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AHA Guidelines for Women

About 34% of US women are living with heart disease and an even larger percentage at risk for developing it. With that in mind, the American Heart Association recommends doctors take a more comprehensive view of a woman's risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD).

Doctors should examine a patient's medical and lifestyle history, family history of CVD, as well as other genetic conditions.

The AHA aims to tackle heart disease in women by evaluating lifetime risk and determining the most appropriate preventive measures.

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Do Women Handle Stress Better?

As most couples are aware, men and women respond differently to stress. What hasn't been clear until now is how or why.

A study at UCLA offers clues about the differing ways men and women cope with stress. The study found that females respond to stress by protecting and nurturing their young and by seeking social contact and support from others.

The study refers to this response as "tend-and-befriend." Researchers believe this response is a result of natural selection.

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