U.S. women unfamiliar with most stroke warning signs

Many U.S. women don't know most of the warning signs of a stroke, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Epidemiology and Prevention/Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism 2014 Scientific Sessions.The study is also published in the American Heart Association journal, Stroke.In a phone survey of 1,205 U.S. women:More than half (51 percent) of the women identified sudden weakness or numbness on one side of the face, arms or legs as a warning sign of a stroke.
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