One in three people would risk shorter life rather than take daily pill to avoid heart disease

Tuesday, February 3, 2015 - 22:00 in Health & Medicine

In a survey, one in three adults say they would risk living a shorter life rather than taking a daily pill to prevent cardiovascular disease. About one in five say they were willing to pay $1,000 or more to avoid taking a daily pill for the rest of their lives. Most respondents weren't willing to trade any weeks of life to avoid daily medication.

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