Heart disease kills 500,000 American women each year over 50,000 more women
Post Date: February 14, 2008
Author: The Society for Women’s Health Research home page
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"Heart disease kills 500,000 American women each year over 50,000 more women than men and strikes women, on average, 10 years later than men. Women are more likely than men to have a second heart attack within a year of the first one." _ Website Homepage of The Society for Women’s Health Research is the nation’s only non-profit organization whose mission is to improve the health of all women through research, education and advocacy.