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Escape Your Chair: The Irish Heart Foundation campaign for reducing heart disease and stroke risk
Did you know that sitting for long periods of time increases your risk of heart disease and stroke? It is recommended that we get 30 minutes of moderate intensity activity at least five days a week. However, this does not cancel out the damage caused to our health by...
7 steps to recovery: A project that emerged from a stroke survivor’s diary now helping people around the world
Each stroke survivors' journey is a different story. The terrible and terrifying experience changes lives forever, but sometimes people choose to focus on positive things and look forward, redefining their views on life and establishing to so called "new normal". One...
Nutrition and stroke prevention: Can a diet save your brain?
Written by: Prof. Anita Arsovska, MD, PhD, Macedonian Organization for a fight against stroke, SAFE Board Member Stroke is a severe impairment of brain functions due to acute brain circulation disorder. The highest percentage of strokes (80-85%) is due to thrombosis...
Stroke Survivors’ Needs in Finland: Stroke rehabilitation insufficient as it is now
When it comes to stroke treatment and aftercare, Nordic countries are often believed to be among the most advanced in Europe. Even so, there is a room for improvement as we learned from our conversation with Finnish Brain Association’s Executive Director Tiina...
Stroke Action Plan for Europe Implementation: First Steering Committee meeting held today in Munich
The first Steering Committee meeting for implementation of the Stroke Action Plan for Europe (SAPE) was held today in Munich. The Steering Committee's main task will include a definition of a strategy framework, the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for monitoring the...
