Stroke Association
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| Headquarters location | London, United Kingdom |
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| Number of employees | 649 |
| Revenue | 37. 3 million GBP (2016–2017) |
| Founded | January 1 |
| 1992 | |
| Focus | Stroke |
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| ID | 1148719 |
About Stroke Association
The Stroke Association is a charity in the United Kingdom. It works to prevent stroke, and to support everyone touched by stroke, fund research, and campaign for the rights of stroke survivors of all ages.
Strokes: Offer patients three hours a day of rehab, NHS urged
... " Dr Maeva May from the Stroke Association said many stroke survivors receive only a fraction of what the guideline recommends, partly because there are too few staff to provide the care...
Offer gene test to stroke patients, NHS told
... " Juliet Bouverie from the Stroke Association said: " Stroke devastates lives and leaves people with life-long disability...
Implant gives hand control nine years after stroke
... Dr Rubina Ahmed from the Stroke Association said: " The research is still in the early stages and surgical implants may not be suitable for everyone...
Dragons' Den star Hilary Devey dies aged 65
... Her charitable work included her position as vice-president of the Carers Trust and she was also a patron of the Stroke Association, having herself suffered a stroke in 2009...
Child stroke survivor determined to recover say Lowestoft parents
... But they can affect people of any age and 400 children in the UK have one every year, according to The Stroke Association...
Blood pressure warning over long-term paracetamol use
... Dr Richard Francis, from the Stroke Association, said further research in people with normal, healthy blood pressure, over a longer timeframe, was needed " to confirm the risks and benefits of using paracetamol more widely"...
Coronavirus: a plea for the public to medical care when you need it
... Juliet Bouverie, from the Stroke Association, said that stroke is a medical emergency...
'Select 999 for emergencies, stroke, in spite of coronavirus'
... can help Each delay in the search, to disabilities or even cause death, warns the Stroke Association...
Blood pressure warning over long-term paracetamol use
People with high blood pressure who take paracetamol on prescription could be increasing their risk of heart attacks and strokes, a study suggests.
Doctors should think about the risks and benefits to patients taking it over many months, the University of Edinburgh researchers say.
Taking the painkiller for headaches and fevers is safe, they stress.
Other experts say research in more People over a longer timeframe is needed to confirm the findings.
Paracetamol is widely used around The World as a short-term remedy for aches and pains But also prescribed to manage chronic Pain , despite little evidence of its benefit for long-term use.
Half A Million People - One out of every 10 - in Scotland were prescribed the painkiller in 2018.
High blood pressure affects One out of every three People in the UK.
The study tracked 110 volunteers, two-thirds of whom were Taking Drugs for high blood pressure, or hypertension.
In a randomised trial, they were asked to take 1g of paracetamol four times A Day for Two Weeks - a common dose for patients with chronic Pain - And Then dummy pills, or placebo, for another Two Weeks .
The Trial showed paracetamol increased blood pressure, " One of The Most important risk factors for heart attacks and strokes" much More Than a placebo, Edinburgh clinical pharmacologist Prof James Dear said.
The researchers advise doctors to start patients with chronic Pain on as low a dose of paracetamol as possible and keep a close eye on those with high blood pressure and At Risk of heart disease.
Lead investigator Dr Iain MacIntyre, Clinical Pharmacology consultant, at NHS Lothian, said: " This is not about short-term use of paracetamol for headaches or fever, which is, of course, fine. "
'Many unknowns'Dr Dipender Gill, Clinical Pharmacology and therapeutics lecturer, at St George's, University of London, said the study, published in the journal Circulation, had found " a small But meaningful increase in blood pressure in a white Scottish population" But " many unknowns remain".
" Firstly, it is not clear whether the observed increase in blood pressure would be sustained with longer term use of paracetamol, " He Said .
" Secondly, it is not known for certain whether any increase in blood pressure attributable to paracetamol use would lead to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. "
A large US study previously found a link between long-term paracetamol use and increased risk of heart attacks - But it could not prove One caused The Other .
And other smaller studies have been unable to confirm The Link .
The Edinburgh team said they could not explain how paracetamol would raise blood pressure But their findings should lead to a review of long-term paracetamol prescriptions.
These were previously considered safer than non-steroidal anti-inflammatory painkillers, such as ibuprofen, which are thought to raise blood pressure in Some People .
The British Heart Foundation, which funded the study, said doctors and patients should regularly rethink whether any medication, even something " relatively harmless like paracetamol" was needed.
Dr Richard Francis , from the Stroke Association , said further research in People with normal, healthy blood pressure, over a longer timeframe, was needed " to confirm the risks and benefits of using paracetamol more widely".
Source of news: bbc.com
