Shoreditch resident Jessica Knowles, 27, is taking on the Bupa Great North Run on Sunday 7 September to raise funds for the Stroke Association, after her father, Keith, had a stroke earlier this year. Jess will return to her birth town of South Shields as she takes on the same 13.1 mile race as her father did, three decades ago.
Keith had a stroke on 15 April 2014 at the age of 57. He had been
New research in the American Heart Association’s journal Stroke suggests that older women who eat foods higher in potassium are less likely to have strokes.
“Around one third of stroke
survivors have difficulty with reading, writing and speaking, and it can be
frightening and frustrating. The Stroke Association provides a Communication
and Long Term Support Service in Peterborough
to support stroke survivors in their road to recovery after their stroke.
“Stroke remains one of the greatest
health challenges of our time, not just in Peterborough
One of the largest ever independent surveys of social care in England shows people back funding increase - Six in 10 people are not confident they will receive sufficient care; that goes up to seven in 10 for over 60s - Two thirds of those aged 60 and over in England believe government should be doing more in this area and less in others
Sea Palling resident Myles
Crowder is raring to go as he makes his final preparations to take on the Bupa
Great North Run on Sunday 7 September to raise funds for the Stroke
Association.
Myles, 48, is taking on the 13.1 mile challenge in memory of his mother
Jean who had a stroke at the age of 83.
The run falls on what would have been his mothers birthday weekend.
Myles, who has lost ju
A young South Shields graduate whose grandparents both had strokes will tackle the Bupa Great North Run on Sunday 7 September, to raise vital funds for the Stroke Association.
The Commission on Human Medicine has advised that an expert working group will review information for the use of alteplase in the treatment of ischaemic stroke.
Dr James Logan, TV presenter of Embarrassing Bodies, will hit the streets of Newcastle on 7 September, when he tackles the Great North Run for the Stroke Association.
The Stroke Association has been awarded the Skills for Health Quality Mark as a healthcare training provider. The award identifies the highest quality training that offers value for money and expert understanding of the health care industry.
A Morecambe father will tackle the Bupa Great North Run on Sunday 7 September in memory of his Nanna who had a stroke, while his four year old son will compete in the Mini Run, all in support of the Stroke Association.
A Hexham teacher who lost her dad to stroke will tackle the Bupa Great North Run on Sunday 7 September, to raise vital funds for the Stroke Association.
Data from the Royal College of Physicians Stroke programme has been used to analyse the effect of 7 day working of doctors and nurses in relation to mortality after stroke.
