Does Soda Increase Stroke Risk?
Before you reach for another soda, consider that researchers from Cleveland Clinic and Harvard University have found that greater consumption of both sugar-sweetened and low-calorie sodas is associated...
View ArticleAspirin Therapy: Should You or Shouldn’t You?
You may be tempted to run out and buy baby aspirin after hearing that low-dose aspirin therapy lowers risks of cancer along with risks of heart attack and stroke. But don’t start for the drugstore just...
View ArticleVideo: What You Need to Know About Strokes
According to the National Stroke Association, 80 percent of strokes can be prevented, but knowledge of stroke, its risks, and its symptoms is not as widespread as it should be. Javier Provencio, MD,...
View ArticleVideo: First Grader Survives Stroke From Moyamoya Disease
Did you know that stroke is one of the top 10 killers of children? This statistic may come as a shock, but kids can have strokes for a number of different reasons, including moyamoya disease. That was...
View ArticleDaily Digest: Strokes, Allergies, Soda and More
From ABC News: Stroke of a Young Girl On ABC News, Cleveland Clinic neurosurgeon, Mark Bain, MD, comments on the young girl from Ohio who survived an unexpected stroke. She went on to have a unique and...
View ArticleAvoiding Salty Restaurant Food
Do you ever wonder why restaurant food sometimes tastes better than what you make at home? It may be the salt. Cleveland Clinic registered dietician, Denise Cole, says there are certain restaurant...
View ArticleFibromuscular Dysplasia (FMD): Uncommon Disease with Common Symptoms (Video)
You may not have heard of a disease called fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD), but it may be more common than you think. New research has found more about how FMD affects a person’s arteries and that women...
View ArticleCarotid Artery Disease
The carotid arteries are the two big vessels that go up either side of the neck. Their main function is to carry blood to the brain. Just like the arteries in your arms and legs, these can get narrowed...
View Article5 Things You Don’t Know About Childhood Stroke
What do you think is more common in children: brain tumors or stroke? If you guessed brain tumors, you’re not alone. That’s the answer pediatric neurologist Neil Friedman, MBChB received when he asked...
View ArticleHigh Blood Pressure Redefined
Everybody knows high blood pressure is bad. But that doesn’t mean they know when they have high blood pressure. David Frid, MD, a cardiologist at Cleveland Clinic, says that a reading above 140/90...
View ArticleBeta-Blockers—Still the Best? (Video)
Beta-blockers have been a go-to medication for patients with heart disease for years. But new research questions whether these drugs actually prevent future heart attack, stroke or cardiovascular...
View ArticleTwitter Chat with Cardiologist Carlos Hubbard, MD
Obesity is an epidemic in America. It is linked to several risk factors for heart disease, vascular disease and stroke. These include high cholesterol, high blood pressure, diabetes and metabolic...
View ArticleTomatoes May Decrease Stroke Risk
A new Finnish study finds that eating tomatoes and tomato-based foods may lower a man’s risk of stroke. Carolyn Snyder, RD, a registered dietitian at Cleveland Clinic, says the digestive tract is built...
View ArticleStroke Prevention: (Heart) Rhythm Matters
When it comes to decreasing the risk of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation, rhythm matters. When patients are diagnosed with atrial fibrillation (aFib), a chaotic heartbeat pattern that is...
View ArticleAtrial Fibrillation and Your Brain
Atrial fibrillation (AF or aFib), a condition that affects your heart rhythm, does not get the same attention as other common health problems—but it should, says A. Marc Gillinov, MD, Surgical Director...
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Smokers Shave 10 Years from Life Expectancy
Most people associate cigarette smoking with breathing problems and lung cancer. But smoking is also strongly linked to cardiovascular disease. Atherosclerosis The link between smoking and...
View ArticleStroke and Depression — A Deadly Combination
It’s not surprising that 20 to 30 percent of people who suffer a stroke also develop depression. Because of the sudden onset of disability, they’re not able to do many of the everyday things they could...
View ArticleDo You Drink Soda Every Day?
Lately, soda pop has been losing some of its fizz. Concerns are building about sugary beverages and their association with obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and heart disease....
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Why Is Soda Not So Sweet?
Soda may taste sweet, but when you know it raises your stroke risk by 16 percent, it begins to fall flat. You might ask: what’s really the harm in drinking soda in moderation—say, a can a day?...
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Your Waist-to-Height Ratio: A Better Tool to Measure Your Health
By: Karen Cooper, DO If you’ve been to a doctor, looked at medical websites or watched a daytime talk show, you’ve probably heard the three magic letters BMI. BMI, or body mass index, is the most basic...
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