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Article: New Premera Blue Cross Study Reveals How Thousands Can Reduce Risks of Diabetes, High Blood Pressure and Heart Disease.
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- May 29, 2001
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SEATTLE--(BW HealthWire)--May 29, 2001
A groundbreaking Premera Blue Cross study reveals that with one simple act, many Washingtonians with past heart attacks can reduce their odds of future heart attacks and death.
That same act could protect many Washingtonians with diabetes from the ravages of brain, heart, and kidney damage.
And help many Washingtonians with high blood pressure reduce their risk of stroke, coronary artery disease and heart failure.
The act: make sure you're taking the right blood-pressure drug.
In the largest study of its kind in Washington, Premera Blue Cross discovered ...