February is here!
Feb. 1- National wear red day to support women and heart disease (the number 1 killer of women)
8,000,000 American women are currently living with heart disease - 10% of women ages 45 - 64 and 25% age 65 and over. 
6,000,000 of women today have a history of heart attack and/or angina or both.
Nearly 13% of women age 45 and over have had a heart attack.
435,000 American women have heart attacks each year; 83,000 are under age 65 and 9,000 are under age 45.
4,000,000 women suffer from angina, and 47,000 of them were hospitalized in 1999.
As a medically-minded person I wanted to remind all of you to take care of your hearts!
Here are a few other things February has to offer...
American Heart Month
Library Lovers Month
National Lactose Intolerance Awareness Month (Canada)
National School Counseling Week
National Children's Dental Health Month
Pet Dental Health Month
Sami National Day, (February 6)
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