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Stroke victims gather on UND campus to reclaim lives

Stroke victims gather on UND campus to reclaim lives The words come one by one in a steady voice, as if each enunciated word was dispensed rather than spoken. “I was at home on a Saturday night, and I was playing bridge on the computer,” Leila Olson says. Slowly, she reaches to touch the side of her head. “I was a speech pathologist for 32 years,” she says, struggling slightly with the word that had defined her adult working life in the Grand Forks public schools. “So I knew it was a stroke.”

By Chuck Haga , April 06, 2012

ADHD drugs safe for adults' hearts, research finds

The new review involved health records for more than 440,000 adults aged 25 to 65. It found that those on ADHD drugs had about the same number of heart attacks, strokes and sudden heart-related deaths as adults who didn't use those drugs.

By Lindsey Tanner , December 12, 2011

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Study: Your risk of stroke might be affected by your blood type

The research can't prove such a link. But it fits with other work tying A, B and AB to more risk of blood clots in the legs and heart attacks. Blood type O also has been tied to an increased risk of bleeding, which implies less chance of clots, the cause of most strokes.

By Marilynn Marchione , November 16, 2011

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Suspect in Bismarck police officer killing out of hospital PressPass

Suspect in Bismarck police officer killing out of hospital Steven Bannister, 52, suffered a stroke in jail in September and was taken to the hospital for treatment. KXMB-TV reported Monday that Bannister had been returned to jail.

By Associated Press , November 15, 2011

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UPDATE: Too many patient complications with experimental Medtronic catheter, FDA says

Federal health regulators say an experimental catheter from Medtronic Inc. that uses extreme heat to correct irregular heartbeats caused safety side effects in nearly one-fifth of patients treated, far exceeding the study's safety goal.

By Associated Press , October 25, 2011

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Strokes: Prevention methods getting easier, but costlier

The balancing act that more stroke patients, doctors and health insurers will face over the next few years comes with the emergence of a new -- and expensive -- crop of drugs to prevent blood clots.

By Christopher Snowbeck , October 10, 2011

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Springsteen: E Street Band's Clemons had 'serious' stroke PressPass

Bruce Springsteen calls saxophonist Clarence Clemons a "beloved comrade" and described the stroke as "serious."

By Associated Press , June 14, 2011

Springsteen player Clarence Clemons reportedly suffers severe stroke PressPass

It's only the latest of several medical setbacks that saxaphonist Clarence Clemons, 69, has battled in recent years, including the replacement of both knees and spinal fusion surgery.

By Ben Wener , June 13, 2011

KFGO's Buttweiller returns after mini-strokes

Five days after suffering two mini strokes, KFGO radio personality Sandy Buttweiler was back on the air Tuesday. Buttweiler, who hosts the popular “Jack & Sandy Show” with Jack Sunday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. weekdays, said she felt well, though a little tired after the ordeal.

By The Forum , May 18, 2011

Strokes rising fast among young, middle-aged

Strokes rising fast among young, middle-aged Strokes are rising dramatically among young and middle-aged Americans while dropping in older ones, a sign that the obesity epidemic may be starting to reshape the age burden of the disease.

By Marilynn Marchione , February 09, 2011

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UPDATE: More strokes hitting young, middle-aged people, CDC reports

UPDATED 1:06 P.M.
Doctors are reporting an alarming rise in strokes among young and middle-aged Americans even as the disease declines among older people.

By Marilynn Marchione , February 09, 2011

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Life expectancy slips; stroke dips to No. 4 killer

Life expectancy dropped about a month, from 77.9 years in 2007 to 77.8 years in 2008. The author of the report called the change minuscule and says it will take many years to see whether it's a trend. A similar decline occurred in 2005.

By Associated Press , December 09, 2010

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N.D. teens become roping champions despite 15-year-old’s stroke 2 years ago

More than two years after having a stroke, 15-year-old Jamie Fredrickson became the North Dakota High School Rodeo Association team roping champion along with his partner Tyrel Fitzgerald, 17. The boys competed June 18-20 in Bowman and qualified for the upcoming national championships in Wyoming.

By Andrea Johnson , July 05, 2010

Report: FDA should force rollback in salty foods

The Food and Drug Administration says it will consider a new call today to force food makers to gradually cut the salt hidden inside their products — but don't expect less salty soups, pizzas or pastas any time soon.

By Lauran Neergaard , April 20, 2010

TOO MUCH SALT: Report urges FDA to force rollback

TOO MUCH SALT: Report urges FDA to force rollback Too much salt is hidden in Americans’ food, and regulators plan to work with manufacturers to cut back — but the government isn’t ready to go along with a major new recommendation that it order a decrease.

By Lauran Neergaard , April 20, 2010

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