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CNN) -- After weeks of waiting, an American researcher who suffered a suspected stroke while working at the South Pole has arrived in New Zealand for evaluation and treatment, a National Science Foundation official confirmed Monday. Renee-Nicole Douceur, 58, said in an interview on the "Early...

<div>More than 13,000 cyclists and inline skaters took over two major Toronto arteries Sunday as they raised a record $3.9 million for heart and stroke research. That's $600,000 more than was collected in last year's Becel Heart & Stroke Ride for Heart fundraiser. The participants

Strokes are rising dramatically among young and middle-aged Americans while dropping in older people, a sign that the obesity epidemic may be starting to shift the age burden of the disease. The numbers, reported Wednesday at an American Stroke Association conference, come from the first large...

'Catch' to show Harris's last days LOS ANGELES, (UPI) -- The Discovery Channel says it plans to air footage of the final days of Capt. Phil Harris, the late star of its popular U.S. reality series "Deadliest Catch." Harris, the skipper of a ship that fished for Alaskan king crab, died last...

Sara Lee CEO says she had a stroke DOWNERS GROVE, Ill., (UPI) -- U.S. food giant Sara Lee Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Brenda Barnes said Monday that she is recovering from a stroke, ending weeks of rumors. "I know there has been a lot of speculation … so I want to take the...

Community effort lowers stroke rate QUEBEC CITY, (UPI) -- Community-based programs to lower blood pressure successfully reduced cardiovascular disease in Canada, researchers say. The community-based Cardiovascular Health Awareness Program significantly reduced both heart disease and stroke in...