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The strokes have become a huge silent health problem in Spain. And there are ways to limit risks

July 6, 2025 by usatoday24

Every year 90,000 cases of strokes are produced in Spain that leave 23,000 deaths on average, According to the data of the Spanish Society of Neurology. This number could be significantly reduced, after all, many of the Risk factors which are associated with this type of event correspond to behaviors and habits that we can modify. Before reviewing what the risk factors are controllable or not, associated with the stroke, maybe it is appropriate to consider us What exactly is an stroke. The stroke or stroke (stroke) occurs when the blood flow that reaches a part of the brain is interrupted or drastically reduced. There are two types of accidents: ischemic and hemorrhagic. The former are the most common, are produced by the blockade of one of some circulatory route, for example by a clot or its narrowing as a result of fatty deposits. Hemorrhagic strokes for their part are produced by the breakage of a blood vessel. There is no exact list of risk factors that are related to these episodes since there are numerous overwhelms and interconnections Among these factors. Nor can we make an accurate distinction between the factors that we can control and those that do not. A clear example is that of diabetes. This disease is a risk factor in the appearance of ICUTS. Suffering or not this disease is not under our control, but we can avoid factors that in turn are linked to it. Despite the difficulties when delimiting these concepts, experts estimate that controllable risk factors are associated with 60% and 90% of the risk of suffering a stroke. That is, avoiding these factors we can reduce very significantly the risk that this type of event will be triggered in our brain. And what are the risk factors on which we have the greatest control? According to the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute From the United States, controllable risk factors include blood pressure, obesity, physical inactivity, poor diet and tobacco. According to the American medical institution Johns Hopkins Medicinea blood pressure of 140/90 or higher is a factor that can condition our probability of suffering such an accident. Obesity, food and physical inactivity They are clearly interconnected risk factors. Smoking is one of the Risk factors More widely mentioned, but alcohol and some recreational drugs such as intravenous or cocaine are also related to an increase in the risk of suffering from an stroke. Some legal substances such as the contraceptive pill have also been related to an increased risk of stroke. With anxiety, depression and stress, something similar occurs than with other diseases: we have a certain degree of control, but this can be very limited depending on the circumstances of each person. Something similar happens with the environment in which we live: although residing or working in contaminated areas can aggravate our risk of suffering from an stroke, changing work or residence is often not in our hand. What we cannot change Some of the risk factors that we associate with the stroke totally escape from our control. Maybe age is the most important: Age. As we become greater the possibilities of suffering a stroke are increasing. Sex is another factor linked to the appearance of this disease and in a unique way: it is fine at an early age men suffer from these accidents more frequently, the greatest life expectancy of women means that throughout life these suffer more such problems. Different ethnic backgrounds can lead to different levels of risk: in the United States African -American, native and Hispanic people have a higher risk of suffering a stroke. Finally, Genetics And family history can also be considered risk factors, especially in cases where a family member has experienced one of these events at earlier ages. In addition to the risk factors, it is worth remembering what are the main symptoms that accompany these events in order to better identify an stroke and improve the chances that whoever suffers it receives medical assistance on time. There are a few key factors that can help us Identify an stroke quicklybut there is also a challenge of symptoms that can also be associated with strokes. Among the Key symptoms There are the loss of strength or sensitivity in the face, arm or leg, which usually swams to a single side of the body; Confusion in speech, for example in the use of unconnected words; sudden loss of vision; dizziness, loss of balance or the appearance of a severe headache without a clear origin. In Xataka | We have a new and promising treatment against the consequences of stroke (and has been created in Spain) Image | Anna Shvets

The Pitillo returns and looks like heroin hooked during the second album of the Strokes

May 18, 2025 by usatoday24

In the early 2000s, the New York Lower East Side was a hotbed of Indies Bands, where the voices loaded with apathy and the guitars scratching each note were merged with the smoke of half -consuming cigarettes. Under the neon lights, leather sucks and tight pants paraded as an unofficial uniform, marking the pulse of a scene that seemed to burn fast. Two decades later, that image is still alive, but has changed the stage. It is no longer a dark club in the Big Apple, but has moved to the Timelines of Tiktok, where the Z generation has adopted the Indie Sleazeself -proclaiming Hedi Boys. But is it only nostalgia or are we witnessing the resurgence of the pitillos? Does everything come back? The current trend is a shameless return to aesthetic codes that marked the beginning of the 21st century. But this time, it is not the musical underground that drives fashion, but social networks. Specifically, the Tiktoker Emma Winder, who manages the account I am Saint Laurentit has been one of the main catalysts of the resurgence of Hedi Boys. In a video that already accumulates more than 200,000 visualizations, Winder He has interviewed to several boys who seem out of a 2004 Dior Homme parade: leather jackets, dark glasses and pitillo jeans. Far from being a simple aesthetic choice, these guys present the look as a lifestyle that mixes arrogance, irony and a touch of nihilism. Instead of celebrating physical excess, Like the popular Chic proteinthe Hedi Boys They embrace extreme thinness, evoking a dark nostalgia that flirts with the Heroin Chic of the 90s. @emmaxwinder Hedi Boy Uk Invasion Hediboy Hedislimane ♬ Original Sound – I Am Saint Laurent The origins. To understand the rebirth of Hedi Boysyou have to go back to 2001, when Hedi Slimane assumed the creative direction of Dior Homme. Slimane had previously rejected a position in Jil Sander, but in Dior he found the perfect scenario to impose his aesthetics: very tight costumes, thin ties and a male silhouette so thin that it seemed tailored to the members of a rock band. There is nothing accidental. Slimane was an consummated photographer and an independent music lover. Photographed To The Libertines, Franz Ferdinand, The Strokes and The Kills, capturing that mixture of decay, Androginia and sordid glamor that defined the bands of the moment. At the same time, his parades in Dior Homme became the place where musicians, artists and aspiring models converged that sought to replicate that look that today seduces generation Z. The gap. This new trend is diametrically opposed to another that is also prevailing in the networks: Chic protein. On the one hand, the followers of the Chic protein They exhibit muscular bodies, hyperproteic diets and gym routines as strict as the lines of their jaws. At the other extreme, the Hedi Boys They reject that search for physical perfection and embrace a look that refers to the decadent rockers of the 2000s. Instead of muscular bodies, they prefer thin silhouettes, evoking the aura of Julian Casablancas or Pete Dohert in full self -destructive spiral. Beyond aesthetics. The gap between both styles is more than a simple choice of costumes: it is a cultural shock between those who see the body as a project to improve and those who use it as a canvas to express apathy, decay and nostalgia. However, this type of trends, as well as The Skinnytokpromote ideals that may have A negative effect On self -esteem, increasing anxiety and promoting eating disorders. But this new phenomenon is really a new counterculture or just an empty aesthetic filtered by the Tiktok algorithm? We may be in the presence of a superficial revival that feeds on postmodern cynicism, or also a resistance to extreme fitness culture. In any case, the debate is still open. Image | Thomas Hawk Xataka | We are in 2025 and millions of men worldwide continue to deny one thing: shorts

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