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Yoga Boosts Balance Long After a Stroke
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Yoga Boosts Balance Long After a Stroke

Arlene A. Schmid, PhD, OTR | November 8, 2012

Many people think of yoga as exercise for the limber-limbed young. So you may be happily surprised to learn that…

How Art Safeguards Your Brain Against Stroke
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How Art Safeguards Your Brain Against Stroke

Ercole Vellone, Dr, RN | October 23, 2012

As we stroll through a favorite museum, listen to some great music or splurge on theater tickets, we could be…

Can Stroking Prevent Stroke?
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Can Stroking Prevent Stroke?

Melissa Faith Davis, BS, and Christopher Car Lay, BS | October 8, 2012

An astonishingly simple, easy-to-do intervention may help stroke victims -- perhaps even slowing or stopping the resulting destruction of brain…

Too Young for Stroke? Don’t Be So Sure
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Too Young for Stroke? Don’t Be So Sure

Steven R. Messe, MD | October 3, 2012

Are You At Risk? More Young People Are Having Strokes It seems random and especially shocking when you hear that…

Do-It-Yourself Stroke Rehab? Surprising Findings…
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Do-It-Yourself Stroke Rehab? Surprising Findings…

Pamela Woods Duncan, PhD, PT | September 20, 2012

While many people survive strokes and manage to keep their own "selves" very much intact, for others the remnant physical…

The Right Place for Stroke Treatment
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The Right Place for Stroke Treatment

Ralph L. Sacco, MD | August 21, 2012

What You Need to Know About Your Local Hospital and Stroke Treatment Hospitals advertise constantly these days and, by and…

New Way to Diagnose Stroke in Under One Minute
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New Way to Diagnose Stroke in Under One Minute

David E. Newman-Toker, MD PhD | August 20, 2012

Low-Tech Eye Test Delivers Accurate Stroke Diagnosis It presents a diagnostic challenge for doctors when patients arrive at the ER…

Singing Helps Stroke Patients Relearn Language Skills
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Singing Helps Stroke Patients Relearn Language Skills

Gottfried Schlaug, MD, PhD | August 9, 2012

Melodic Intonation Therapy Teaches Stroke Victims How to Speak Again If music is the universal language, it should come as…

After a Ministroke…
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After a Ministroke…

S. Claiborne Johnston, MD, PhD | July 30, 2012

What you can do right away — and later — to prevent a full-blown stroke The letters TIA stand for transient ischemic…

Soda Causes Strokes
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Soda Causes Strokes

Karen Larson | July 26, 2012

I used to have a diet soda with my lunch every day. I switched to water a few years back…

Breakthroughs in Stroke Recovery
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Breakthroughs in Stroke Recovery

Joel Stein, MD | July 17, 2012

New technology helps "rewire" the brain Until recently, if you lost the use of an arm or leg due to…

Sibling Sick? Beware…
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Sibling Sick? Beware…

Erik Ingelsson, MD, PhD | June 11, 2012

Sharing with siblings (if we’ve got them) is a love-it-or-hate-it fact of life. But here’s something that we’d never want…

Can an Orange a Day Keep Stroke Away?
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Can an Orange a Day Keep Stroke Away?

Aedín Cassidy, PhD | June 7, 2012

If I told you that there was an easy way to lower your risk of suffering a stroke by one-fifth,…

Citrus Fruits Cut Stroke Risk
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Citrus Fruits Cut Stroke Risk

Kathryn M. Rexrode, MD | May 31, 2012

Citrus fruits contain antioxidants called flavanones, which have anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective properties. Recent finding: Women who ate the most citrus…

A Grapefruit a Day Helps Keep Stroke Away
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A Grapefruit a Day Helps Keep Stroke Away

Kathryn M. Rexrode, MD | May 31, 2012

Mmm, citrus. There’s nothing like a refreshing orange, a tangy tangerine or a sweet pink grapefruit. It really does taste…