{"id":154,"date":"2017-08-07T14:46:00","date_gmt":"2017-08-07T18:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.ftcpublications.com\/core\/?p=154"},"modified":"2017-08-07T18:48:03","modified_gmt":"2017-08-07T22:48:03","slug":"african-americans-at-higher-risk-for-strok","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.ftcpublications.com\/core\/african-americans-at-higher-risk-for-strok\/","title":{"rendered":"African-Americans at Higher Risk for Stroke"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"6847F05C-79F5-41CC-9679-74EDF9CE44D2\" src=\"http:\/\/news.ftcpublications.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/image1.jpg\" alt=\"image1.JPG\" \/><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\">Each year, more than 780,000 Americans suffer a stroke. It is the third leading cause of death and a leading cause of long-term disability in the United States. African-Americans suffer more severe strokes than white Americans, and tend to have a higher rate of risk factors such as high blood pressure and smoking.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 5px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; line-height: 18px;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 5px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; line-height: 18px;\"><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\">Many people do not know the symptoms or what to do when they witness someone having a stroke. The following information is provided to you by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 5px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; line-height: 18px;\"><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\">\u201cFor African-Americans, stroke is more common and more deadly \u2014 even in young and middle-aged adults \u2014 than for any other ethnic or racial group in the country. It is critical to recognize the symptoms of a stroke, call 9-1-1, and get to a hospital quickly,\u201d said Salina Waddy, M.D., program director, Office of Minority Health and Research, NINDS. \u201cThe good news is that treatments are available that can save people\u2019s lives and improve their chances for successful recovery.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 5px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; line-height: 18px;\"><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\">A stroke occurs when blood flow to the brain is interrupted or if bleeding occurs in or around the brain. Brain cells die when deprived of oxygen and nutrients provided by blood. Because a stroke injures the brain, if you are having a stroke, you may not realize what is happening. But to a bystander the signs of a stroke are distinct:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 5px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; line-height: 18px;\"><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\">* Sudden numbness or weakness of the face, arm or leg (especially on one side of the body)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 5px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; line-height: 18px;\"><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\">* Sudden confusion, trouble speaking or understanding speech<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 5px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; line-height: 18px;\"><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\">* Sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 5px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; line-height: 18px;\"><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\">* Sudden trouble walking, dizziness or loss of balance or coordination<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 5px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; line-height: 18px;\"><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\">* Sudden severe headache with no known cause<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 5px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; line-height: 18px;\"><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\">In treating a stroke, every minute counts. Treatments are available that greatly reduce the damage caused by a stroke. But you need to arrive at the hospital within 60 minutes after symptoms start in order to receive some treatments. Knowing the symptoms of a stroke, making note of the time of the first stroke symptom, and getting to the hospital quickly can help you act in time to save yourself \u2014 or someone you know \u2014 from serious long-term disability.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 5px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; line-height: 18px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"3D8EBF04-73D3-4A9B-BE3C-8B6B9481B49F\" src=\"http:\/\/news.ftcpublications.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/image2.jpg\" alt=\"image2.JPG\" \/><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 5px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; line-height: 18px;\"><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\">Making changes in your lifestyle can help prevent stroke. The NINDS, part of the National Institutes of Health, is dedicated to research and education on the causes, treatments and prevention of stroke. Risk factors include high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease, family history of stroke, high cholesterol, and being overweight. Talk to your doctor and let him or her know about the concerns you may have about the risk factors of stroke. Find out your risks and take action.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Each year, more than 780,000 Americans suffer a stroke. It is the third leading cause of death and a leading cause of long-term disability in the United States. African-Americans suffer more severe strokes than white Americans, and tend to have a higher rate of risk factors such as high blood pressure and smoking. 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