Thursday, February 9, 2012

Survey: Many women unaware of heart disease risk

(Mail Online) UPDATED 2008-05-18
Many women don't know that their risk of heart disease increases significantly as they get older, according to a new survey of women in Britain. Heart problems are most likely after menopause but 78 percent of women who took the survey didn't know that. Nearly half did not know that cholesterol levels tend to rise after age 50 when the female hormone estrogen and its protective benefits drop.  Read full story >
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