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According to the World Health Organisation, more than 55 million individuals live with dementia worldwide, with 10 million new cases every year. Older adults with atrial cardiopathy, which is often an undetected cause of stroke, could be at increased risk of developing dementia. This is according to the findings of the research team at Johns [...]

Heatstroke is the most serious form of heat injury during the summer months

According to new research, the discovery of how to shift damaged brain cells from a diseased state to being healthy, holds the potential of being a new treatment for Alzheimer’s. The focal point of the research is on microglia - the cells that stabilise the brain by clearing out damaged neurons and the protein plaques [...]

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), stroke is the number one killer of Jamaican women

Bananas, avocados and salmon could lower blood pressure and improve heart health

Paralysis or weakness on one side of the body affects around 80 per cent of stroke survivors

High blood pressure caused by high sodium intake is the most prevalent risk factor for stroke

Acupuncture exerts a beneficial effect on ischemic stroke "through modulation of different mechanisms originating in the central nervous system."

Pressure sores could restrict the patients’ movement and lead to infection and poor nutrition

Rehab provider and case management firm HCML has acquired employee health risk management company, healthcare rm. The acquisition expands HCML's presence in the corporate health market, adding services for employers and employees. Services for employers will include a “one stop shop” for health and safety, occupational health and health and wellbeing benefits. HCML's new acquisition [...]