A county-by-county survey by the University of Washington found that with an average life expectancy of 73, residents die 7 years earlier in Anderson County than the rest of the state, the newspaper said. The county is plagued by high occurrences of obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and cancers that have all resulted from poor lifestyle choices, causing many to dub this region of Texas the “Stroke Belt.”
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Legislation that could help more women manage heart problems is making its way through Congress, having just cleared a House subcommittee this week.
According to the American Heart Association, the Heart Disease Education, Analysis and Research and Treatment (HEART) for Women Act will expand requirements for the use of sex and race-based data for new drugs and medical devices. In turn, this could lead to more effective treatments against heart disease in the coming years.
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Californians have experienced increased rates of diabetes in recent years, and a majority of the state’s residents are either obese or overweight, according to the results of a study conducted by researchers at UCLA.
The proportion of the California populace afflicted with diabetes rose by 27 percent between 2001 and 2007, the study found.
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Cardiologists are still in dispute regarding a ruling by the Federal Drug Administration that allows individuals with healthy cholesterol levels to take a cholesterol-lowering medication.
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Thousands of residents from Los Angeles
When you’re young, long-term care insurance is not something
