Middle-aged U.S. women seen with higher stroke risk
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U.S. women ages 45 to 54 face more than double the risk of stroke than men the same age, researchers said on Wednesday, noting that obesity in these women may be partly to blame.
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NEW YORK  - A high body mass index (BMI) in  middle-aged men is associated with an increased likelihood of  having a stroke over the next two or three decades -- even  after taking into account other risk factors such as high blood  pressure and diabetes --Swedish investigators have found.
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New research published in this week&#39;s BMJ indicates that people who experience migraine headaches are twice as likely to suffer a stroke than those who do not experience migraines.
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Women going through the menopause have a higher risk of developing respiratory diseases, researchers say.
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NEW ORLEANS  - The results of a large urban  multiethnic study show that high fat and high sodium diets are  both risk factors for stroke, investigators with the Northern  Manhattan Study (NOMAS) reported here Thursday.
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Taking tamoxifen to treat breast cancer won&#39;t increase your risk of stroke. However, a report on that finding, which appears in the Oct. 20 issue of the
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NEW YORK  - Young women with a family history of heart disease may be less careful about following a healthy lifestyle than their male counterparts, a study has found.
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Highly obese women are 12 times more likely to have diabetes or knee replacement surgery, and five times more likely to have high blood pressure than women who are at a normal weight, says a new study.
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By Stacy Shelton, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution  Sep. 15--Clare Hindman's family thought she'd had a stroke. When she  spoke at a community meeting in a church, a friend thought she'd been  drinking.
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Many women who've had breast cancer or are at high risk for the disease take tamoxifen for years. A new study now shows that long-term tamoxifen use seems to increase the risk of stroke, although the absolute increase in risk is small.
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NEW YORK  - A person's level of vitamin C may predict his or her likelihood of having a stroke, according to a long-term study of some 20,000 middle-aged and older residents of Norfolk, United Kingdom.
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NEW ORLEANS  - Migraine with visual auras  associated with vision loss is a risk factor for stroke in  young women. However, not all types of visual auras predict  stroke risk, say researchers with the Stroke Prevention in  Young Women study.
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Migraine sufferers are twice as likely to have a stroke as people who are not afflicted with the debilitating headaches, Canadian and American scientists say.
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DALLAS - Nearly a third of American adults have high blood pressure, putting them at greater risk of stroke, heart attack, kidney failure and other problems, according to a new government analysis.    The obesity epidemic and an aging population are to blame, experts say...
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Female migraine sufferers who take birth-control pills are eight times more likely to have a stroke than those not using the contraceptive.
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YOUNG women who suffer from migraine and take the contraceptive Pill are eight times more likely to suffer a stroke, new research today reveals.
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Estrogen-progestin pills double postmenopausal women&#39;s chances of developing dangerous blood clots, and the risk is even higher for overweight patients and those over 60, researchers say.