Sentences with phrase «at preventing stroke»

The ARISTOTLE study concluded that Eliquis was more effective at preventing stroke and systemic bleeding than warfarin.

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It offers cardio protection, it helps lower bad cholesterol, it may help prevent the progression of multiple sclerosis, it has the ability to regenerate brain cells after a stroke, it has the ability to cross the blood - brain barrier to potentially ward off Alzheimer's disease, apparently it's good at wiping amyloid plaque from the brain (which studies haves linked to Alzheimer's), it may help to prevent certain types of cancer, and studies have shown that it inhibits cancer cell growth and metastases (meaning it keeps cancer from spreading).
High concentrations of potassium and copper can help prevent stroke, ample iron content keeps anemia at bay, and magnesium plays a part in chocolate's expert blood sugar regulation abilities, which is great news for diabetics.
Since our launch in August 2000, MomsTEAM has been educating parents, coaches, athletic trainers and players on the dangers of heat illness, how to prevent exertional heat stroke - particularly among football players who are most at risk during pre-season practice - and how heat stroke should be treated if and when it occurs.
It estimates that a vascular check programme would prevent 4,000 people a year from developing diabetes; save 9,500 heart attacks and strokes; and could also detect at least 25,000 cases of diabetes or kidney disease earlier, allowing cases to be better managed and improving outcomes.
Imagine that you have an accident (they happen to some extent to all of us at some time in our lives), or a stroke or something else happens that prevents you from working.
In the best - case scenario, 50 men at risk for a heart attack would have to be treated with statins like Lipitor for five years to prevent a single heart attack or stroke.
Retinal infarction may provide an opportunity in preventing stroke, explained lead study author Alexander Merkler, M.D., a neurologist at Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York.
A recent study by researchers at the University of Missouri School of Medicine has shown that a protein inhibitor drug prevents these blockages, and could be a new therapeutic approach to prevent heart attack, stroke and other diseases caused by blocked blood vessels.
«Lowering «bad» cholesterol (LDL) with an optimal intensity of tolerated statins and adherence to healthy lifestyle changes remains the most effective approach to prevent strokes and heart attacks for patients at risk of cardiovascular disease.»
«This study opens a promising new avenue of research into treatments that may prevent the development of epilepsy,» said Vicky Whittemore, PhD, a program director at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, who oversees the grants that funded this study.
«This research shows that heat stroke is a real threat to marathon and long - distance runners; however, there are no clinical studies of potential strategies to prevent heat stroke during these types of events,» said Sami Viskin, MD, senior author of the study and a cardiologist at Tel Aviv Medical Center.
The Stoke Oxygen Study looked at whether or not giving patients oxygen soon after their stroke could prevent further brain damage and reduce the risk of disability or even death.
To determine whether scientific studies since 2002 found additional evidence on the usefulness of omega - 3 fish oil supplements, the authors focused on studies related to preventing a first heart attack in the general population, or in patients who were at high risk for heart disease, and preventing recurrent events and death in patients who had a prior heart attack, congestive heart failure, stroke, or atrial fibrillation.
«Harvard also reports that regular coffee consumption could lower the rate at which liver cancer progresses, may help prevent gallstones, is not harmful with respect to heart attacks or strokes, and may well be associated with a reduced risk of developing Parkinson's disease, a movement disorder now diagnosed in about half a million Americans.»
«Identifying people who are at risk for stroke can help us determine who would benefit most from existing or new therapies to prevent stroke,» study lead author Dr. Ashkan Shoamanesh, of McMaster University in Ontario, said in a journal news release.
Of these deaths, 60 percent are due to stroke and heart disease — the conditions that I, as a cardiologist, am striving to prevent at all costs!
Some medications that help prevent heart attacks and strokes, notably statins, do so at least in part by reducing inflammation.
Research shows they can be instrumental in preventing heart disease and keeping strokes at bay!
This study looked at caffeine naturally found in coffee, so to say that energy drinks or other artificially caffeinated products would prevent a stroke as well, would not be accurate.
Have you seen the WHO's online book, «Calcium and Magnesium in Drinking Water», which on page 80 recommends that drinking water contain at least 25 mg of Magnesium per liter, to prevent heart attack and stroke.
And though a stroke of luck prevents him from becoming yet another casualty of the Great Terror, for decades to come he will be held fast under the thumb of despotism: made to represent Soviet values at a cultural conference in New York City, forced into joining the Party and compelled, constantly, to weigh appeasing those in power against the integrity of his music.
Availability of shade and fresh water should be available at all times to keep your pet comfortable and prevent heat stroke.
If you can provide your husky with enough daily exercising (at least 45 min daily), it can prevent heat strokes and overheating, feel free to own one.
To prevent heat stroke, keep your pet at a healthy weight.
Dr. Andrea Walters, a veterinarian pursuing specialization in emergency and critical care at the University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital in Urbana, explains what heat stroke is and how to prevent it.
According to the study, about 30 percent of heart attacks, strokes and deaths from heart disease — the leading cause of death for men and women in the United States — can be prevented in people at high risk if they switch to a Mediterranean diet.
The Sun Sentinel reports the pathologist's testimony examined whether there were available remedies to help prevent heat stroke among the vulnerable adults at the Hollywood Hills Rehabilitation Center.
This is a blood - thinning medication prescribed to patients who need to prevent strokes or blood clotting, and is so popular worldwide that it has been estimated to be valued at $ 20 billion per year.
«Identifying people at highest risk is crucial to preventing disabling strokes.
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