Rates of heart attacks increasing for middle-age women
Wednesday, November 4, 2009 - 17:28
in Health & Medicine
Men in the age group still have more heart disease, but the gender differences seem to be narrowing. Researchers suspect increases in obesity are to blame for the 'ominous trend.' Middle-aged men still have higher rates of heart attacks and heart disease than middle-aged women, but those gender differences appear to be narrowing, according to a study published Monday.
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