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• Smoking main cause of heart disease among Alaskan Inuit: study 

Jump to full article: CBC News (ca), 2008-07-15

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Smoking may be the main reason why heart disease is on the rise among Alaskan Inuit, according to a scientific article published in the U.S. this month.

In an article published July 10 in the online version of the journal Stroke, researchers say a recent increase in cardiovascular disease in Alaskan Inuit is "possibly attributable to higher rates of smoking."

Led by Dr. Mary Roman, a professor of medicine at Cornell University, the study team looked at arteries on each side of the neck that transport blood up to the brain.

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