News tagged with symptom onset

Clopidogrel with aspirin doesn't prevent more small strokes, may increase risk of bleeding, death

The anti-blood clot regimen that adds the drug clopidogrel (Plavix) to aspirin treatment is unlikely to prevent recurrent strokes and may increase the risk of bleeding and death in patients with subcortical stroke according ...

Medicine & Health / Cardiology

created Feb 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Clot-busting drugs appear safe for treating 'wake-up' stroke patients

Clot-busting drugs may be safe for patients who wake up experiencing stroke symptoms, according to preliminary research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2012.

Medicine & Health / Cardiology

created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Spanish Fabry disease patients appear to react differently to the rest of Europe

Spanish patients with Fabry disease, a rare hereditary condition where abnormal fatty deposits collect in blood vessels and organs throughout the body, appear to react differently to those in other European countries, according ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jul 20, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Quality of life may impact coping strategies of young women with breast cancer

Numerous studies have shown a relationship between coping strategies and quality of life (QOL) among women with breast cancer. In a study published today in the online edition of Journal of Behavioral Medicine, an invest ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Mar 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Stroke patients who reach hospitals within 'golden hour' twice as likely to get clot-busting drug

Patients who arrived at specific hospitals within one hour of experiencing stroke symptoms received a powerful clot-busting drug twice as often as those who arrived later in the approved time window for treatment, according ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0