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Three hours to save your life

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Immediate care given to stroke victims within three hours of the first symptoms of an attack will go a long way in saving lives or limiting neurological damage. The use of the clotbuster drug t-PA is part of the arsenal against stroke to stem brain damage that can disable a victim.

Author: McConnell, Malcolm
Publisher: Reader's Digest Association, Inc.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0375
Year: 1999
Health aspects, Care and treatment, Stroke (Disease), Stroke, Stroke patients

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Easy ways to stay fit for life

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The Blackfoot school district began a wellness program based on moderate physical activity that sought to improve the fitness of its employees. Contrary to popular belief, daily moderate physical activity, as opposed to strenuous exercise, enhances one's fitness level.

Author: McConnell, Malcolm
Publisher: Reader's Digest Association, Inc.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0375
Year: 1996
Methods, Physical fitness, Exercise

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Countdown at Talladega

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Cuban prisoners making an escape attempt held the prison staff hostage. A well-prepared strategy for dealing with criminal demands, as well as prompt military response, proved to be the key to thwarting the threat.

Author: McConnell, Malcolm
Publisher: Reader's Digest Association, Inc.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0375
Year: 1992
Reports, Prevention, Hostage negotiations, Escapes, Prison escapes, Prison violence

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