December 2001

• Study: Early ischemic changes not associated with increased risk of adverse outcome after rt-PA treatment
  Eureka Alert | Abstract: PubMed

• High levels of triglycerides linked to stroke risk
  Doctor's Guide | Abstract: PubMed

• Study: Aspirin can reduce the severity of acute ischemic stroke
  Health Scout | Abstract: PubMed

• Elevated systolic pressure indicates long term mortality after acute stroke
  Doctor's Guide | Abstract: PubMed

• Experimental drug Aptiganel fails to show benefit in ischemic stroke, may be harmful)
  Abstract: PubMed | Interventions: Aptiganel

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November 2001

• Stroke patients show significant risk reduction when given antihypertensive treatment
  Doctor's Guide

• Artificial-heart patient suffers stroke
  CNN

• Study: Warfarin found to have same stroke-prevention benefits as aspirin
  NINDS | Abstract: PubMed

• Trial Result: Cholesterol-lowering statins found to reduce risk of heart attack and stroke in high-risk patients
  BBC - Health | Site: MRC/BHF Heart Protection Study

• Study: Stroke survivors have twice the risk of suicide
  Doctor's Guide | Abstract: PubMed

• Wellbutrin may relieve post-stroke pain
  Health Scout | Abstract: PubMed

• Study: Sleep apnea appears to worsen the functional outcomes in stroke patients
  Doctor's Guide

• Animal study shows that human umbilical cord blood cells may improve brain function after stroke
  Science Daily | American Stroke Association | Abstract: PubMed

• Balance problems identified as biggest obstacle for stroke survivors
  American Stroke Association | Abstract: PubMed

• Hormone replacement therapy does not raise risk of post-heart attack stroke
  Abstract: PubMed

• Study links genes to hemorrhagic stroke risk in young women
  American Stroke Association | Abstract: PubMed

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October 2001

• NHLBI study finds high-normal blood pressure increases cardiovascular risk
  National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute | Science Daily

• Trial Result: Hormone replacement therapy does not aid in secondary stroke prevention
  Abstract: PubMed | NINDS

• Brain lesions increase risk of depression in ischemic stroke patients
  Doctor's Guide | Abstract: PubMed

• Plant derived chemicals may limit brain damage from stroke
  BBC - Health | Science Daily | Abstract: PubMed

• Symptoms of mini stroke are studied
  CNN | Abstract: PubMed

• Carotid stenting shown to be safe as an outpatient procedure
  Health Scout | Doctor's Guide | Abstract: PubMed

• Study suggests new boundaries for US "Stroke Belt"
  Health Scout | Abstract: PubMed

• US stroke mortality rate declines, while hospitalization increases
  Doctor's Guide | Abstract: PubMed 

• Study: Cholesterol-lowering medications don't raise hemorrhagic stroke risk
  Doctor's Guide | Health Scout

• Actress Sharon Stone hospitalized with subarachnoid hemorrhage
  CNN | San Francisco Chronicle

• Lowering blood pressure decreases risk of recurrent stroke
  Doctor's Guide | Health Scout | PR Newswire

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September 2001

• Vitamin compound prevents stroke damage in mice
  Health Scout | Abstract: PubMed

• Ignoring a form of leg pain may increase risk for heart attack and stroke
  PR Newswire | Eureka Alert | Abstract: PubMed

• Enhanced CT Scan aids in quicker, more accurate diagnosis of acute stroke
  Doctor's Guide | Abstract: PubMed 

• Levodopa combined with physical therapy shows benefits in stroke patients
  Doctors Guide | Health Scout

• Echocardiogram spots risk of valve narrowing, aids in stroke risk assessment
  Science Daily

• New data support the safety and tolerability of the novel oral anticoagulant Exanta® for stroke prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation
  Eureka Alert | Doctor's Guide | Interventions: Exanta

• Animal study shows that the brain can increase blood flow after a stroke
  Health Scout | Abstract: PubMed

• Amphetamine helps stroke patients' regain some language skills
  Doctors Guide | Health Scout | Abstract: PubMed 

• Alcohol has mixed effects on brain, stroke risk in elderly patients
  Doctors Guide | CNN | Abstract: PubMed

• Massachusetts Peer Review Organization receives grant to create model for stroke treatment
  PR Newswire

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August 2001

• Scientists mimic strokes in healthy patients to study brain damage
  ABC News | Abstract: PubMed

• LBS neurons implanted in stroke-damaged brain tissue show function
  PR Newswire | BioSpace 

News Reports from the 2001 North American Stroke Meeting,
San Diego, August 15 - 18, 2001

• Effectiveness of tPA use in community hospitals enhanced by Rapid Response Team
  Doctor's Guide
• Screening programs improve stroke prevention
  Doctor's Guide
• Stroke reduction in primary care sub-optimal
  Doctor's Guide
• Research uncovers Sinusitus, stroke link
  Doctor's Guide
• In-patient education promotes positive lifestyle, improves quality of life after stroke
  Doctor's Guide
• Intrathecal Baclofen Therapy helps hemiplegic stroke patients with mobility
  Doctor's Guide
• Modified constraint-induced therapy may be effective in improving arm function after stroke
  Doctor's Guide
• African-Americans stroke risk factors less well-controlled than Caucasians
  Doctor's Guide 

• Kidney hormone found to have neuro-protective benefits in animals
  Health Scout | Abstract: Nature 

• Bayer A.G. voluntarily withdraws cholesterol-lowering statin Baycol
  BioSpace | FDA | CNNfn | BBC - Health | PR Newswire | Interventions: Baycol 

• Cool therapy shown to minimize stroke-induced brain damage
  Doctor's Guide | Health Scout | Abstract: PubMed | Interventions: Hypothermia

• Stress management linked to stroke risk
  Doctor's Guide | MSNBC | Abstract: PubMed

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July 2001

• Study: High-potassium foods may lower your risk of stroke
  Health Scout | Abstract: PubMed 

• American Heart Association urges against using hormone replacement therapy solely to prevent heart attack and stroke
  CNN | Health Scout 

• Delaying bypass surgery may reduce stroke risk
  Abstract: PubMed

• Study: Many heart attack and stroke survivors don't make lifestyle changes to prevent a second incident
  Doctor's Guide | Abstract: PubMed

• Optimistic outlook improves stroke survival
  Doctor's Guide | Abstract: PubMed

• Spouses of stroke victims prone to distress
  Abstract: PubMed

• Acetaminophen could limit stroke damage
  HealthScout | Doctor's Guide | Abstract: PubMed

• Dairy products may reduce stroke risk
  Business Wire | Abstract: PubMed

• Study suggests connection between chickenpox and childhood stroke
  Doctor's Guide | Abstract: PubMed

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June 2001

• New method allows early prediction of patient's stroke outcome
  Doctor's Guide | National Institute for Neurological Disorders and Stroke

• Alzheimer's drug found effective for treating post-stroke dementia
  BBC - Health | PR Newswire

• Study: Combination of blood pressure pills and diuretics reduces risk of recurrent stroke
  CNN | Doctor's Guide | Canada Newswire | Interventions: Perindopril (Aceon)

• New tool may help predict stroke risk in elderly patients with atrial fibrillation
  Doctor's Guide | Abstract: PubMed 

• Cerebrovascular stents may help open blocked arteries to the brain
  University of Pittsburgh 

• Study: High levels of HDL cholesterol shown to reduce stroke risk
  Doctor's Guide | Health Scout | Abstract: PubMed

• Mexican-Americans less likely to know stroke warning signs, seek treatment
  Health Scout | Abstract: PubMed 

• Stress-induced high blood pressure increases risk of stroke in men
  Doctor's Guide | Abstract: PubMed

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May 2001

• National Institutes of Health launches new blood pressure guide
  NIH Press Release | Your Guide to Lowering High Blood Pressure - from the NHLBI

• Study suggests slight increase in stroke risk following chiropractic manipulation
  WebMD | Abstract: PubMed

• Most adult diabetics unaware of increased risk of heart disease and stroke
  Health Scout

• Insufficient funding for stroke research hampers new tests and treatments
  CNN | BBC - Health 

• NIH revises federal cholesterol guidelines
  CNN | NHLBI Guidelines

• Study: Women are less likely than men to receive treatment for heart-rhythm disorder
  Abstract: PubMed

• NINDS to launch national public stroke education campaign
  National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

• Study: Short stature linked to stroke risk
  BBC - Health 

• Post-stroke sleep apnea associated with many multiple mental disorders
  Doctor's Guide 

• Obesity increases stroke risk in men
  Doctor's Guide | Health Scout

• Routine thrombolytic therapy is safe and effective
  Doctor's Guide | Abstract: PubMed

• Study: Racial imbalance in stroke treatment, TPA administration
  Health Scout | Doctor's Guide | Abstract: PubMed

• Testing before menopause can help predict risk for heart disease and stroke
  Doctor's Guide | Abstract: PubMed

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April 2001

• Study: Women have greater risk of stroke following surgery
  Abstract: PubMed

• 'Robot-aided stroke therapy' to be introduced at neurorehabilitation symposium
  Business Wire

• Sepsis drug could protect cells against stroke damage
  Science Daily | Abstract: PubMed 

• New scale stratifies risk in intracerebral hemorrhage
  Doctor's Guide | Abstract: PubMed 

• New forms of MRI identify brain injury after heart surgery
  Abstract: PubMed

• Three types of statins produce similar cholesterol-lowering results
  Abstract: PubMed | Interventions: Pravastatin/Pravachol

• Neuro-protective link found in estrogen
  Abstract: PubMed

• Carotid endarterectomy found to be beneficial for elderly
  Doctor's Guide | Health Scout | Interventions: CEA

• Study shows the impact of stroke on world leaders
  Abstract: PubMed 

• Relearning real-life skills may be more effective in recovery from brain injury
  Doctor's Guide | Abstract: PubMed

• Bone marrow cells repair stroke damage in mice
  BBC - Health | Abstract: PubMed

• Newly identified gene may help predict stroke risk
  Health Scout | Abstract: PubMed

• New research shows how brain cells sense oxygen levels
  Science Express

• Gavestinel therapy shows no benefits in treating acute ischemic stroke
  Doctor's Guide | Abstract: PubMed | Interventions: Gavestinel

• Lipitor (Atorvastatin) reduces stroke risk following heart attack
  Health Scout | Interventions: Lipitor 

• Study: Depression raises stroke risk among Japanese
  Doctor's Guide | Abstract: PubMed

• Study: Beta-blockers may reduce stroke risk
  Abstract: PubMed 

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March 2001

• Study: Possible link between snoring and stroke risk
  ABC News

• New procedure prevents strokes by eliminating blood clots from the heart
  Doctor's Guide | PR Newswire

• Positive emotions shown to reduce stroke risk
  Health Scout | ABC News

• Maryland stroke doctors using wireless technology to speed up stroke treatment
  University of Maryland Medical News

• Study finds that clopidogrel use reduces risk of repeat heart attack, stroke
  Doctor's Guide | Interventions: Clopidogrel

• Paging system helps stroke patients with everyday tasks
  Abstract: PubMed

• Second phase of cell implant study for stroke patients begins
  PR Newswire | Interventions: LBS-Neurons | University of Pittsburgh

• Texas Biotechnology to begin phase II trial of Argatroban in ischemic stroke
  PR Newswire | Interventions: Argatroban | Texas Biotech Corporate

• Cultural factors may influence post-stroke expectations and recovery
  Doctor's Guide | Abstract: PubMed

• New post-stroke outcome tool has broader scope -- identifies subgroups
  Doctor's Guide | Abstract: PubMed

• Study: Hormone replacement therapy lowers risk of subarachnoid hemorrhage
  Doctor's Guide | Abstract: PubMed

• Study: Canadian stroke scale more reliable than NIHSS
  Doctor's Guide |  Abstract: PubMed | Canadian Neurological Scale

• Reteplase effective in post-stroke treatment
  Doctor's Guide |  Interventions: Reteplase

• Marijuana use may trigger acute central nervous system infarction
  Doctor's Guide 

• Vitamin C reduces risk of heart disease and stroke
  Health Scout

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February 2001

• Group therapy speeds up recovery for some stroke patients
  Health Scout 

• Nurses' Health Study:  Low saturated fat intake increases hemorrhage risk
  Health Scout | Abstract: PubMed

• Nimodipine has no effect on post-stroke survival or outcome
  Doctor's Guide | Abstract: PubMed | Interventions: Nimodipine

• Study: hormone replacement therapy does not increase stroke risk
  Doctor's Guide | Editorial: Circulation

• Researchers work on possible new stroke treatment
  Abstract: PubMed

• Intra-arterial thrombolysis may prove safe for postoperative stroke
  Doctor's Guide 

• Stroke patients waiting too long to obtain care
  Abstract: PubMed 

• Federal health agencies team up with the AHA to advance war on heart disease and stroke
  National Institutes of Health 

News Reports from the 26th International Stroke Conference,
Ft. Lauderdale, February 14-16, 2001 - see Abstracts

• Modified diet as effective as some drugs in reducing stroke risk
  Doctor's Guide 
• Anti-platelets safe when combined with tissue plasminogen activators
  Doctor's Guide  
• Stroke risk still high even after quitting smoking
  Doctor's Guide  
• UCLA study: Millions have "silent strokes"
  CNN | Doctor's Guide
• Clomethiazole infusion fails to show benefit for circulation syndrome
  Doctor's Guide | Interventions: Clomethiazole 
• Cerebrolysin found effective in preventing long-term damage from acute ischemic stroke
  Doctor's Guide | Interventions: Cerebrolysin
• Homocysteine may trigger strokes
  Doctor's Guide | Interventions: Vitamins
• Intra-arterial thrombolysis successful in limiting stroke damage
  Doctor's Guide
• Carotid stenting not as effective as endarterectomy
  Doctor's Guide | Interventions: Endarterectomy, Carotid Stent
• Sleep disturbances may increase stroke risk
  Health Scout
• No difference found between elderly and young in response to tPA
  Doctor's Guide 
• Study reveals which patients are likely to deteriorate after tPA treatment
  Doctor's Guide 
• Doctors trace post-stroke fever to movement in hypothalamus 
  Doctor's Guide 
• Triflusal as effective as aspirin in preventing cerebrovascular events
  Doctor's Guide | Interventions: Triflusal
• Laser used to breakup blood clots in patients who have suffered an acute stroke
  Doctor's Guide
• MRI may extend window for stroke treatment with tPA
  Doctor's Guide 
• Pre-stroke personality influences adjustment and recovery
  Doctor's Guide | Health Scout
• Prourokinase found effective for all stroke patients
  Doctor's Guide | Interventions: Prourokinase
• "Cool therapy" proven successful in limiting stroke damage
  Doctor's Guide 
• Stroke treatment -- tPA administration -- varies by region
  Health Scout
• "Stroke belt" disappearing
  CNN  
• Exercise boosts natural clot-dissolving protein
  CNN

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January 2001

• Neuron Therapeutics initiates phase I trial of fluorocarbon emulsion in acute stroke
  PR Newswire | Interventions: Revoxyn

• Lamotrigine reduces pain for stroke patients
  Doctor's Guide | Abstract: PubMed

• Pravastatin reduces risk of diabetes, stroke
  AHA News Release | Abstract: Circulation | Interventions: Pravastatin

• Stroke risk should be evaluated with ultrasound, magnetic resonance angiography
  Doctor's Guide

• Eating fish may lower stroke risk in women
  CNN | ABC | Doctor's Guide | Abstract: PubMed

• Exercise reduces heart disease risk among diabetics
  Abstract: PubMed

• Researchers find key receptor for heart, stroke drugs
  Health Scout

• Study: diuretics help stop strokes
  Doctor's Guide | Abstract: PubMed

• Quick post-stroke depression relief is key to outcome
  Doctor's Guide | Abstract: PubMed

• Moderate alcohol use by women may help prevent stroke
  Doctor's Guide | Abstract: PubMed

• Substance in spider venom may correct irregular heartbeat
  Health Scout  

• Women's bone mineral density associated with stroke risk
  Doctor's Guide | Abstract: PubMed

• Increasing Certoparin dose has little effect on ischemic stroke outcome
  Doctor's Guide | Abstract: PubMed | Trial: TOPAS

• Stroke screening for young patients needs specific focus
  Doctor's Guide | Abstract: PubMed

• New AHA guidelines recommend using Altace (Ramipril) to reduce risk of stroke in diabetics
  Doctor's Guide | AHA Scientific Statement: Circulation