stroke

A shocking discovery was made by Montreal researchers when a resident of Quebec appeared to have been cured of his addiction to cocaine after having a stroke. The Quebec man, currently 45 years old, has been addicted to cocaine for more than twenty years. A heavy cocaine user who’s typical day could see as much […]

A recent study in the journal Neurology is shining the spotlight on your vegetable garden. Researchers were studying lycopene and stumbled upon some remarkable results. Lycopene is found in many different fruits and vegetables and it responsible for the red coloring of your tomatoes. The study was conducted on over 1000 men over a 12 year period […]

April Armstrong and a number of her colleagues from the University of California have just completed a review of 27 previous studies on psoriasis and have found a link to diabetes. Psoriasis is a common skin condition that causes redness and itchiness. Psoriasis has been previously linked to an increased risk of cardiovascular incidents, and […]

A new large-scale study has shown that individuals with diabetes who develop foot ulcers are at greater risk of dying prematurely compared to those who have not experienced these complications. This research highlights the need for improved detection and control of those diabetics with foot ulcers. Approximately 3.7 million people in the UK have diabetes, […]

A new drug called NA-1 developed in Canada is showing a lot of promised in a limited study conducted in Toronto. While the study is a fledgling at phase 2 trials there is a lot of promising proof that offers hope for future stroke victims. The side effects noted in this study were almost non-existent with only […]

It has been discovered that women who undergo early menopause are at a greater risk of having a cardiac incident or a stroke.  The study was conducted at the University of Alabama on twenty five hundred women.  In this study there were almost seven hundred women that had undergone early menopause. It was discovered that […]