Advice from our Woman’s Weekly doctor
Disability and stroke
A large international study reports that, in the long run, the likelihood of disability after a transient ischaemic attack (TIA) or a minor ischaemic stroke is surprisingly high. By five years of follow-up, 20% of patients had some level of disability. Regular physical activity, particularly if maintained before the vascular event, was strongly protective. Yet another reason to try to be active, not sedentary, generally leading a healthy lifestyle with walking, dancing, cycling or swimming.
GENETICS OF HEIGHT
Studies of identical and fraternal twins have shown that height is largely
