Uncategorized - November 22, 2016
New app can detect early signs of stroke
Researchers from the University of Turku have developed a smartphone application that detects atrial fibrillations. “Around 70% of strokes due to atrial fibrillation could be avoided with pre-emptive medication. However, atrial fibrillation often occurs randomly and has very little symptoms, if any, which is why it is so hard to detect. Therefore the pre-emptive medication […]
Uncategorized - July 14, 2015
Rethinking Post-Stroke Care
As the incidence of stroke among among younger, working people has grown, so has the need to provide the best care possible so they can return to work and family life, according to a Norwegian study. Associate professor of nursing and head of the Department of Nursing at Hedmark University College Randi Martinsen recently interviewed 16 […]
Uncategorized - May 23, 2015
Risks of High Vitamin D Levels
In a study involving almost 250,000 people, scientists have found a connection between high levels of vitamin D in the blood and the risk of suffering a stroke or a coronary thrombosis, according to a ScienceNordic article. The findings cannot directly link the two, because it was an observational study. But the study results should […]
