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Another observational food study with its inherent self-reporting bias this time about the link between fizzy drinks, coffee, and fruit juice consumption and increasing stroke risk.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 7, 2024 Source:Frequent drinking of fizzy beverages and fruit juice linked to an increased risk of stroke: research Reference:Frequent fizzy or fruit drinks and high coffee consumption linked to higherstroke risk
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1 in 3 Canadians don’t know the difference between heart attack and cardiac arrest, poll finds.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 19, 2023 Source:1 in 3 Canadians don’t know the difference between heart attack and cardiac arrest, poll finds
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AI brain implant helps woman speak for the 1st time in 18 years after suffering a stoke when she was 30 that resulted in locked-in syndrome
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 28, 2023 Source:AI brain implant helps Sask. woman speak for the 1st time in 18 years
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Aspirin can help reduce risk of second heart attack, but study finds less than half of eligible adults take it
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 23, 2023 Source:Aspirin can help reduce risk of second heart attack, but study finds less than half of eligible adults take it Reference:Aspirin for Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in 51 Low-, Middle-, and High-Income Countries
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Zero-calorie sweetener, Erythritol, associated with increased cardiovascular disease and stroke risk but it is rife with methodological flaws elegantly outlined and debunked by @Dr_Guess.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February , 2023 Source:Zero-calorie sweetener linked to heart attack and stroke, study finds Reference:The artificial sweetener erythritol and cardiovascular event risk
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Epidural stimulation of the cervical spinal cord for post-stroke upper-limb paresis restores partial arm and hand function in small proof-of-concept study
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 22, 2023 Source:In test, zaps to spine help 2 stroke survivors move arms Reference:Epidural stimulation of the cervical spinal cord for post-stroke upper-limb paresis
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Large stroke trial finds intensive blood pressure lowering after clot removal worsens recovery
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 31, 2022 Source:Large stroke trial finds intensive blood pressure lowering after clot removal worsens recovery Reference:Intensive blood pressure control after endovascular thrombectomy for acute ischaemic stroke (ENCHANTED2/MT): a multicentre, open-label, blinded-endpoint, randomised controlled trial
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Unpublished observational study presented at the European Society of Cardiology conference reports that poor sleep could lead to increased cardiovascular disease risk.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 30, 2022 Source:Poor sleep could lead to higher likelihood of heart disease and stroke: study
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Sunday House Call, #790, May 16, 2021: A different clot than is in the news but no less than a novel treatment that can help thousands.
Topics today include: An NEJM published study looked at excision of the left atrial appendage to reduce the risk of stroke in anticoagulated individuals. It did meet its end points with an absolute risk reduction of 2.2 per cent decreasing from 7.0 (control) to 4.8 percent over 3.8 year average for people of average age…