Heart Disease In Women
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But according to the American Heart Association, cardiovascular disease is the leading killer of women over age 25. It kills nearly twice as many women in the United States than all types of cancer, including breast cancer. Only 13 percent of...
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Go Red Heart Disease and Women
Every day, women are dying from heart disease at a rate of nearly one per minute. When we think of diseases that kill women, most people... Read more »
Raising Awareness For Heart Disease in Women
Did you know heart disease kills a woman nearly every minute in the U.S.? If heart disease is responsible for so many female deaths why... Read more »
Understanding the Link Between Osteoporosis and Heart Disease in Women
Research over the past decade has uncovered a curious connection: Women who have coronary heart disease have more osteoporosis (loss of... Read more »
Large Study Links Number of Risk Factors, Heart Disease in Middle-Age...
We’re entering Valentine’s Day season, so let’s have a heart to heart about one of the biggest issues facing middle-age women:... Read more »
Heart Disease: The Number One Killer in Women
In the United States one woman dies every minute from a cardiovascular event. Yet coronary heart disease is still considered by many as a... Read more »
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Test misses heart disease signs in women
The standard test for diagnosing heart disease, angiography, does not work for women as well as it does for men, researchers found. Angiography... Read more »
Trans Fats Deadly for Women with Heart Disease: Study
Scientists have found that women who have heart disease and who eat too much artery-clogging trans fats are at a greater risk of dying from sudden... Read more »
Study: Gene Tests Don't Predict Women's Heart Disease Risk
According to a new study, genetic tests that look at over 100 gene mutations are not effective at predicting a woman's risk of suffering a heart... Read more »
High blood sugar boosts women's heart disease risk
High blood sugar levels increase people's risk of developing heart disease, especially among women, new research suggests. In fact, according to a... Read more »
Women Lack Heart Disease Awareness: Study
Results from a new survey show that despite public awareness campaigns, only about half of all American women understand that heart disease is the... Read more »
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