MamasHealth.com Home Brain and Nerve Conditions Aneurysm Aphasia Brain Tumors Cerebral Palsy Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease Coma Concussion Creutzfeldt-Jacob Dyslexia Encephalitis Epilepsy Head banging Heal headaches Hydrocephalus Kernicterus Lou Gehrig's disease Meningitis Migraines Multiple sclerosis Parkinson's disease Strokes Syncope Vertigo Links Email Mama Migraine Cure My Achy Breaky Head Personal story about battle with migraines Supporting a family on one income	Stroke Statistics Recurrent stroke is frequent; about 25 percent of people who recover from their first stroke will have another stroke within 5 years. Strokes are the 3rd leading cause of death in most developed countries...The U.S.A. is included. About 4,400,000 stroke survivors are alive today About 600,000 people suffer a new or recurrent stroke each year. About 500,000 of these are first attacks and 100,000 are recurrent attacks. Stroke Month May is stroke awareness month. The brain requires about 20% of the circulation of blood in the body. Bad News about Strokes Each year more than 750,000 Americans have a stroke.  Of those 750,000 persons, 150,000 people die. Each year stroke kills more than twice as many American women as breast cancer The estimated cost of strokes to the nation each year is 30 billion dollars. It is the leading cause of disability in the United States Stroke is the leading cause of serious, long-term disability in the United States In the United States, a person suffers a stroke about every 53 seconds, and every 3.3 minutes someone dies of a stroke About 5% of people over age 65 have had at least one stroke Stroke Support Groups	Your product featured on MamasHealth.com Sign up for our Email Newsletter For Email Marketing you can trust
	Hot Topics: Domestic Violence: A pre-existing condition? Serena: The wanna be vegetarian Personal Story: How I recovered from my Eating Disorder Mama wants to help: Food Bank programs and shelter assistance Lucy Goes Green: Talk dirty to me How to avoid Swine Flu What no one will tell you about tummy tuck surgery Mama's favorite item of the week: Trees for the Future Foods for weight loss Win a Gift Bag filled with Goodies from Stonyfield
	Information obtained from MamasHealth.com™ should not be used as a substitute for professional medical care or attention by a qualified practitioner, nor should it be inferred as such. Always check with your doctor if you have any questions or concerns about a specific condition. Use of this web site constitutes acceptance of the Terms of Use. Contact us: PO Box 2170, Pasadena, CA 91102-2170 ©2000 - 2009 MamasHealth, Inc.™. All rights reserved