by APFLI | Jun 7, 2015 | Right to Life - Archive
Each year, approximately 1.5 million U.S. adults have a heart attack or stroke, resulting in approximately 30 deaths every hour and, for nonfatal events, often leading to long-term disability (1). Overall, an estimated 14 million survivors of heart attacks and strokes...
by APFLI | Sep 6, 2013 | Right to Life - Archive
CDC, MMWR, September 6, 2013 / 62(35);721-727 (http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr). Abstract Background: Deaths attributed to lack of preventive health care or timely and effective medical care can be considered avoidable. In this report, avoidable causes of death are either...