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The teasers during a January January: see month.  "NBC Nightly News NBC Nightly News is the flagship evening news program for NBC News and broadcasts from the GE Building, Rockefeller Center in New York City. It has been known by this name since August 1, 1970. " kept promising to tell listeners what to do in the event of stroke. Since I'm a senior citizen, I got out my pencil and pad and prepared to take notes on what steps I should follow to save myself. When the report began, the reporter said to take a drug called ATP ATP: see adenosine triphosphate.
ATP
 in full adenosine triphosphate

Organic compound, substrate in many enzyme-catalyzed reactions (see catalysis) in the cells of animals, plants, and microorganisms.
 three hours from the onset of symptoms. But just as I was dutifully du·ti·ful  
adj.
1. Careful to fulfill obligations.

2. Expressing or filled with a sense of obligation.



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 writing down this information, the reporter said, "Then again, if you take ATP, you may cause another stroke."
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Title Annotation:Tilting at Windmills; ATP and strokes
Author:Peters, Charles
Publication:Washington Monthly
Article Type:Brief article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Apr 1, 2006
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