Stroke Risk Archives - Primary Medical Care Center for Seniors in Miami, Broward, Palm Beach https://primarymed.com/tag/stroke-risk/ PrimaryMed.com Tue, 15 Dec 2020 23:58:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.3 https://primarymed.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/cropped-primarycare_icon-32x32.png Stroke Risk Archives - Primary Medical Care Center for Seniors in Miami, Broward, Palm Beach https://primarymed.com/tag/stroke-risk/ 32 32 U.S. Study Finds Significant Gender and Racial Disparities in Secondary Stroke Preventative Measures https://primarymed.com/u-s-study-finds-significant-gender-and-racial-disparities-in-secondary-stroke-preventative-measures-2/ Tue, 15 Dec 2020 23:58:33 +0000 https://primarymed.com/?p=4807 At the 2019 International Stroke Conference in Hawaii, researchers from the University of Kansas School of Medicine presented data they have been analyzing since 2015, of 18,269 stroke patients in the United States. For each patient, they noted: exercise, diet, smoking cessation, body mass index, blood pressure, medication use, and alcohol intake. The researchers concluded […]

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]]> Drinking Two or More Diet Sodas Daily Can Significantly Increase Postmenopausal Women’s Risk for a Heart Attack or Stroke https://primarymed.com/drinking-two-or-more-diet-sodas-daily-can-significantly-increase-postmenopausal-womens-risk-for-a-heart-attack-or-stroke/ Fri, 21 Aug 2020 06:09:22 +0000 https://primarymed.com/?p=4201 Diet sodas and drinks with artificial sweeteners were introduced as a healthier alternative to sugar and were meant to combat some of the harmful health effects of sugar such as obesity and diabetes. These drinks have been marketed heavily in the United States and worldwide and have become widely accepted to the point that one […]

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]]> Are You at Risk for a Stroke? https://primarymed.com/are-you-at-risk-for-a-stroke/ Mon, 29 Apr 2019 06:17:01 +0000 https://primarymed.com/?p=2323 The National Stroke Association defines a stroke as a “brain attack” that can happen at any time when blood flow is cut off to an area of the brain, thus brain cells are deprived of oxygen and begin to die. The Mayo Clinic lists some of the symptoms of a stroke as: Trouble with speaking […]

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]]> U.S. Study Finds Significant Gender and Racial Disparities in Secondary Stroke Preventative Measures https://primarymed.com/u-s-study-finds-significant-gender-and-racial-disparities-in-secondary-stroke-preventative-measures/ Thu, 14 Feb 2019 06:01:32 +0000 https://primarymed.com/?p=2134 At the 2019 International Stroke Conference in Hawaii, researchers from the University of Kansas School of Medicine presented data they have been analyzing since 2015, of 18,269 stroke patients in the United States. For each patient, they noted: exercise, diet, smoking cessation, body mass index, blood pressure, medication use, and alcohol intake. The researchers concluded […]

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