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Article #25: Heart disease is twice as prevalent in poorer states

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A recent report show that heart disease MIS and KEN-6%). "Many of the states
is twice as prevalent in poorer states with the highest prevalence were
and with those who did not finish high clustered in the lower Mississippi and
school. Reuters said Thursday that a Ohio River valleys, areas that have been
survey conducted by federal researchers documented previously as having high
found the evidence in their recent proportions of residents with
state-by-state evaluation. heart-disease risk factors and high
In the survey, 6.5% of the respondents heart-disease mortality," the Centers for
polled reported serious chest pain known Disease Control and Prevention told
as Angina, heart attacks, or had heart Reuters.
disease. 4% had reported having a heart Heart disease has been the leading cause
attack. of death in America for the last 80
According to Reuters, "The lowest rate of years. Heart disease is also a major
heart attacks was in the U.S. Virgin expense in healthcare spending, costing
Islands, a territory in the Caribbean, Americans over 151.6 billion of direct
where just 2.1 percent of people said and indirect costs in 2007. This report
they had ever had a heart attack. The is aimed to help states be able to
worst was West Virginia, where 6.1 recognize where the current shortcomings
percent had. Heart disease was nearly of their healthcare system are and find a
twice as high in people who did not better plan for their region to
finish high school -- a 9.8 percent rate strengthen heart disease prevention.
-- compared with 5 percent rate for For more related articles or to subscribe
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Mostly Rural states such as Oklahoma, Advocacy website for more information on
Missouri, and Kentucky reported a higher ordering from an online no prescription
percentage rate of heart attack( OK-5%, pharmacy.






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