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Cardiovascular Disease
Heart disease in women focus of widely supported federal legislation
March 16th, 2006
The American Heart Association, Association of Black Cardiologists, Inc., Society for Women's Health Research and WomenHeart: The National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease have banded together to support landmark federal legislation aimed at fighting the No. 1 killer of American women - cardiovascular diseases. The bipartisan legislation was introduced by Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Representatives Lois Capps (D-CA) and Barbara Cubin (R-WY). The bill would improve the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women by educating both women and health care...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2006-03-16)
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