Would you recognize a stroke if someone you knew or you were having one? Do you know what at TIA is? What are the different types of strokes? Can children have strokes?
A stroke in medical speak is called a cerebral vascular accident, or a CVA. CVAs can happen to anyone at any time, including children – although it’s not common. Strokes can be very mild and passing or they can be devastatingly severe. But despite all the differences, strokes are something that should always be taken seriously.
What is a stroke?

Are you more tempted to eat fast-food style if there’s a quick dining spot near your home?
If so, that could help explain recent findings.
New research presented at the American Stroke Association’s International Stroke Conference 2009 suggests that “the more fast-food restaurants in a neighborhood, the higher the stroke risk for area residents.”
People living in neighborhoods with the highest number of fast-food restaurants saw a 13% higher relative risk of suffering ischemic strokes, compared with those living in places with the lowest numbers of these restaurants.
However, the study didn’t prove a relationship between eating fast foods and increased risk of stroke. …read more