Fruit diet reduces stroke - A diet rich in fruit and vegetables may help protect middle-aged men from stroke, still the third leading cause of death in the US. For every extra th...

Women and stroke - There is a perception among physicians and the public that stroke and heart disease are disorders affecting men, usually elderly men (NE J Med, 1991,...

Stroke: a walnut a day - A few walnuts in your daily diet could give you all the natural protection you need against stroke, new research has discovered. ...

Of strokes and smokers - Stroke is the third biggest killer in the West. The most frustrating aspect of this statistic is that it concerns a disease which is entirely preventa...

Fruit keeps heart attacks at bay - A healthy diet is good for you and one with lots of fresh fruit is best of all, researchers have found. People who eat fruit every day suffered far fe...

Researchers must reveal financial interests - Researchers involved in drug trials will now have to reveal whether they have any financial interest in the drug company, when it is submitting licens...

Hrt and stroke:more bad news - Findings from the US Nurses' Health Study showed that women who use oestrogen replacement therapy at just 0.625 mg/day have 1.35 times the risk of str...

TIA: Act quickly, and you can avoid a major stroke - Around 25,000 Britons and 150,000 Americans suffer a mini-stroke, or TIA (transient ischemic attack) every year – and, within a week of the initial at...