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Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Not Just an Old-Woman Worry

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What you must know now to protect yourself from a stroke

-Myrna Blyth, BettyConfidential.com

Most of us tend to think of stroke as a disease that primarily affects the old. But more than a quarter million young women--between the ages of 18 and 44--have a stroke each year. The strokes are rarely fatal, but they can be disabling with a long-term impact on a woman's ability to earn a living and care for her children--and even care for herself.

Here is what every woman should know about strokes:
• Almost 800,000 people a year are affected.
• It is the third leading cause of death.
• It is the most common cause of long-term disability.
• More women die of strokes than die of breast cancer.

To read more about what you must know to protect yourself from a stroke, click here.

Related: young women, third leading cause of death, strokes, stroke, long-term disability

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