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Learn the signs of stroke - North West Evening Mail 30th October 2009
"HEALTH officials are urging people to learn to recognise the signs of strokes and how to treat sufferers.
Between 2007 and 2008 more than 11,000 people in Cumbria suffered a stroke and last year 557 people in the county died following a stroke."
How fish oil helps arthritis - Daily Telegraph 29th October 2009
"A new discovery about the health benefits of fish oil could pave the way to new treatments for life-threatening conditions such as arthritis and strokes, claim scientists. "
Severe migraine sufferers 'twice as likely to have a stroke' - Daily Telegraph 28th October 2009
"People who suffer from severe migraines are twice as likely to have a stroke, a new study shows. "
Link between migraine and stroke - The Independent 28th October 2009
"Young women who suffer from migraines with visual disturbances and who smoke and take the contraceptive pill are at a higher risk of stroke, research suggests.
Migraine doubles the chances of a stroke if accompanied by aura (temporary visual or sensory disturbances) according to the research, published online in the British Medical Journal."
'Aura' migraines a stroke risk - BBC Health News 28th October 2009
"Young women who have migraines with auras are twice as likely to have a stroke, researchers have confirmed.
Auras are sensory or visual disturbances that occur before or during a migraine headache. "
Parkinson's drug may help stroke patients relearn skills - Daily Telegraph 13th October 2009
"A drug for Parkinson's disease - costing just a few pence per day - could help stroke patients to relearn skills like walking and dressing themselves, researchers hope. "
Health news: Treat cystitis with a cuddle hormone, eat avocado to beat arthritis and a new eye test that can warn of a stroke - Daily Mail 12th October 2009
"Health stories from around the world this week include a nasal spray to cure cystitis, how compounds in avocados can help beat the pain of arthritis and the one-minute test that could help A&E doctors identify stroke victims
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Shingles sufferers 'almost a third more likely to have a stroke in the next year' - Daily Telegraph 9th October 2009
"Having shingles increases the risk of suffering a stroke within the next year by almost a third, according to a new study. "
Shingles increases risk of stroke by a third - The Independent 9th October 2009
"Having shingles can increase the risk of a stroke by almost a third, research has shown.
The risk is significantly greater when the infection, caused by the chickenpox virus, involves the eyes. Shingles, or herpes zoster, is a painful skin rash that can occur years after a bout of chickenpox when the dormant virus reawakens."
Cheap antibiotic could revolutionise stroke treatment - Daily Telegraph 6th October 2009
"An antibiotic that costs less than £1 and is used to treat acne could “revolutionise” the treatment for strokes, claim scientists."
The Royle Family's Liz Smith was so appalled by her poor care in hospital she hatched a plan to escape... - Daily Mail 6th October 2009
"When Liz Smith suffered three strokes in just two days, not surprisingly she thought she was dying.
'I was sure my end had come,' says the 87-year-old actress, best known for playing Nana in the TV sitcom The Royle Family. "
Health news: The stem cell jab for prostate cancer and how glasses could help stroke victims - Daily Mail 28th September 2009
Spectacles that help rewire the brain are being used to help frail and elderly patients walk again.
The specs, which cost around £1,600 and were developed in Israel, are designed for those who are unsteady on their feet.
Paralysed rats walk again after revolutionary rehabilitation programme - The Observer 20th September 2009
A combination of drugs, electrical stimulation and treadmill exercises was used to reawaken 'walking circuits' in the spinal cords of paralysed rats
My great escape: Garrison Keillor - The Independent 21st September 2009
A stroke forced author Garrison Keillor to face up to mortality – and gave him a sobering insight into the stark realities of America's healthcare debate
Young volunteers keep stroke group running but should community work be compulsory? - The Guardian 16th September 2009
Young volunteers helped to keep a stroke group up and running over the summer. But should community work be compulsory?
When singer Edwyn Collins had two strokes, his family were desperate to help. But nurses treated them as a nuisance - Daily Mail 15th September 2009
Two devastating strokes had left him paralysed and barely able to speak, let alone feed himself. Following surgery to stop further bleeding on the brain, pop star Edwyn Collins also developed an MRSA infection.
There was no denying he was desperately unwell - yet, once he was out of intensive care, he found his problems had only just begun.
Man gains normal eyesight after stroke at 70 - The Independent 2nd September 2009
A grandfather revealed today that a massive stroke miraculously cured his ailing sight.
Malcolm Darby, 70, had worn glasses since the age of two due to measles.
But after suffering a stroke, he found he could suddenly see without any help at all.
Mr Darby, from Oakham, Rutland, Leicestershire, today said he now has "six pairs of glasses I don't need".
Stroke gives 'blind as bat' 70-year-old perfect vision - Daily Telegraph 2nd September 2009
Malcolm Darby, 70, has worn thick 'jam jar' glasses his whole life now has perfect vision following a massive stroke, it has emerged.
Pensioner ditches jam jar specs after stroke gives him 20/20 vision - Daily Mail 2nd September 2009
A 'blind as a bat' pensioner has told of his gratitude for the massive stroke that left him with perfect vision.\n\nRetired architect Malcolm Darby, 70, had worn thick glasses since the age of two after a bout of measles caused inflammation of his optic nerves and almost completely blinded him.
Help for bed-ridden Ugandan man - BBC Health News 2nd September 2009
A Ugandan man, who was bed-ridden for 15 years, has finally been given hospital treatment after a Rwandan woman heard his story on the BBC.
Denise Nytera, who lives in Belgium, listened to Gabriel Kyotera, 75, explain why he had defied tradition and had prepared for his own death.
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