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The High Cost Of Heart Disease Could Crush The Economy
Heart attack, drawing
This week on the Morning News we spoke with cardiologist Dr. David Krueger about what each of can do to help fight heart disease. He thinks a team approach will be the future and we best get on it or the future is bleak!
What’s a trillion dollars among friends! It’s National Heart Month and given some new information, it is time to really take heart disease seriously.
The American Heart Association says cardiovascular disease could bankrupt our nation's economy and health care system. CBS News reports that by 2035, as much as 45 percent of the total U.S. population --about 131 million people-- will have at least one health problem related to heart disease.
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