Egyptian mummy diagnosed with heart disease

Tuesday, May 17, 2011 - 15:30 in Health & Medicine

An Egyptian princess who lived more than 3,500 years ago is the oldest known person to have had clogged arteries, dispelling the myth that heart disease is a product of modern society, a new study says.

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