Naps, Mammograms May Predict Stroke Risk

February 21, 2008 By MARILYNN MARCHIONE, AP Medical Writer

(AP) -- What do mammograms, blood-sugar tests and daytime dozing have in common? All may offer clues that someone is headed for a stroke, new studies suggest.

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