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 Heart Attack Deaths 
 Plummet 30% 

Drop hailed as modern medical miracle, but disease still daunting

Dec 16, 08 2:10 AM CST
(Newser) - In what is being hailed as a medical miracle, deaths from heart attack and stroke have dropped nearly a third between 1999 and 2006, according to the latest statistics from the American Heart Association. Yet despite gains from better preventive medicine and more effective hospital treatment, one person still dies... More »

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