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Cleveland Clinic Survey finds Americans Underestimate the Threat of Heart Disease

By Meadowbrook Staff | March 19, 2020 |

Americans underestimate the threat of heart disease and don’t understand most risk factors are controllable, according to the findings of a survey, conducted by the Cleveland Clinic Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute. The Cleveland Clinic researchers also found that although heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, 68 percent of…

CDC Study Finds Heart Disease on the Rise While Cancer Deaths Decrease

By Meadowbrook Staff | May 29, 2019 |

Specifically, cancer deaths for adults, age 45 to 64, declined by 19 percent from 1999 to 2017, but hearth disease death rates declined by 22 percent from 1999 to 2011 and then increased 4 percent from 2011 to 2017, says Sally C. Curtin, M.A., of the Division of Vital Statistics, in the May 22 issue…