Strokes More Common in Southern States: CDC

<p>THURSDAY, May 24 (HealthDay News) — While fewer people in the
United States are failing from <span>strokes</span>, a series of strokes has remained
about a same, health officials report. And their commentary bear out the
South’s repute as a nation’s supposed “<span>stroke belt</span>.”</p>
<p>According to a news on cadence superiority from 2006 to 2010, the
number of self-reported strokes dipped somewhat from 2.7 percent to 2.6
percent during that time. However, disparities still exist by geography,
race and ethnicity, says a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.</p>
<p>“Overall, there is not most change in these 5 years,” pronounced lead
report author Dr. <span>Jing Fang</span>, an epidemiologist in CDC’s Division of Heart
Disease and Stroke Prevention.</p>
<p>Only dual states — Georgia and South Dakota — showed a significant
decrease, she added.</p>
<p>However, deaths from <span...