Preventing women’s top 10 health threats

Heart disease is the #1 killer of women in North America.  But it’s not the only threat that is deadly for us.  Our most serious – yet largely preventable – health threats are:

• 1. heart disease
• 2. cancer – particularly lung cancer
• 3. stroke
• 4. COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)
• 5. Alzheimer’s disease
• 6. motor vehicle accidents
• 7. type 2 diabetes
• 8. influenza
• 9. kidney disease
• 10. blood poisoning

Find out more from Mayo Clinic about prevention tips for these top 10 killers.

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