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Article: DOCTOR'S ADVICE: HEALTHY LIFESTYLE BEST `BET' FOR AVOIDING HEART DISEASE.(Spotlight on Health & Fitness)(Interview)
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- Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)
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- August 3, 1999
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Byline: Jenny Deam News Staff Writer
Many Coloradans were not only deeply saddened but also stunned by the sudden death of Secretary of State Vikki Buckley.
How could this have happened? Heart disease such as the type Buckley, 51, had, as well as heart attacks, have always been thought of as the curse of men, not women.
Unfortunately, experts in women's health say heart disease and heart attacks are much more common in women than most people realize. The statistics are devastating:
* Heart disease and other cardiovascular diseases kill more women in this country than any other cause - more than the next 16 causes combined.
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