One in four U.S. deaths from heart disease could be prevented: CDC

By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - About one in four U.S. deaths from heart disease could be avoided with better prevention efforts and treatment which President Barack Obama's healthcare reforms will make possible, a report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. The first-of-its-kind report estimated that preventable deaths from heart disease in 2010 amounted to as many as 200,000 individuals who might have been spared an early death from a heart attack or stroke. ...



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