Stroke treatment trebles death rate - Doctors are as in the dark as ever about treating stroke victims after new research has revealed that the preferred method actually kills more than it...

Death rate plunge: not from screening - Health officials who have been congratulating their extensive mammogram screening programmes as the reason for the sudden drop in breast cancer deaths...

Air pollution control reduces death rate - Irish researchers have found that measures to control air pollution have dramatically reduced the death rate from respiratory and cardiovascular disea...

Caesarean: It triples the death rate in newborns - Babies born by Caesarean section are three times more likely to die soon afterwards than those born naturally, a new study 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...

Take two aspirin? - Few disorders are as devastating and frightening for an individual as stroke. Often without warning, life can be torn apart by the sudden loss of basi...

Exercise promotes prevention and recovery in stroke - Regular exercise can reduce the risk of stroke as well as speed recovery for stroke victims, according to results of a 13 year study. ...

Aspirin increases stroke risk in women - While small doses of aspirin may protect women from stroke, higher amounts raise the risk, suggests a large, long term study in the US. ...