Topping the health challenges for seniors are heart disease, cancer and cerebrovascular disease, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Hypertension alone affects 67 percent of those aged 60 and older. Chronic lower respiratory diseases, Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes, and flu and pneumonia complete the seven chronic diseases that are the leading causes of death in older Americans.
Topping the health challenges for seniors are heart disease, cancer
and cerebrovascular disease, according to the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention. Hypertension alone affects 67 percent of
those aged 60 and older. Chronic lower...
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PhRMA answered:Topping the health challenges for seniors are heart disease, cancer and cerebrovascular disease, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Hypertension alone affects 67 percent of those aged 60 and older. Chronic lower respiratory diseases, Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes, and flu and pneumonia complete the seven chronic diseases that are the leading causes of death in older Americans.
