I'm on the road again. I'm returning home from yet another family vacation, this time with my side of the family. We spent a week along the Gulf Coast, near Rosemary Beach in Florida. We had a great time and great weather. So far, the trip home is going well for me and my husband. But for my parents and brother's family - not so much. They were in a car accident just outside of Mobile, Alabama. My brother called from his cell phone and my heart sank. Luckily, everyone was okay, including my...
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Stroke Symptoms in Children
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It’s amazing how the little things seem to mean so much. This week, my 10-month-old daughter actually got off her stomach and crawled... Read more »
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Stroke is the Third-Leading Cause of Death Among African Americans
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It seems like each week I'm helping my son with a Martin Luther King, Jr. assignment. His English/Reading class has been studying the life... Read more »
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Migraine Plus Hypertension Equal Increased Stroke Risk
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An Italian study has shown that people who have both Migraines and hypertension have a higher probability of cerebrovascular events than... Read more »
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My Stroke Taught Me to Reevaluate What is Important in My Life
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After my stroke in 2001, I re-evaluated my life. I think that is normal. When faced with your own mortality, it seems only natural to... Read more »
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The Signs and Symptoms of Heart Attack and Stroke: Re-Visited
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Lisa Nelson RD: Dr. Shelby-Lane took the time to provide more detail on the symptoms of heart disease related to women, as well as, the... Read more »
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Overweight kids face early heart attacks, strokes
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Hemorrhagic stroke
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Hemorrhagic stroke involves bleeding within the brain, which damages nearby brain tissue. See also: Hypertensive intracerebral... Read more »
Stroke risk factors and prevention
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A stroke is an interruption of the blood supply to any part of the brain. A stroke is sometimes called a "brain attack." There are two major types... Read more »
Stroke
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A stroke is an interruption of the blood supply to any part of the brain. A stroke is sometimes called a "brain attack." See also: ... Read more »
Stroke
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A stroke occurs when the arterial blood flow leading to or in the brain becomes blocked or ruptures.Blood carries oxygen and nutrients to the neurons... Read more »
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