Charity News from Friday, Oct. 10, 2003Nursing home residents, minorities under-treated for recurrent strokeAmerican Heart Association | Only half of elderly Americans in nursing homes are treated to prevent recurrent strokes, according to a review of nursing home admission records reported in today's rapid access issue of Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association. Air pollution may increase stroke risk American Heart Association | High pollution levels may make people more susceptible to stroke, according to a report in today's rapid access issue of Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association. Researchers used data on 23,179 hospital stroke admissions. Red Cross Offers Fire Prevention Safety Tips American Red Cross | With the most active months for residential fires just around the corner, the American Red Cross is urging families to take the time to prepare before a fire strikes by checking smoke alarms, creating evacuation plans and testing those plans. ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center Issues Update on Cocoa Bean Shell Mulch Fertilizer Warning American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals | In response to increasing reports of dogs consuming cocoa bean shell mulch fertilizer, a retrospective examination of case data collected from January 2002 to April 2003 was conducted by the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center.
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