New guidelines for women urge early attention to stroke
Thursday, February 6, 2014 - 23:30
in Health & Medicine
Many factors may increase a woman's risk of stroke, and many of them are evident in her 20s and 30s, according to the first such guidelines, from the American Heart Assn.Long before a woman hits middle age, she and her doctor should be thinking about her risk of stroke and taking steps to reduce it, according to the first set of stroke guidelines aimed at women.