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Archive Home > 2005 > March > 17 > Heart-disease death rates drop at higher altitudeStudy: Living in mountains is good for you

Heart-disease death rates drop at higher altitudeStudy: Living in mountains is good for you

By Markian Hawryluk / The Bulletin
March 17, 2005

There's more to love about living in Bend than just the view. A new study found that people living in the mountains live longer and have fewer heart-related deaths than people in low-lying areas.

The study, published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, tracked residents of three....

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