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Why men often die earlier than women

Alyssa Schlitzer March 17, 2017

Death visits men before women. Men, on average, die about five years earlier than women. Men’s behavior plays a huge role in why they tend to die younger, said Ronald Levant, a professor of psychology...

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Silent killers stalk Arizonans

Madeline Ruth November 20, 2014

Cancer, heart disease, respiratory disease, stroke and Alzheimer’s. These are the primary killers of Arizonans. Arizona is ranked No. 28 overall in the nation for health, while Hawaii, Vermont, Minnesota,...

Dr. Zain Khalpey, cardiac surgeon and director of the Heart Transplant and Mechanical Circulatory Support Program at the University of Arizona, conducts research in his lab using a pig heart.

Heart disease more deadly than breast cancer, receives less funding

ACrandall-Correll October 30, 2014

While one in 31 American women dies every year from breast cancer, one in three dies of heart disease. Yet heart disease and the organizations that raise money for it take a backseat when it comes to...

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