stroke

In 2016, Michael Obel-Omia was one of almost 800,000 Americans who suffered a stroke. Now he's cycling across the country to educate others and returning to Albany.

It has been about four months since my mom had a major stroke and I am truly grateful that not only did I call her, but I knew what to ask her while we were on the phone. It is National Stroke Awareness Month and I wanted to remind people to pay attention to their loved ones and recognize the signs. My mom had no idea that she was showing many of the signs while she was having a stroke.

I usually speak to my mom every day but sometimes the day gets away from me and we don't connect. Saturday around 6:30 Jenn and I were talking about my mom and Jenn had this feeling that we needed to give her a call. When she answered, we knew almost instantly that something wasn't right. It turned out to be the most important phone call I ever made.

Are you the type of person that cracks their neck every so often for relief? Before you keep doing it, take what happened to this guy as a warning!

If I were to ask you the leading cause of death in women, would you be able to tell me? If not, how do you know you're doing enough to prevent it?

Sunday night, after the Grammy Awards, a Los Angeles reporter was about to give a backstage report when she started talking in gibberish.  The news anchor had just tossed it over to KCBS reporter Serene Branson, live backstage at the Staples Center...

Not too long ago we heard that diet soda may contribute equally to heart attacks as regular soda. Today there is news that a nine year study indicated that diet soda may also contribute to strokes.