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American Heart Association issues stroke guidelines for women

For the first time, the American Heart Association issued guidelines for preventing strokes in women. High blood pressure and smoking are risk factors for everyone, but the AHA says risks unique to women include gestational diabetes and the use of birth control pills. Dr. Jon LaPook reports.
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