On AlterNet: stroke

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "stroke"

When My Father's Heart Outlived His Brain: Are We Keeping People Alive Longer Than We Should?

Katy Butler, Psychotherapy Networker. July 24, 2011.

With new financial incentives, many patients are prematurely promoted to maximum treatment and patients and families are becoming victims of the war on sudden death.

If You Had A Stroke Tomorrow, Where Would You End Up? Why We Need Medicare For All.

Donna Smith, AlterNet. July 7, 2011.

So long as we start out by viewing patients as profits, all other issues will flow from that point.

The Dark Side of Birth Control: The Pill Still Has Many Adverse Affects Glossed Over By Big Pharma

Laura Eldridge, AlterNet. March 17, 2010.

On the 50th anniversary of the pill, we need to appreciate this remarkable innovation while also being honest about its limitations.

Worried Sick: How Vulnerable Are You Really to Heart Attack, Stroke or Breast Cancer?

Maggie Mahar, Health Beat. November 27, 2008.

Americans are bombarded with messages announcing that death and danger are just around the corner. Reality is usually much different.

Viagra: Not Just for Erections

Roger Dobson, The Independent UK. September 4, 2007.

On the 15th anniversary of the little pill that changed sex lives around the world, a look at Viagra's many other uses.