Study of U.S. hospital figures links pot use with increasing risk of strokeFrom data covering 2.3 million hospitalizations of adult cannabis users, researchers found a steady increase in the number of strokes suffered Aspirin disappoints for avoiding first heart attack, stroke, research findsAlthough it’s been used for more than a century, aspirin’s value in many situations is still unclear New Canadian recommendations for managing acute stroke including in pregnancy Revised best practice recommendations for acute stroke care, as well as a new consensus statement for acute stroke management during pregnancy Health Canada approves first monoclonal antibody for migraine prevention Once-monthly subcutaneous injection can be self-administered by autoinjector MS patients had higher incidence of certain conditions: study of four provinces Researchers examined the health records of 14,000 MS patients in B.C., Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Nova Scotia between 1984 and 2014 Gabapentin and pregabalin ineffective for chronic low back pain Systematic review and meta-analysis identifies no benefit and increased risk of harm Deep-brain stimulation may help some patients with mild Alzheimer’s Stroke affects women more severely than men; more die, fewer recover fully One-third more women die from having a stroke than do their male counterparts, and women are 60% less likely to regain their independence afterwards New centre plans to improve understanding of neural diseases Can early exposure to anti-TNF therapy reduce the risk of Parkinson disease? Study suggests reducing systemic inflammation in patients with inflammatory bowel disease can also decrease the incidence of Parkinson disease First Previous 30 31 32 33 34 Next Last
