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'Silent' Artery Disease on the Rise
Health & Wellness  (tags: artery disease, women, heart attacks, strokes, ederly )

Eduardo
- 2019 days ago - webmd.com
A silent type of artery disease that raises the risk of heart attacks and strokes is on the rise in American women. Asymptomatic, or symptomless, peripheral artery disease (PAD) rates among women aged 40 and older rose from 4.1% to 6.3% in 4 years.
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Cholesterol Drugs' Protection Long-Lasting
Health & Wellness  (tags: cholesterol, heart, statin, heart attacks, Pravachol, long-lasting protection )

Summer Lu
- 2045 days ago - cnn.com
Cholesterol-lowering statin drugs help prevent heart attacks for at least a decade after people stop taking them, the first long-term study of the world's top-selling type of medication finds...drug Pravachol works after you stop taking it.
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