"Give Me 5" for National Stroke Month
Published May 5th, 2009
A stroke - it's the number three killer in America and it's estimated almost 800 000 Americans will suffer from it. The American Stroke Association wants to reduce those numbers.
The biggest misconception about strokes is that you have to be a certain age to get them, but age is not a determining factor. The month of May is National Stroke Month, TV20's Shani Muhammad shows an easy way to recognize the pre-effects of an attack.
Munroe Regional Medical Center in Ocala will host a stroke fair on May 13th.
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