Tag Archives: Stroke

Re-Airing Demystifying the Canadian Health System with Dr. Khati Hendry

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Khati HendryThis weekend YOUR HEALTH® will be re-airing one of our most popular shows, with Dr. Khati Hendry. Special guest host, Dr. Bob Gwyther from the UNC Department of Family Medicine, will join Cristy again this weekend on YOUR HEALTH® to talk with Family Physician, Dr. Khati Hendry about Demystifying the Canadian Health System.
 
 
Please tune in! This show will air:
• Saturday, January21st at 9am
• Sunday, January 22nd at 9am and 5pm
• Monday, January 23rd at 6pm and 10pm

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Re-Airing Post-Heart Attack Care: It’s More Than Just Money with Dr. Eric Peterson

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Dr. Eric PetersonThis weekend on YOUR HEALTH® we’re re-airing our show with Dr. Eric Peterson, Duke Professor of Medicine in the Division of Cardiology and Associate Director of the Duke Clinical Research Institute, to talk about Post-Heart Attack Care: It’s More Than Just Money.
 
Please tune in! This show will re-air:
• Saturday, December 31st at 9am
• Sunday, January 1st at 9am and 5pm
• Monday, January 2nd at 6pm and 10pm
 
 
 
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Does Eating Two Fish a Day REALLY Keep the Chance of Stroke Away?

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Researchers just reported a large review of 15 studies with over 9300 strokes among over 380,000 people, looking at whether people who eat more fish are less likely to have a stroke.  According to the research, those who eat the most fish are significantly less likely to have a stroke.  Yet, to be honest, the researchers showed that for every increase of 3 servings per week in fish consumption, there was a 6% reduction in risk of total stroke.  So…….
We know there are a high number of new strokes each year in the United States, strokes that are debilitating and often deadly.   While increasing fish and omega -3 fatty acid consumption offers multiple good health benefits, most of us will not eat more fish just to reduce our stroke risk.  That is because most people can do far more for their health dollar by making major lifestyle changes like smoking cessation, reducing excessive alcohol consumption when present, weight loss and blood sugar control, and lowering high blood pressure.
Certainly, increased fish consumption that replaces high saturated fats, is a benefit.  If you have increased risk of stroke, and if you aren’t eating enough fish, this should be motivation enough to incorporate this simple research TODAY!

Post-Heart Attack Care: It’s More than Just Money with Dr. Eric Peterson

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Dr. Eric PetersonThis weekend on YOUR HEALTH® Adam & Cristy will be joined by Dr. Eric Peterson, Duke Professor of Medicine in the Division of Cardiology and Associate Director of the Duke Clinical Research Institute, to talk about Post-Heart Attack Care: It’s More Than Just Money.
Please tune in! This show will air:
• Saturday, December 3rd at 9am
• Sunday, December 4th at 9am and 5pm
• Monday, December 5th at 6pm and 10pm
 
 
 
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Demystifying the Canadian Health System with Dr. Khati Hendry

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Khati HendrySpecial guest host, Dr. Bob Gwyther from the UNC Department of Family Medicine, will join Cristy again this weekend on YOUR HEALTH® to talk with Family Physician, Dr. Khati Hendry about Demystifying the Canadian Health System.

Please tune in! This show will air:
• Saturday, November 19th at 9am
• Sunday, November 20th at 9am and 5pm
• Monday, November 21st at 6pm and 10pm

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Eat Local with Jasia Steinmetz

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Jasia SteinmetzThis weekend on YOUR HEALTH®, Cristy and special guest host, Dr. Bob Gwyther from the UNC Department of Family Medicine, will talk with Jasia Steinmetz, author and Assoicate Professor at the University of Wisconsin Steven’s Point, about her book, Eat Local: Simple Steps to Enjoy Real, Healthy & Affordable Food.

 
Please tune in! This show will air:
• Saturday, November 12th at 9am
• Sunday, November 13th at 9am and 5pm
• Monday, November 14th at 6pm and 10pm
 
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Why Potassium in Your Diet May Save Your Life

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Are you looking for a way to reduce your chance of having a stroke?  If so, we have one answer.  It’s not a medication or surgery, or any invasive procedure for that matter…it’s your diet.

This research was published in The Journal of Stroke, which analyzed 10 different international studies of 200,000 middle aged adults, looking at their diets and any foods associated with having a stroke.

The researchers found a link to potassium intake, showing that with every 1,000 mg increase in potassium in your diet, the risk of having a stroke goes down significantly over a decade.  We already know that a high sodium diet is bad, but here we are seeing that a high potassium diet is good.

To be clear, we aren’t looking at the use of supplements, but at getting potassium from food sources, most of which are naturally good for you.  We recommend that most people get about 4.5 grams or about 500mg of potassium per day. Good sources of potassium are found in many healthy foods, such as beans, dairy products and bananas.

Be careful if you’re on certain medications that can alter the potassium levels in your body (such as diuretics), and it’s important to monitor your potassium levels in such cases.

Fragile X Syndrome with Dr. Don Bailey

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Don BaileyThis weekend on YOUR HEALTH®, Adam and Cristy will be talking with Dr. Don Bailey, about fragile X syndrome. Dr. Bailey is a Distinguished Fellow at RTI International. Formerly he was a Kenan Distinguished Professor at UNC- Chapel Hill and director of the FPG Child Development Institute. He studies young children with disabilities and their families, focusing primarily on fragile X syndrome, the leading inherited cause of intellectual impairment.

Please tune in! We’re on the air:
– Saturday at 9am
– Sunday at 9am & 5pm
– Monday at 6pm & 10pm
 

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ADHD drugs may be safer then originally thought

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Attention deficit disorder and hyperactivity (ADHD) are unarguably one of our countries most important medical diagnoses, affective millions of children and adults.  Over 2.5 million of youth ages 4-17 take some type of medication for ADHD.  Previously, people have worried that ADHD drugs have potential negative side effects on the heart, but new research may prove that elevated heart risks do not have meaningful adverse clinical effects with the drugs.

A study done by the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and co-authors from HealthCore Inc. showed that children/teens who ADHD medicines are not at any higher risk for heart problems then children/teens who don’t use the medicines.  The researchers even went on to say that if the medicine is having positive effects on the child, that the benefit of the drug on the child outweighs any uncertain risks.

The study looked at over 241,000 patients from 5 states (California, Florida, Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio) and from a HealthCore Research Database. The patients were ages 3-17 and on ADHD medications. They then compared patients who take ADHD medications with those who don’t, and looked specifically at heart attack, sudden death and stroke.  Of the children/teens that were on ADHD medicine, only 28 had died but of the children/teens who weren’t on medicine, 607 had died. No relationship existed between being on the drug and having an adverse outcome.

This study does not rule out a rare adverse affect, but it should reassure most parents that ADHD medications can safely benefit youth without raising heart risks to dangerous levels.

Stroke victims and families – expect that many of you can improve post-stroke.

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There are about 4 million U.S. stroke survivors who have trouble learning to walk after suffering a stroke.  This can be extremely frustrating, especially when the mantra from many doctors is that you must start rehabilitation right away, maybe at an expensive stroke rehab center.  But is that really the case, or can you adjust your exercise post-stroke to your needs, balancing our many factors such as time, costs, or convenience?

Research presented at the American Stroke Association’s annual stroke conference looked at whether using a very intense therapy on a newly designed machine that includes a harness to help support your weight, was as beneficial as working with a physical therapist at home doing exercises.  What they found was that a home exercise program using a physical therapist was just as beneficial as this fancy and aggressive technology with the harness. This was surprising to the researchers, and even to us, but perhaps it should not be, as perhaps the most important factor in rehab is working with a qualified profession who can motivate you yes, but also understand you and your families needs.

There was one thing this study didn’t touch on that we thought was important to mention, and that’s your mental health. We know that exercise improves mental health, so we do wonder whether having a patient with a stroke start their post-stroke therapy sooner is more beneficial to their mental health or not.  Support means more than just physical needs.

Overall, we think this study should be encouraging to those stroke victims who may not have access to the latest technologies being offered, but they still need to work with qualified therapists in an outpatient setting to ensure successful results.

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