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U.K. official: New health checks for the over-40s ’could save 650 lives a year’

 |  By HealthLeaders Media Staff  
   March 31, 2009

Under a new program by the National Health Service, everyone aged between 40 and 74 in England will be invited for tests every five years to identify their risk of coronary heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and kidney disease. More than two million people will be assessed each year and officials believe the checks could save 650 lives each year.

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