In a new study that seems more like an advertisement than fact (to me, anyway), the risk of death or complete dependency 90 days after a stroke happens was enhanced if statin drugs were not kept on a patient's drug menu.

Since statin drugs are relatively new in terms of actual pharmaceutical products, the results of this study seem to suggest that statin drugs, generally used to lower 'bad' cholesterol, are now helpful in treating stroke victims.

Perhaps statin drugs do in fact help the brain continue to receive oxygen in the event of a stroke, but without seeing the actual results of several clinical studies that suggested (but apparently did not prove) this result, I remain skeptical.

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A treadmill is a very good thing for keeping that cardio system in decent shape, but it's not really practical for those with a recent stroke or other physical disability.

That may be about to change, though. A new type of treadmill (unlike the normal one pictured) promises to get stroke victims and similar sufferers walking in partial fashion. Maybe even in great fashion, after time.

The new treadmill design uses a split-belt design that can make one foot move forward while the other moves backward, and may end up helping medical professionals understand how the human brain rewires itself after certain types of trauma.

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