(CNN) — One in six deaths from cardiovascular disease in the United States is due to stroke, and over 100 million people worldwide have had a stroke, which is a leading cause of serious long-term ...

Avoid offering anything by mouth. Medication, such as aspirin, could hurt the person more. Strokes can impair swallowing, and if it’s a hemorrhagic stroke, blood thinners can worsen the bleeding.

The NHS Fast (Face, Arms, Speech, Time) acronym is a simple way to help people identify the most common signs of a stroke: ...

A woman who suffered a stroke on holiday at the age of just 17 said she wanted to make people aware it could happen to ...

AND MINUTES COULD MAKE A LIFE OR DEATH DIFFERENCE FOR THOSE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING A STROKE, TO SHARE THE SIGNS THAT ARE IMPORTANT FOR ALL OF US TO KNOW WE HAVE ORLANDO HEALTH. NEUROLOGIST DOCTOR ...

It all began with a mysterious ringing in her ears. Aubrey Hasley, 23, was a normal graduate student studying occupational therapy at Elmhurst University in Illinois when she woke up one morning to a ...

ALL RIGHT, LENNY, THANK YOU. WELL, MAY IS NATIONAL STROKE AWARENESS MONTH, A TIME TO EDUCATE PEOPLE ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF RECOGNIZING RISK FACTORS AND SYMPTOMS OF A STROKE. ONE LOCAL MAN IS ALSO ...

There are other causes of leg weakness around the time of surgery. If they gave you spinal anesthesia, it’s possible that the ...

A heat wave in North Carolina is in full swing. As temperatures rise, The News & Observer provides tips on how to beat the heat and answers frequently asked questions. Heat-related illnesses can be ...