incidence of cardiovascular disease, heart attacks and stroke will only increase,» says Professor Malte Kelm, Professor of Cardiology, Pulmonary Diseases and Vascular Medicine at University Hospital Düsseldorf and Scientific Director of FLAVIOLA.

Too few patients with retinal infarction, or loss of blood flow in the eye, are evaluated for stroke risk or seen by a neurologist, putting them at increased risk for another stroke, according to preliminary research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2018, a world premier meeting dedicated to the science and treatment of cerebrovascular disease for researchers and clinistroke risk or seen by a neurologist, putting them at increased risk for another stroke, according to preliminary research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2018, a world premier meeting dedicated to the science and treatment of cerebrovascular disease for researchers and clinistroke, according to preliminary research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2018, a world premier meeting dedicated to the science and treatment of cerebrovascular disease for researchers and cliniStroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2018, a world premier meeting dedicated to the science and treatment of cerebrovascular disease for researchers and cliniStroke Conference 2018, a world premier meeting dedicated to the science and treatment of cerebrovascular disease for researchers and clinicians.

«People with psoriasis, particularly those with more severe disease, have an increased risk for a variety of other health problems, including obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, stroke and heart attack,» says board - certified dermatologist Jashin J. Wu, MD, FAAD, director of dermatology research at the Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center.

More than 44 million people are clinically obese compared with 30 million a decade ago, putting them at increased risk for heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, and breast, prostate, and colon cancers.

As well, patients who score higher on the CHADS2 score, a rule used by physicians to determine a patient's risk of stroke, are at increased risk of stroke with or without atrial fibrillation.

Researchers noted that boys and girls who were 2 to 3 inches shorter than average for their age were at increased risk of clot - related (ischemic) stroke in adult men and women and of bleeding stroke in men.

Preeclamptic mothers and babies born to these preeclamptic moms are also at increased lifetime risk for heart attacks, stroke, and diabetes.

In addition, the risk of stroke increased among men who had at least one hangover per year.

Dr. Seshadri, founding director of the Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer's & Neurodegenerative Diseases at UT Health San Antonio and holder of the university's Robert Barker Distinguished University Chair, said the identification of genetic regions that are strongly correlated to stroke will increase potential targets for stroke drug development.

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 meeting dedicated to the science and treatment of cerebrovascular disease for researchers and clinistroke, 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 meeting dedicated to the science and treatment of cerebrovascular disease for researchers and cliniStroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2018, a world premier meeting dedicated to the science and treatment of cerebrovascular disease for researchers and cliniStroke Conference 2018, a world premier meeting dedicated to the science and treatment of cerebrovascular disease for researchers and clinicians.

It had become clear that patients in post-market trials were at increased risk for heart attack and stroke — risks about which drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline knew but had not informed patients.

Adding mechanical clot removal to clot - busting drugs could lower stroke survivors medical bills, decrease government healthcare as well as non-healthcare related costs, and increase the likelihood of the patient returning to work and participating in society, according to research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conferencestroke survivors medical bills, decrease government healthcare as well as non-healthcare related costs, and increase the likelihood of the patient returning to work and participating in society, according to research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke ConferenceStroke Association's International Stroke ConferenceStroke Conference 2016.

«We were surprised at the importance of taking into account RLS severity — it was only severe RLS, not milder RLS, that was associated with increased risk of stroke,» said principal investigator and senior author Xiang Gao, associate professor and Director, Nutritional Epidemiology Lab, department of Nutritional Sciences at The Pennsylvania State University in University Park, Pa..

Brain changes after stroke may lead to increase in alcohol - seeking behavior, at least in animal models, according to research published in the journal Scientific Reports.

High blood pressure increases people's risk of experiencing stroke, heart disease and other forms of serious illness, with those over the age of 50 at significantly increased risk.

The highest flyers didn't beat their wings any more often than they did at low altitudes; instead, they increase what the researchers call their «stroke amplitude.»

Young adults, particularly men, lag behind middle - aged and older adults in awareness and treatment of high blood pressure, putting this population at an increased risk for heart attack and stroke, according to new research in the American Heart Association's journal Hypertension.

According to the WHO study, fewer women aged 50 years and older in these countries are dying from heart disease, stroke and diabetes than 30 years ago and these health improvements contributed most to increasing women's life expectancy at the age of 50.

According to Dr. Miedema, «The less stringent blood pressure goals will increase the number who are «at goal,» indicating to the patient and their primary care provider that treatment is not indicated when in fact treatment of their mildly elevated blood pressure may reduce their risk for a heart attack and stroke.»

«Calling 9 -1-1 at the time of stroke onset not only may increase the likelihood of one's own survival, but those who are educated may also be in a position to save a life if they observe stroke symptoms in someone else and call emergency medical services immediately.»

Pilot studies have shown at this matter that tDCS (transcranial direct current stimulation)-- a non-invasive and painless cerebral stimulation method — allowed to modulate the cerebral activity and to increase the motor performances of patients who have been victim of stroke.

People who survive a stroke or a mini-stroke without early complications have an increased risk of death, another stroke or heart attack (myocardial infarction) for at least 5 years following the initial stroke, found a new study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal)

Scientists at Imperial College London have discovered that iron deficiency may increase stroke risk by making the blood more sticky.

«While these findings require further study into the mechanism that causes shingles patients to have an increased risk of heart attack and stroke, it is important that physicians treating these patients make them aware of their increased risk,» said Sung - Han Kim, MD, PhD, a physician in the department of infectious diseases at Asan Medical Center in Seoul and one of the study authors.

As in prior studies among older adults, we found that obesity was associated with a decreased risk of dementia, consistent with the hypothesis that, while obesity in mid-life may increase risk for later - life cognitive decline and dementia, obesity at older ages may be associated with cognitive and other health advantages.25 - 27 The trend toward a declining risk for dementia in the face of a large increase in the prevalence of diabetes suggests that improvements in treatments between 2000 and 2012 may have decreased dementia risk, along with the documented declines in the incidence of common diabetes - related complications, such as heart attack, stroke, and amputations.11 Our finding of a significant decline between 2000 and 2012 of the heart disease - related OR for dementia would also be consistent with improved cardiovascular treatments leading to a decline in dementia risk.

«We were surprised to see a paradoxical increase in nonfatal heart attacks and nonfatal stroke, parallel to the decrease in mortality,» said Charbel Abi Khalil, MD, PhD, assistant professor of medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine - Qatar and the study's lead author.

Caregiver spouses of stroke survivors are at an increased risk of mental and physical health issues that may continue for years, according to research in the American Heart Association journal Sstroke survivors are at an increased risk of mental and physical health issues that may continue for years, according to research in the American Heart Association journal StrokeStroke.

Orlando, Florida, November 4 - 7, 2007 — At this year's Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association, deCODE genetics (Nasdaq: DCGN) is presenting its newly launched DNA - based risk diagnostic tests deCODE MI ™ and deCODEAF ™ - which measure common genetic variants associated with clinically relevant increases in risk of heart attack and atrial fibrillation / stroke, respectively.

Working with animal models, researchers at Joslin Diabetes Center now have demonstrated the potential of giving a drug in combination with tPA that might improve stroke outcomes and increase the window of opportunity for the therapy.

October 13, 2015 Advanced ambulance care increases mortality Patients suffering from trauma, heart attack or stroke have a better chance at survival if they are transported by a basic life support ambulance than by an advanced life support ambulance, according to a new study involving data from nearly 400,000 patients in non-rural counties nationwide.

«Our results indicate that the risk of cardiovascular disease, including coronary heart disease and stroke, was increased after hospital admission for sepsis or pneumonia,» said lead author Dr. Cecilia Bergh, an affiliated researcher at Örebro University.

Ruuskanen emphasized that the study found a small increase in strokes at the population level — which means that for any one person, daylight saving time transitions would not have a big impact on stroke risk.

People who have these irregular blood - vessel connections are at increased risk of a fatal brain bleed, blood clot, or stroke — often with little or no warning beforehand.

This is key, because research shows many adults don't get the recommended dietary allowance of at least 320 mg of magnesium for women and 420 mg for men, and that for every 100 mg increase in magnesium intake, the risk of stroke is reduced by about 9 percent.

A detailed study by researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health shows that eating smoked or otherwise processed meats such as hot dogs and cold cuts increases your risk of stroke, heart disease and type 2 diabetes significantly.

And for high levels LDL cholesterol in your blood being linked to an increase in your risk of heart disease and stroke, it's most often recommended to avoid at all costs.

A diet that contains too much sodium puts you at an increased risk of stroke, kidney disease, high blood pressure and congestive heart failure.

A research team recently used NASA satellite data to determine how sunlight corresponded with stroke risk, and found that people who got less than the midpoint level of sun exposure were at a 60 percent increased risk for stroke.v

Up to 80 percent of strokes are preventable by making lifestyle modifications; this includes not only diet but also optimizing your vitamin D levels, as research recently found that people who got less than the midpoint level of sun exposure were at a 60 percent increased risk for stroke

Having a high C - Reactive Protein blood test means you are at increased risk of suffering a heart attack or stroke twice as much as having a high cholesterol.

People who had once eaten vegetarian diets but then started to consume meat at least once a week were found in one study to experience a 146 percent increase in odds of heart disease, a 152 percent increase in stroke, a 166 percent increase in diabetes, and a 231 percent increase in odds for weight gain.

The second part of the experiment, the results that Keys suppressed and that Dr. Ramsden published, showed that the study group that got more polyunsaturated fats were not only not protected from heart attacks and strokes by the diet, but appeared to be at slightly increased risk for both.

Carrying excess fat puts you at a higher risk for heart disease, diabetes and stroke, according to the American Heart Association, while increased muscle mass can actually boost your metabolism and aid fat burning.

If you have high blood pressure, you are at increased risk of dying from a heart attack or stroke.