Charity News from Thursday, Jan. 1, 2004Heart disease goes beyond the heartAmerican Heart Association | Peripheral arterial disease may not sound familiar, but it affects 8 to 12 million Americans, and is one of a host of cardiovascular disorders that go beyond the heart. New data reveal the burden of these often-chronic diseases. New stats show heart disease still America's No. 1 killer, stroke No. 3 American Heart Association | Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains American's No. 1 killer, still claiming more lives than the rest of major causes of death, according to the American Heart Association's Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics – 2004 Update released today. Economic Impact of Back Pain Substantial Duke University Medical Center | In one of the largest analyses of its kind, a team of Duke researchers has found that patients suffering from back pain consume more that $90 billion annually in health-care expenses, with approximately $26 billion of that for treating the back pain.
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