CONDITIONS / STROKE

New Hope for Recovering Speech

Our use of tools and language developed together in the brain. Now this relationship may be used to help brain injured patients speak again. >

The Benefits of Checking Blood Pressure at Home

People with high blood pressure do best when they monitor their pressure often. They find this is easiest when they take their BP at home. >

BP Meds Are Not All the Same

High blood pressure is often treated with medications that keep blood vessels open. But one of these drugs has some serious side effects. >

The Stroke Belt

A Southern diet can greatly raise a person's risk of stroke and heart attack. Here's how to reduce the damage and still eat pecan pie. >

The Trace Minerals Mothers-to-Be — and Babies — Need

Good prenatal nutrition not only ensures a healthy newborn; it can offer children lasting protection against hypertension. >

Aspirin for Heart Disease? Less May Be More

Low-dose aspirin offers undeniable benefits for heart patients, a study finds. There are some risks, so talk to your doctor before starting. >

Creeping Inactivity? Hypertension Lurks

Work and the arrival of kids can make it hard to stay active, but continuing to exercise has a big impact on the likelihood of hypertension. >

Lower BP Early to Cut Stroke Risk

It's not just high blood pressure that puts Blacks at four times more risk for a stroke. Racism and economic stress contribute, too. >

Are You Vegetarian or Pastatarian?

Avoiding meat can be a good idea; but something else matters more, and it may spell trouble for certain kinds of plant-based diets. >

Fried Danger

You don't have to give it up entirely, but the more fried food and snacks you eat, the more likely you are to develop heart trouble. >

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