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CENTENNIAL, Colo., Jan. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Julie Hyman, 51, had a stroke at age 37. At the time, she was busy juggling home, family and work, but her lifestyle was stressful in the midst of balancing everything. Like so many people, she ignored the warning signs of her stroke, feeling that she was too young to experience such a devastating event. After her stroke, Julie felt that her life as she knew it was over. She was paralyzed on the left side and only had the use...

ReportsnReports.com adds new market research report “Research Report on China's Antithrombotic Drug Market, 2013-2017” to its store. Dallas, Texas (PRWEB) January 03, 2013 Thrombosis refers to the formation of local blood clots. Among it, artery thrombosis can cause myocardial infarction, stroke, acute coronary syndrome, peripheral arterial diseases, etc.; venous thrombosis can cause pulmonary embolism. Arteriovenous thrombosis is the primary reason for incidence and death of...

KIRKLAND, Wash., Jan. 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Last fall, Mill Creek resident and avid marathoner Jeff Knakal experienced a sudden weakness on the right side of his body and had difficulty speaking. His wife recognized the symptoms as signs of a stroke, and called 911. When he arrived at the EvergreenHealth Medical Center emergency department, the hospital's award-winning team of stroke specialists got to work to diagnose the cause of the otherwise healthy man's symptoms. Knakal...

[234 Pages Report] Neurovascular/Interventional Neurology Market research report encompasses devices for neurothrombectomy (suction/aspiration devices, clot retriever and snare), cerebral balloon angioplasty & stenting systems (carotid artery stents, distal filter devices, balloon occlusion devices), aneurysm coiling & arteriovenous malformation embolization, fistula embolization devices (embolic coil, liquid embolic agents and flow diversion devices), and support devices...

An observational study involving 629 subjects finds rapid, significant, readily-observable improvement in stroke and traumatic brain injury patients following the perispinal administration of Enbrel. (PRWEB) January 02, 2013 Neurological Wellness Center began holding perispinal injection technique training courses in the spring of 2011. Since then physicians, nurses and lay caregivers have come from around the world to their Center in Managua Nicaragua for individualized instructional...

NEWTON, Mass., Jan. 2, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Anticoagulation Forum (AC Forum) has launched the web-based program, "Anticoagulation Centers of Excellence." The program has been created to help healthcare professionals provide the highest level of care and achieve the best possible outcomes for their patients on antithrombotic medications.The Anticoagulation Centers of Excellence program offers a roadmap to achieving consistent, sustainable excellence in patient care....

Scientists have developed a quick, easy and cheap vision test to find out which part – and how much – of the brain of a stroke victim has been damaged, potentially enabling them to save more lives. The test requires patients to look into a device for about ten minutes, enabling it to be used in the early stages of a stroke – even if the patient cannot move their limbs or speak. This can help doctors diagnose and treat the stroke quickly and accurately, which is vital, as early...

OTTAWA, Dec. 21, 2012 /CNW/ - The issue: Health Canada is advising health care professionals and the public that, based on new information, the blood-thinning drug Pradaxa is not to be used in patients with artificial heart valves (also known as prosthetic heart valves) due to the risk of strokes, bleeding, heart attacks, and blood clots forming on the artificial heart valves. Who is affected: Patients who are taking Pradaxa and have an artificial heart valve....

MORRIS COUNTY, N.J., Dec. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- The Imaging Center of Montville announced today that it has acquired a new, state-of-the-art, CT imaging system from GE Healthcare. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121227/CG34741) The LightSpeed® VCT is the world's first Volume Computed Tomography (VCT) system, it is fast and accurate, offering a 40% less dose of radiation and a 30% better LCD depending on the clinical task, patient size, anatomical location and...

The US Drug Watchdog fears that most women have never heard of severe side effects associated with the birth control pills called Yaz, Yasmin, or their generic version Ocella, and they doubt most women would ever make the connection between a birth control pill, and a heart attack, a stroke, a pulmonary embolism, or blood clots. The US Drug Watchdog is urging women who used these specific types of birth control pills, and then developed a very serious medical condition to contact the...