Here I will give a review of good articles that I find during the week for my COM 358, specialized writing class.

Tuesday, March 20, 2007

Love your Heart article

I read an article from the J&C's Accent on Health Magazine (Jan/Feb issue) called Make a promise: Love your heart.
http://www.jconline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070116/LIFE0301/70116014/1149/CUSTOMPUB

I thought it was a good idea for a story to discuss women's risk for heart disease, in light of new research findings that women are just as likely to suffer from it than men. However, the article never mentions the new research. I like the link to a current event (everyone was supposed to wear red on Feb. 2 to promote awareness), and a source for additional information. However, I would like to have seen specific things I could do to decrease my risks of heart disease. It states that it's easy to prevent, well how do we do that? The SJ box lists factors that increase risk, but it doesn't say specifically how to decrease the risk (although I can infer quitting smoking, losing weight, reduce stress). The lead drew me in by talking about you having the power over your heart (although it was a bit dramatic). Also, for this to be a magazine article, it is very brief and leaves some gaps.

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