By Nancy Steinbach Broadcast: October 1, 2003 This is Faith Lapidus with the VOA Special English Health Report. Scientists in Iceland say they have identified the first gene linked to common forms of

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Diet Rich in Tomatoes May Reduce Stroke Risk A long-term study has found that people who routinely eat a lot of tomatoes are less likely to suffer strokes. Tomatoes are rich in lycopene, an antioxidant that scientists believe reduces the risk of hear

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This is the VOA Special English Health Report. A stroke is a loss of blood flow in the brain. There are two kinds of stroke. One is an ischemic stroke. It happens when a blood vessel in the brain gets blocked. The other kind is called a hemorrhagic,

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By VOA Sports Washington, DC 19 January 2008 German golfer Martin Kaymer has fired a 4-under-par 68 to maintain a six-stroke lead after the third round of the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship in the United Arab Emirates. Kaymer, last year's European PGA T

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A new study of stroke in the United States has found that the rate of brain-damaging blood clots has increased dramatically among people infected with HIV. The increase in strokes coincides with the use of newer, more effective AIDS medicines. Bruce

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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: About 800,000 people have strokes every year in the U.S. Most are caused when a clot blocks a blood vessel to the brain. We've known about strokes for a long time. But it wasn't until recently that doctors could do anything about

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