High blood pressure in US women lead to increase in strokes
National Stroke Awareness Month | The rise of risk factors among women in the US May is National Stroke Awareness Month and the CDC says high blood pressure is the leading cause of strokes in the United States. Author: Caylee Kirby (WTOL) Updated: 12:21 AM EDT May 12, 2021 TOLEDO, Ohio — May is National Stroke Awareness Month and according to the CDC, one person suffers from a stroke every forty seconds. You've probably heard the warning signs for a stroke: slurred speech, numbness on one side of the body or dizziness. But to understand strokes, Dr. Tracy Gri...
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