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...been one of the warmest weekends so far this year and so, Weis argued, there was simply "more outdoor activity, more opportunity for crimes to occur" - a common explanation for such crime outbursts, but not an especially persuasive one. The superintendent also noted that 15 of that weekend's 38 shootings were gang-related - as if that should make Chicagoans more comfortable with a homicide rate that has jumped 8.9% in the first four months of 2008 over 2007. Nor has Weis begun to truly address how this city of 3 million intends to thwart a gang population estimated...
...these vessels, says Dr. Roger Blumenthal, director of preventive cardiology at Johns Hopkins Hospital - who has not treated the Senator - generally means that the heart vessels may contain considerable plaque as well. If pieces of these plaques break off and obstruct blood flow to the brain, a seizure could occur...
...Most strokes are caused by clots. But they can also occur if there is bleeding directly into the brain. This second kind of stroke, called a hemorrhagic stroke, is the most difficult kind to recover from. The risk of a hemorrhagic stroke increases a bit if you are put on blood thinners. This is apparently what happened to Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, who was given blood thinners after he suffered an earlier minor stroke and is still in a coma. News reports have not indicated whether Sen. Kennedy is on medication to thin his blood...
...Word that Kennedy may have suffered one or possibly two seizures does not necessarily mean that he did not have a stroke. Seizures sometimes occur immediately after a stroke. Even people who have recovered from a stroke are more likely than folks who have never had a stroke to experience a seizure at some point in the following year...
...other hand, living past the age of 60 also increases your chances of suffering a seizure that may or may not be related to a stroke. Seizures in older adults sometimes occur as a reaction to medication, to alcohol withdrawal or because of problems with the blood supply in the brain that hasn't yet risen to the level of a stroke...