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National Wear Red Day

2/5/2016

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National Wear Red Day is held on the first Friday in February every year to raise awareness about heart disease being the number one killer of women.
Heart disease and stroke cause one in three deaths among women each year, killing approximately one woman every 80 seconds.   Heart disease is a killer that strikes more women than men, and is more deadly than all forms of cancer combined. While one in 31 American women dies from breast cancer each year, heart disease claims the lives of one in three.
Sixty-four percent of women who die suddenly of coronary heart disease had no previous symptoms. Because these symptoms vary greatly between men and women, they’re often misunderstood. Media has conditioned us to believe that the telltale sign of a heart attack is extreme chest pain. But in reality, women are somewhat more likely to experience shortness of breath, nausea/vomiting and back or jaw pain. Other symptoms women should look out for are dizziness, lightheadedness or fainting, pain in the lower chest or upper abdomen and extreme fatigue.
Make your heart health a priority. Schedule your Well-Woman Visit, a prevention check-up to review a woman’s overall health so her doctor can measure blood pressure, check cholesterol and look for signs of heart disease, stroke and other illnesses.
On National Wear Red Day, be sure to wear something red to show your support for women with heart disease and stroke.  For more information go to https://www.goredforwomen.org/.
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