Those bacteria can increase the chances of a heart attack or stroke and worsen the effects of other diseases.

VOA: special.2009.03.11

There are two kinds of strokes. An ischemic stroke happens when a blood vessel in the brain gets blocked.

VOA: special.2009.09.22

Financial support also came from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs and the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.

VOA: special.2009.02.03

There is a risk that giving a patient a strong blood thinner during a stroke can cause bleeding inside the brain.

VOA: special.2009.09.22

Clots can block the flow of blood to the heart or brain and cause a heart attack or stroke.

VOA: special.2009.10.20

But experts generally advise against using the drug if more than three hours have passed after the first signs of a stroke.

VOA: special.2009.09.22

The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke says many patients do well with no treatment at all.

VOA: special.2009.01.06

To one it comes like the stroke of an arrow, shocking all the emotions to a sharper life.

VOA: special.2009.10.31

But traditional guidelines say not to use tPA if more than three hours have passed after the first signs of a stroke.

VOA: special.2009.08.12

Many people take aspirin to reduce the risk of a heart attack or stroke from blood clots.

VOA: special.2009.10.20

Doctor Yusuf said the single pill, taken once a day, could reduce the average person's risk of heart disease and stroke by about half.

VOA: special.2009.04.08

"They found that men can experience up to a three-fold increased risk of stroke, and that risk seemed to be well correlated with the severity of sleep apnea."

VOA: special.2011.05.04

A stroke is a loss of blood flow in the brain.

VOA: special.2009.09.22

Heat stroke is the most serious disorder linked to hot weather.

VOA: special.2010.07.27

The new findings appeared in the journal Stroke.

VOA: special.2009.08.12

"We estimate in WHO that over thirty million lives can be saved in the next ten years by simple measures -- reducing the level of salt by fifteen to twenty percent, reducing the amount of tobacco, and increasing the number of people who are at risk of a heart attack and stroke to be on simple preventive treatment."

VOA: special.2011.05.11

After a Japanese tourist died from heat stroke near Red Square, the Kremlin,suspended a weekly changing of the guard ceremony.

VOA: standard.2010.07.23

Now,Canadian researchers are exploring the possibility of using that same technology to provide rehabilitation services to stroke patients in remote areas.

VOA: standard.2010.06.14

Parkin took home a silver medal in the 200-meter breast stroke at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.

VOA: standard.2009.09.10

"Which causes heart attacks and strokes." The World Health Organization reports an estimated 17 million people die of heart disease and stroke every year.

VOA: standard.2010.04.22

We reached Esme French via Skype at the Canadian Stroke Congress meeting in Quebec City.

VOA: standard.2010.06.14

The small pilot project involved 10 video consultations between stroke patients and a team of rehabilitation specialists in Thunder Bay, a mid-size city near the U.S.border.

VOA: standard.2010.06.14