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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
By Markian Hawryluk / The Bulletin
June 2, 2005
Traditionally, stroke has taken a higher toll in the southeast region of the United States. Nicknamed the "stroke belt," these states traditionally had mortality rates 40 percent higher than the national average.
But in recent years, two Western "satellites" to the belt have....