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Old Mar 17, 2007, 01:51 PM
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<font color="red"> Interesting medical FACTS concerning FEMALES: </font>

1. More women die from cardiovascular disease than men?

2. Women are twice as likely as men to die from both stroke and Alzheimer's disease?

3. Twice as many women suffer from symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
- recurring constipation, abdominal pain, digestive discomfort, and bloating- as men?

4. Women are twice as likely to suffer from depression as men.

5. The most common form of cancer deaths among women is NOT breast cancer?

6. 60% of all cancers in women can be linked to dietary and lifestyle factors?