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A MIXED BAG OF DECEMBER STROKE NEWS, ALL OF IT INTERESTING
The stroke news in December wouldn’t make a heavy load for Santa Clause, but, as usual, it is likely to be interesting to many of us. I begin with an article that covers something very basic about stroke—get thee to an emergency room. Sometimes stroke victims don’t immediately go to the emergency room when they are experiencing a stroke because they don’t recognize the symptoms. All of society needs to know the symptoms so that victims can be helped. That’s one of the central messages of a video I am working on for a local hospital in Pennsylvania, which wants to make everyone in the community to be aware of basic information:
· • RECOGNIZE SYMPTOMS OF STROKE · • REACT: CALL 911 · • ACTION: GET TO NEAREST HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM
It’s an old saw: you are what you eat. Now it’s been learned that cranberries are among the top foods with proven health benefits. Researchers have found that the antioxidants have the potential to fight against a number of illnesses and diseases, including stroke.
Three articles in December cover stem cell research. Now here’s progressive government: New Jersey Governor John Corzine plans to make $10 million available for research, most of it going to stem cell research. Here’s action which can only deepen the long-term US-UK alliance: A UK Company is filing an application with the US Food and Drug Administration for a new stem cell therapy that researchers believe could reverse disability due to stroke. Hooray! If this comes true. A third story notes that researchers see potential commercial possibilities for a new kind of adult stem cell.
If you are familiar with the game of chess, you know the name of grandmaster David Bronstein, who nearly became World Champion. He died recently at the age of 82, due to a stroke.
That about wraps it up for December and for 2006. I hope all of you have a happy new year and a great 2007. I am optimistic that we will continue to see progress through stroke research. * * * * * * Sick Enough for Emergency Room? Sometimes Stroke Victims Don’t Know. “At one time or another just about everybody's wondered if they were sick enough to go to the emergency room. Linda Lewis of northeast Washington is reminded daily of the stroke she suffered more than 20-years ago. Words don't always come easily. Her right arm is paralyzed. And walking can be difficult. "I have to take 2 hours to dress," she says. Lewis suffered the stroke while she was in church. She didn't know she should have gone straight to the emergency room. Instead she went home to rest, hoping she'd feel better soon. "I never had a tingling in my arms, nothing."” Read the entire article… http://www.ksdk.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=109147
Eating Your Fruits and Vegetables? Add Cranberries to the List “Cranberries are among the top foods with proven health benefits, according to Amy Howell, a researcher at Rutgers University. Cranberries are full of antioxidants, which protect cells from damage by unstable molecules called free radicals. The National Institutes of Health is funding research on the cranberry’s effects on heart disease, yeast infections and other conditions, and other researchers are investigating its potential against cancer, stroke and viral infections.”
Read the entire article… http://www.sj-r.com/sections/food/stories/102806.asp
NJ To Spend Millions On Stem Cell Research”Hoping to jump-start plans to make New Jersey a leader in stem cell research, Gov. Jon S. Corzine's administration plans to make $10 million available for research grants, with most money going to embryonic stem cell research.”
Read the entire article…http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/12/17/tech/
Application filed with USDA for New stem cell drug therapy“People who have been left disabled from a stroke could have their symptoms reversed if a new stem cell therapy proves effective. UK-based ReNeuron have filed their first Investigational New Drug (IND) application with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for ReN001, a stem cell therapy for stroke. If the application is approved, the company will begin Phase I clinical trials for the world's first stem cell treatment for a major neurological disorder.”
Read the entire article:
http://www.drugresearcher.com/news/ng.asp?=72688-reneuron-
More Stem Cell ResearchWauwatosa, Wis. – ”Maya Sieber-Blum doesn't even have a patent and she's excited about the commercial possibilities of her discovery involving adult stem cells. Sieber-Blum, a professor of cell biology, neurobiology, and anatomy at the Medical College of Wisconsin, leads a research team that has applied for a patent on its work to isolate, grow, and identify epidermal neural crest stem cells, a new type of adult stem cell that appears to have the potential for diversification.”
Read the entire article… http://wistechnology.com/article.php?id=3545
Chess grandmaster David Bronstein diesAssociated Press MOSCOW – “David Bronstein, a chess grandmaster who nearly became world champion, has died at age 82, the World Chess Federation announced. Bronstein died in Minsk, Belarus, the federation said. It did not give the cause of death, but the Russian Chess Federation said he died of a stroke.”
Read the entire article… http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/journalgazette/16187196.htm
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