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A large study has shown that high temperatures, over about 33 degrees, immediately increase your risk of having an ischemic stroke. The Chinese study found that compared to temperatures of around 12 degrees, at 33 degrees there was an increased risk of stroke in the first hour and it lasted 10 hours after exposure to that heat. The researchers say that the findings may help us to devise public health strategies to reduce the risk associated with high ambient temperature under global warming.
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