Dr Muiris Houston: Lifestyle changes to reduce your risk of stroke, dementia and late-life depression
Dr Muiris Houston: At least 60% of stroke, 40% of dementia and 35% of late-life depression are attributable to risk factors that can be altered
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Health stories relating to stroke
Admission of stroke patients to specialist care units ‘well below target’, audit shows
Almost 2,000 missed out on being admitted to centres that help cut chances of disability and death from the condition
‘She won’t read again’: I can’t conceive of my whip-smart mother not being able to fathom words on a page
One in six people have a stroke in their lifetime, but only a tiny handful in every million lose their ability to read
The keto diet sounds appetising, but there are risks - here is what you need to know
What the Science Says: The keto diet centres on burning fats by eating high-fat foods that people enjoy, all while losing weight
The fibre phenomenon: 30 easy ways to get your fill of this life-changing nutrient
It’s actually very simple to gradually and effectively raise your fibre intake when you put your mind to it
Dementia: At lunchtime, my Mum knew I was her daughter. By evening, nothing
Anthea Rowan cared for her mother in the last 18 months of her life, witnessing the illness 'lick away at her like a river at a sandy bank until she crumbled completely’
Drinking more than four cups of coffee per day increases risk of stroke, research finds
Fizzy drinks, including both sugar-sweetened and artificially sweetened such as diet or zero sugar, were linked with a 22 per cent increased chance of stroke, the research found
High temperatures and factors such as obesity ‘driving global rises in stroke’
Although stroke is preventable, it causes 7m deaths each year
Queen guitarist Brian May says he recently had minor stroke
Musician assured fans he was recovering and able to play music again after ‘health hiccup’
As a cardiologist, here is what I tell my patients about Ozempic
Using such medications to lose excess fat that risks your health is no more of a moral failing than using a blood pressure medication to lower high blood pressure that increases your risk of stroke
Stroke patients complain of poor communication in hospital and on discharge
Study by RCSI finds communication ‘biggest gap’ in care, with one describing how she had to ‘stalk’ her consultant to get answers
‘I was disoriented, not properly mobile. I kept falling down’: Woman who suffered stroke giving birth has clot removed
About 7,500 Irish people get a stroke and 2,000 people die every year. Yet many strokes are treatable
Think twice before booking your next foreign holiday, especially if you have heart or lung disease
Heatwaves abroad can change everything for your health, especially if you have a pre-existing condition
Former taoiseach Brian Cowen determined to walk daughter down the aisle as he recovers from stroke
Clara, Co Offaly, native spent a year in hospital, after suffering a bleed on the brain four years ago
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