This, and possible harmful side effects have led the research team to be cautious about recommending ginkgo to stroke victims.

BBC: Ginkgo could reduce stroke damage

Mr Parkinson was a youth team coach with Blackpool FC when he suffered the stroke in September 2010.

BBC: Gary Parkinson

After a quiet period Strauss recorded both the England 100, and his 23rd ODI half century, in magnificent fashion when he skipped down the wicket to Shahid Afridi and sent a sweetly timed stroke high over mid-wicket for six, leaving his team needing 188 from 30 overs.

BBC: Century for Andrew Strauss in England win over Pakistan

The Amazon typography team worked at the pixel level to ensure consistency of stroke thickness and shape profiles across all individual glyphs, aligning each size to the specific grid of the new Paperwhite display.

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He points out that a team of basketball players can win, at most, one gold for their country, while a swimmer can win two golds for swimming the same stroke the same distance twice: once individually and once as part of a relay team.

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Motivated either by a stroke of inspiration or desperation, Collins reshuffled his lineup in an attempt to snap the Mets' team-wide slump.

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The team studied 18 weight-related medical conditions, including cardiac disease, type 2 diabetes, cancer, stroke and lower back pain.

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