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McCubbin: Stress and the #1 Killer

photo of Jim McCubbin, professor of psychology

By James A. McCubbin, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology Coronary heart disease is the #1 killer of both men and women in the United States. Two risk factors for coronary heart disease are hypertension and psychological stress. I have been studying the role of stress in development of hypertension since my undergraduate years at the University […]