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Why Women and Doctors Both Bear Blame for Heart Attack Deaths

December 09, 2008 05:05 PM ET | Deborah Kotz | Permanent Link | Print

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Heart Attack Deaths

Here's an interesting fact from this study:

"On average, the women in the study were more likely to have heart-related health problems such as diabetes, heart failure and high blood pressure. They were eight years older at the time of the heart attack — 72 compared with 64." from the Houston Chronicle.

Switch the genders in this study. The news would then have read "Women have major heart attacks, on average, EIGHT YEARS EARLIER than men have them. This is PROOF POSITIVE that women's health is still being ignored in America!"

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Deborah Kotz, senior writer for U.S. News & World Report, covers everything women care about when it comes to their health. She's often tapping out "Oprah-esque" confessions about how the latest news relates to her personally—whether it's on breast cancer, contraception or easing work-family stress. She'd love to hear your confessions too at onwomen@usnews.com. Also, you can follow Deborah on Twitter at twitter.com/debkotz2.

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