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In this issue of the Journal are three articles about the health of women. Nanette Wenger and her colleagues¹ review what is known about the differences in cardiovascular health between men and women: cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death among women as well as men, although it occurs later in life; it is less likely to be treated aggressively in women, and the mortality is higher. Ruth Merkatz and others at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)² review the recent reversal of the agency's policy that excluded women of reproductive age from participating in new drug studies; according . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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