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Professor fights back after rare stroke

Barnes-Jewish Team | May 9, 2013 | Comments (0)

Bill Postiglione was used to thinking on his feet. As a political science professor and karate club instructor at Quincy University, he stayed in top form for everything from classroom debates to training students in self-defense techniques. At dinner with his wife in February 2012, Postiglione felt a sudden, severe pain in his head. He [...]

Stroke survivor learns to think FAST

Barnes-Jewish Team | May 1, 2013 | Comments (0)

In February, Gary Finch was going through his regular morning routine when he started feeling weak on the right side of his body. His knee buckled when he tried to walk. “I thought it would pass,” he says. “My wife told me to go to the hospital, but I just thought I’d wait and see [...]

Material From Kitchen Sponges Stop Nosebleeds In New Procedure

bjh_blog | January 27, 2012 | Comments (0)

Nosebleeds are common. In fact, 60 percent of us have them at some point, but for some it can be very serious. Primarily for those with high blood pressure or on blood thinners, nosebleeds may require medical treatment. Our Colin Derdeyn, MD, director of the Stroke and Cerebrovascular Center at Washington University School of Medicine and Barnes [...]

Fast treatment can aid in recovery from an ischemic stroke

bjh_blog | January 24, 2012 | Comments (0)

Illinois Senator Mark Kirk recently underwent surgery for an ischemic stroke, and his physicians report that a complete recovery isn’t likely. A stroke can happen anytime, anywhere. The warning signs come on quickly: Sudden weakness or numbness of the face, arm, or leg, usually on one side of the body Sudden dimness or loss of [...]

Top 10 items you should ALWAYS have in your medicine cabinet

bjh_blog | December 21, 2011 | Comments (0)

After reading an article about what items most American’s always have in their kitchens, I got to thinking about what items should always be readily available in our medicine cabinets. In researching this thought, I did a mental check of what’s in mine. And sadly, I’m missing half of what’s on the top 10 list. [...]

New study shows that fitness trumps body weight in reducing risk of death

bjh_blog | December 5, 2011 | Comments (1)

The American Heart Association released results from a new study today that sheds light on whether it’s better to shed pounds or keep up with physical fitness. As it turns out, physical fitness edges out losing weight when it comes to reducing risk of death from heart attack and stroke. According to the study, in [...]

Physician of the week – Dr. Brian Rubin, vascular surgeon

bjh_blog | November 28, 2011 | Comments (0)

When it comes to vascular health, Dr. Brian Rubin enjoys both the prevention aspect as well as the intervention aspect of his practice. Educating his patients on good vascular health is an important part of his career, as is finding innovative ways to treat conditions such as stroke, aneurysms and peripheral artery disease. Dr. Rubin [...]

We've reached a milestone, thanks to you!

bjh_blog | November 17, 2011 | Comments (0)

This post marks a milestone of sorts. It’s #1,000 in a long line of posts we’ve shared with you over the last year and a half since we launched this blog. We’ve enjoyed writing about new innovations and breakthroughs that Barnes-Jewish Hospital has been a part of, such as the Kling Center for Proton Therapy, [...]

Surviving a stroke and becoming Bob again

bjh_blog | October 26, 2011 | Comments (2)

A stroke can happen to anyone, at anytime. It happened to Bob just a few weeks after he had celebrated the wedding of his son, Joe. A blood vessel burst in Bob’s brain, and he was rushed immediately to Barnes-Jewish Hospital. The immediate outlook was not good. His team of physicians and care givers, which [...]

It's a great week to celebrate….

bjh_blog | October 10, 2011 | Comments (0)

Chocolate! October 10-16 is Chocolate Week, and there are just so many ways this can be done. You can bathe in it, but that would be expensive and sticky. You can also shampoo your hair with it, but wouldn’t that be somewhat torturous, smelling like chocolate all day? Here in St. Louis, we have many, [...]

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