Women’s Heart Week: Feb 1-7

Today is the second day of Women’s Heart Week, which is a week solely dedicated to raising awareness about women’s heart health issues.  I personally, no matter how many times I learn this fact, never say the right answer when asked “What is the number one killer of women?”  We may think of breast cancer, or lung disease, but the actual answer is heart disease. There are a number of ways to raise awareness this week.  The Illinois Department of Public Health, for example, is asking people to wear red on Friday (Chicago Tribune).  This is an...