Fun and Fitness for the 40-Something

Here’s some important medical news you may have missed: When patients show up with symptoms of coronary heart disease (CHD), doctors are more likely to attribute the symptoms to mere stress if the patient is a woman. That could lead to delayed diagnosis and, in turn, treatment. As a woman with a family history of heart issues, I find this pretty scary, especially as heart disease is widely recognized as the leading cause of death for women.

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