New treatment can clear brain clots
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080128/ap_on_he_me/healthbeat_stroke_buster"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080128/capt.08c7c4d7ccb245f4b462be2180853526.healthbeat_stroke_buster_wx104.jpg?x=130&y=76&q=85&sig=XymDvjfwezwZvjuIPxfxFA--" align="left" height="76" width="130" alt="Rush Medical Center neurosurgeon Demetrius Lopes holds up a Penumbra stroke vacuum system, Friday, Jan. 25, 2008, in Chicago. A tiny vacuum cleaner for the brain is the newest treatment for stroke victims, promising to literally suction out clogged arteries to get blood flowing again. Now the question is how to tell which patients are good candidates ? because illogical as it may sound, unclogging isn't always the best option to treat strokes, the nation's No. 3 killer. (AP Photo/Jerry Lai)" border="0" /></a>AP - It's a tiny vacuum cleaner for the brain: A new treatment for stroke victims promises to suction out clogged arteries in hopes of stopping the brain attack before it does permanent harm.</p><br clear="all"/>

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