Heart disease: what can you do?(preventing heart disease)

From: The Network News | Date: March 1, 2003| Author: Pearson, Cindy | Copyright information

What else can women do to prevent heart disease? The Network gets this question often in the aftermath of the Women's Health Initiative, which found conclusively that hormone replacement therapy is not effective in reducing a woman's risk of developing heart disease. We've written this article to share what is currently known about heart disease, and to encourage women to take sensible steps to reduce their own risk of developing the disease.

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