Stroke group expands time for clot-busting drugs

Courtesy Headlines from the Associated Press  Thu, 05/28/2009 - 15:25

DALLAS (AP) -- A change to stroke treatment guidelines is expanding the time that some patients can get clot-busting drugs.

Current recommendations limit the use of the medicine to within three hours after the start of stroke symptoms.

That treatment window is now being lengthened to 4 1/2 hours for some patients....


 

More related items

Exercise to Protect Aging Bodies -- and Brains
A series of studies published Monday in the Archives of Internal Medicine add to the evidence that exercise can protect older adults from disease and foster lucid minds

A Spoonful of Medicine: Too Often the Wrong Dose
When you need relief from that cold or cough, do you use a spoon to measure the quantity? If you do, you're like millions of people -- and if you're like millions of people, you're probably...

New Catholic mandate on comatose patients
The nation's Catholic hospitals face a new religious mandate in the new year: to provide life-sustaining food, water and medicine to comatose patients who have no hope of recovery.

Pedifix Wart Stick Solid-stick Wart Remover Net...
No more embarrassment! Wart STICK 's exclusive formula contains 40% salicylic acid, the #1 doctor-recommended ingredient for wart removal. This unique product delivers the medicine through an...

Ride 'Em Cowgirl! Sex Position Secrets For Better...
Why is this today s best sex position guide? Instead of twisting you into impossible pretzel poses, Dr. Sadie illustrates hundreds of ways to shape your favorite sex positions into a more...


 

Post new comment

The content of this field is kept private and will not be shown publicly.
health-fitness.marc8.com