Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Ancient Heart Diseases

New studies have found sings of heart disease in Egyptian mummies. Scientist examend 22 mummies and 9 of them had atherosclerosis. atherosclerosis is a condition that can cause heart attack or stroke.


http://health.usnews.com/articles/health/heart/2009/11/18/health-buzz-mummies-show-signs-of-heart-disease-and-other-health-news.htm

2 comments:

  1. So does that mean that they died from a heart attack or that they were at risk of getting a heart attack or stroke?

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