Legislation Introduced To Help Improve Heart Disease, Stroke Prevention Efforts Among Women

SOURCE: Medical News Today

DATE: March 1, 2007

EXCERPT: "A group of female lawmakers -- including Sens. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Reps. Barbara Cubin (R-Wyo.) and Lois Capps (D-Calif.) -- earlier this month introduced legislation (S 573, HR 1014) that aims to improve heart disease education among women, bolster gender-specific research and increase women's access to heart disease screening, CQ HealthBeat reports." more