Summer 2004
Inside the Summer 2004 issue:
Eat a rainbow to beat a stroke (370 kb) ![[pdf]](http://www.stroke.org.uk/display_images/document_icons/pdf.gif){kind=icon}
The Blue Peter presenters explain how to get involved in this year''s Stroke Awareness Week
New research shows surgery may halve the risk of a stroke (326 kb)
New research has shown that in people who have a substantial narrowing of the main arteries to the brain, surgery may halve the risk of a stroke.
Balance problems after a stroke explained (423 kb)
Many people who have had a stroke find that they have problems with their balance. Balance problems can make you feel dizzy or unsteady, which can increase the chance of suffering from a fall.
Focus on stroke risk in African-Caribbeans and South Asians (228 kb)
It is estimated that people of African-Caribbean origin are twice as likely to have a stroke as Europeans, and they also tend to have a stroke at a younger age.
