Heart disease

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We spend far more per person than other wealthy nations, but we're less healthy. What's wrong with this picture?
  • A hard Pill to swallow

    Are oral contraceptives a risky proposition for some women?
  • Women's heart-risky habits?

    Study: We are more likely than men to die of heart attacks, yet less likely to take care of our tickers.
  • Dude, that's my treadmill

    A new study suggests that when it comes to heart disease, exercise may do more for women than it does for men.
  • Taking research to heart, finally

    A new model for assessing women's risk of heart attacks.
  • When heart attack and stroke strike women

    Women are now more likely to die from heart attacks or strokes than men -- but has the medical establishment caught up?
  • Hot-tempered women and heart trouble

    A new study draws a line between "outwardly expressed anger" and coronary artery disease in women.
  • What else we're reading

    Warning signs for heart disease and diabetes, the role of palmistry in female athletic prowess and more.
  • Undetected heart disease

    Basic tests fail to recognize a sneakier form of heart disease.
  • Dick Cheney's suicide mission

    It's time for the vice president to resign.
  • The heart of the matter

    Is Dick Cheney healthy enough to endure the rigors of a vice presidential campaign?
  • Getting mad

    A new study shows women can keep anger in and still be OK.
  • Smoke 'em if you've got 'em?

    No one has studied casual smokers, but their risk level might be lower than expected.
  • Living the paradox

    How do the French eat all that cheese and still lose weight? I had to find out.

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