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Parental divorce linked to stroke in males

Author: 
Michael Kennedy
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photo of a man and a woman holding a file that says divorce

Men with divorced parents are significantly more likely to suffer a stroke than men from intact families, shows a new study from the University of Toronto.

The study, to be published this month in the International Journal of Stroke, shows that adult men who had experienced parental divorce before they turned 18 are three times more likely to suffer a stroke than men whose parents did not divorce. Women from divorced families did not have a higher risk of stroke than women from intact families.

Posted Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Health versus Wealth

Author: 
Shibu Thomas
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image of Da Vinci's Vitruvian man blended with image of dollar bill

In 1776, Adam Smith in The Wealth of Nations theorized that the free market economy was the solution to increase the wealth of a country. Almost 250 years later, health professionals, policy makers and Professor Gustavo Saposnik, a neurologist with interests in global health and population-based studies are asking another, arguably more important question:

"How does one best allocate wealth to increase the health of a nation?”

Posted Monday, May 28, 2012

Intelligent, affordable rehab robot to help stroke patients

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U of T's Alex Mihailidis designs table-top technology
Author: 
Erin Vollick
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Photo of Associate Professor Alex Mihailidis

Rehabilitation is crucial after a stroke. Yet patients don’t always do their exercises because they’re boring or difficult to do at home.

But what if you could make them easy and fun?

Enter University of Toronto Associate Professor Alex Mihailidis of the Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy at the Faculty of Medicine and his intelligent, table-top robot.

Posted Monday, March 26, 2012

Study finds delirium after stroke linked to poorer outcomes for patients

Sub-title: 
U of T professor says recognition, prevention are crucial to recovery
Author: 
Kate Taylor
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hospitalized senior

Up to 30 per cent of patients hospitalized after a stroke develop delirium – a sudden state of confusion – and are five times more likely to die as a result, according to a new study from the University of Toronto and St. Michael’s Hospital.

Researchers found patients who experience delirium after stroke are also more likely to be discharged to a long-term care facility, nursing home or have a longer stay in hospital.

Posted Thursday, January 19, 2012
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