Stroke teaches building contractor valuable life lessons
Steve Coyle was doing exactly what he loves most that February day in 2001. "I was redoing a sunroom, putting ceramic tile in," recalls the 57-year-old building contractor who has earned a reputation for skillful designs and spiral-staircase construction. "I was rubbing the glaze off when my right arm and leg gave out. I thought I'd better slow down. The problem went away somewhat."
( BY JENNIFER L. BOEN, Knight Ridder Newspapers, 10/11/2002 11:35 AM PST)

Avoiding a stroke
Certain medical and hereditary conditions increase risk of stroke, such as having diabetes or being an African American, over age 55 or having a family history of stroke. But many risk factors can be regularly monitored or eliminated.
( Knight Ridder Newspapers, 10/11/2002 11:20 AM PST)

Facts about stroke
Facts about storke: _Stroke is the nation's third-leading cause of death, behind heart disease and cancer. _Every 53 seconds, on average, someone in the United States suffers a stroke.
( Knight Ridder Newspapers, 10/11/2002 11:23 AM PST)

When is a headache a stroke?
This video webcast discusses the difference between a stroke and headache and how a headache may be a symptom of a stroke.
( Cheryl Wills, New York 1, NYC, Alan M. Rapoport, MD, New England Center for Headache, Stamford, CT Mitchell S.V. Elkind, MD; New York Presbyterian Medical Center, 10/02/2002 10:29 AM PST)