Depression Increases Stroke Chances

When you think stroke, you probably think of old people under too much stress. Well, new research has come out that says if you're under the age of 65 and are "depressed" then your chances of a stroke quadruple. Dr. Margaret Kelly-Hayes and her associates at Boston University followed 4120 subjects in the Framingham Heart Study for up to 8 years. During the study, a total of 144 strokes and 84 mini-strokes occurred. It found that among subjects younger than 65 years who showed signs of depression were more than 4 times more likely to have a stroke than those who had lower depression signs. That's kind of a double-whamy isn't it. Fortunately, other studies have suggested that marriage makes individuals healthier. Here's a link to the article (click here).