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Election 2010
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Wed, Jan 27, 2010 -- 10:00 AM
The Risk of Stroke
Almost 800,000 people in the U.S. are diagnosed
with a stroke each year, and now some experts say
hospitals need to be far more aggressive in detecting
and treating strokes in children. We talk with health
professionals about risk factors for stroke, how to
recognize symptoms and the best new treatments.
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Host: Michael Krasny
Guests:
- Dr. Alexander Flint M.D., neurointensivist and stroke specialist, Kaiser Permanente Redwood City Stroke Center
- Heather J. Fullerton, director of the Pediatric Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease Center, UCSF Children's Hospital; a leading pediatric stroke researcher in UCSF's Department of Neurology and co-author of the report "Deaths from Stroke in U.S. Children, 1979 to 1998"
- S. Claiborne Johnston, director of the UCSF Stroke Service and co-author of the report "Deaths from Stroke in U.S. Children, 1979 to 1998"
Also on KQED.org this week ...
MindShift
KQED's new MindShift blog will explore the future of learning in all its dimensions -- covering cultural and technology trends, groundbreaking research, education policy and more.
Our State of Health
The California Report's Health Dialogues has launched Our State of Health, a blog chronicling health in neighborhoods and communities across California.
