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CyGene Laboratories Launches StrokeScan? DNA Analysis
CyGene Laboratories Inc. (OTC:CYGE) ("the Company") announced today that it is introducing StrokeScan?, a genetic screening test aimed at identifying high risk individuals who have a family history of stroke, cardiovascular or kidney disease. Offered at $499, StrokeScan? analyzes genes that have been associated with the increased risk of stroke and the "alpha-galactosidase A" gene that is responsible for Fabry disease.
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Heart Attacks, Strokes Could Be Triggered By Beijing Pollution
Olympic athletes aren't the only ones who need to be concerned about the heavily polluted air in Beijing. The dirty air may trigger serious cardiovascular problems for some spectators.
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Ischemic Risk In Postmenopausal Women Increased By Too Much, Too Little Sleep
Study highlights: Sleeping nine hours or more a night significantly increases the risk for ischemic stroke among post menopausal women. Sleeping less than 6 hours showed a modest increase risk of stroke, but was reported by twice as many women. The findings cannot be applied to other groups.
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Guidelines Highlight Key Differences Between Child And Adult Stroke
Statement Highlights: This is the first guidance on stroke in children from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. Stroke risk, symptoms and treatment in children are different from those in adults. The clot-busting drug t-PA is not generally recommended for treating children, especially newborns. Stroke in children is not as rare as once thought and the symptoms do not mirror stroke in adults.
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Thousands Of Children Die Of Strokes Each Year
Sideria Hendricks is only 10 years old, but she already has suffered two strokes. The first occurred on Christmas Eve a few years ago. Sideria suddenly couldn't speak, and her left arm and left leg went limp. She eventually recovered, but later suffered a second minor stroke. Sideria has sickle cell disease, which is among the more than 100 risk factors for strokes in babies, children and young adults, said Dr.
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Many More Strokes Predicted In Germany
Due to demographic changes, there will be a marked increase in strokes in the coming years. Even in 2004, the medical costs for the care of stroke patients in Germany came to 7.1 billion euros.
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Depression After Stroke: A Neglected Problem
People who have had a stroke and the people who are close to them need more support in order to manage the consequences of stroke. As well as the physical disabilities, the psychological burden is difficult to cope with. It is not only stroke patients who become depressed: their friends and relatives often become depressed too. The German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) has now assessed research on treatments for depression after a stroke.
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Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Efforts Could Reduce Heart Attacks By 36%, Strokes By 20% In 30 Years, Study Finds
Prevention efforts that include proven methods for reducing cardiovascular disease could reduce heart attacks by 36% and strokes by 20% over the next three decades, according to a report published online Monday in the journal Circulation, the Oakland Tribune reports (Bohan, Oakland Tribune, 7/7).
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Rare Case Of Foreign-Accent Syndrome Reported In Canada
A woman in southern Ontario is one of the first cases in Canada of a rare neurological syndrome in which a person starts speaking with a different accent, McMaster University researchers report in the July issue of the Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences. The puzzling medical phenomenon known as foreign-accent syndrome (FAS) arises from neurological damage, and results in vocal distortions that typically sound like the speaker has a new, "foreign" accent.
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Pioneering Stroke Researcher Awarded Canada's Highest Honor
Renowned stroke researcher Dr. Vladimir Hachinski has been named to the Order of Canada, the country's highest honor, for his lifetime contributions in the field of neurology. Hachinski is a "Distinguished University Professor" at The University of Western Ontario in the Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences at the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry.
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