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DIED. FERNANDO POE JR., 65, Filipino film idol turned presidential candidate; after a stroke; in Quezon City, the Philippines. Popular for playing socially conscious underdog heroes in more than 200 action movies, the actor known as "Da King" lost by 3% of the vote to incumbent Gloria Macapagal Arroyo last May. His court challenge of the count is still pending...
...DIED. FERNANDO POE JR., 65, "Da King" of Philippine action movies, who tried to use his popularity at the box office to win the presidency last May; of a massive stroke; in Quezon City. The handsome, half-American, half-Filipino Poe rose from poverty to become the archetypal Tagalog movie lead and a millionaire. He portrayed honest cops or soldiers brought low by corrupt forces, who always bounced back to take bloody revenge. In some parts of the country, overheated audience members were known to fire weapons at the screen when Poe's character was attacked. Poe lost...
...very well. Only about a third of all patients in treatment for high blood pressure have their numbers under control. Over the course of our lives, perhaps 90% us will develop a blood-pressure problem, and at least half of us will die from either heart disease or stroke--hypertension's frequent endgames...
...brain can take a bad hit too in the form of stroke. About 75% of strokes are caused by a blood clot or loose plaque racing through the system and lodging in the vessels of the brain, where it cuts off the flow of oxygenated blood. Other strokes are essentially hemorrhages, ruptures in brain vessels that give way under elevated pressure...
RECUPERATING. DICK CLARK, 75, veteran TV producer and ex--American Bandstand host; after suffering a mild stroke; in the Los Angeles area. He said he was hopeful he would be able to emcee what has become a holiday staple, TV's annual Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin...