Daily HealthBeat Tip - February 27, 2008

Not a stroke, but still trouble

George Howard of the University of Alabama at Birmingham recommends people control their stroke risk factors.

"What I would recommend is that the people be aware of, and treat and control, their risk factors, but also if you are high risk, to monitor for changes in cognitive functioning, which can be done with very simple, painless, memory challenge tests." (14 seconds)

Last revised: February, 26 2008