Tag: STROKE

You can work out all you want, but if you spend a good part of the day sitting in front of a TV or computer screen, you could still be putting your health at serious risk. According to a new study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, people who spend more than four hours per day watching TV, surfing the Web or playing video games are 113-percent more likely to suffer ...

Rather than sit back and do nothing while his son struggled to communicate, one British father created a program to help his autistic child communicate. Autism is a difficult disease for both parents and children to manage. According to BBC News, Stephen Lodge's Speaks4Me program allows its user to form sentences by dragging and dropping onscreen images in a particular order. Stephen's ...

Despite all the negative things people say about video games, we've recently learned that playing them can help to improve your eyesight. If that doesn't convince you that video games can have positive effects, then take a look at this: According to Reuters, scientists are successfully using a type of primitive video game to rehabilitate stroke victims' debilitated vision. Amazingly, the method ...

A new device will help victims of severe strokes avoid debilitating complications. Named Penumbra, the vacuum cleaner-like tool removes blood clots that starve the brain of oxygen and lead to paralysis or permanent brain injury. While some patients need blood clots cleared by a drug called TPA, they do not always receive the treatment within three hours of suffering a stroke, the time frame in ...