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Thread #126833   Message #2822615
Posted By: Desert Dancer
27-Jan-10 - 11:16 AM
Thread Name: BS: National Wear Red Day
Subject: RE: BS: National Wear Red Day
I sent a note to their webmaster. :-)

Here's what I posted on Facebook, along with a link to their "About" page (because it has a nice graph image) -- http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/educational/hearttruth/about/index.htm , assembled from a few web resources:

Wake women up to the risk of heart disease: wear red on Feb. 5. Spread the word.

Heart disease is the #1 killer of women (and men) and the most *preventable* causes of disease death. Assess your risk factors: High blood pressure, High blood cholesterol, Diabetes, Smoking, Being overweight, Being physically inactive, Having a family history of early heart disease, Age (55 or older for women).

About a third of women experience no chest pain at all when having a heart attack and 71% of women report flu-like symptoms for two weeks to a month prior to having more acute chest discomfort or severe shortness of breath. Shortness of breath, nausea/vomiting, and back or jaw pain can be symptoms of heart attack, as well as chest or abdominal pain.