Study: More Than One-Third of Patients Risking Major Bleeding By Doubling Up on Blood Thinners
A daily aspirin is a commonly used, generally safe therapy for people who need help preventing heart attacks or stroke.
Being Overweight May Be Linked to Better Survival from Stroke
It may seem counterintuitive, but having some extra body fat may be linked to an increased chance of surviving a stroke, according to a preliminary study that…
Good News for Women with MS: Disease May Not Worsen After Pregnancy After All
There’s good news for women with multiple sclerosis (MS)—researchers now say the disease may not flare up again right after pregnancy as they had long believed, according to…
Does Intensive Blood Pressure Control Reduce Dementia?
Intensive control of blood pressure in older people significantly reduced the risk of developing mild cognitive impairment, a precursor of early dementia, according to the National Institutes of…
Cannabis-Based Compound May Reduce Seizures in Children with Epilepsy
Interest has been growing in the use of cannabinoids—the active chemicals in cannabis or marijuana— for the treatment of epilepsy in children.