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Triggers of Heart Attack and Stroke

Nine factors linked to stroke risk A massive team of international collaborators investigated potentially modifiable risk factors for acute stroke among 26,919 participants in 32 countries. Researchers identified 10 potentially modifiable risk factors that collectively accounted for 90.7 percent of all strokes, 91.5 percent of ischemic stroke, and 87.1 percent of intracerebral hemorrhagic stroke worldwide.…
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Neighborhood Cohesion Predicts Health

Including stroke and heart attack? Use of preventive health services? Neighborhood social cohesion refers to the perceived degree of connectedness between and among neighbors and their willingness to take action for the common good. Greater neighborhood social cohesion predicts better overall health. Stroke is a leading cause of disability in the US. Would greater social…
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