(NaturalNews) Researchers in the U.K. are questioning the
effectiveness of a $387 million a year heart screening program
started in the country back in 2008. According to a report
published in the British Medical Journal on the issue, the money
being spent on this program would be much better spent on
patients who are actually at high risk of developing heart
disease. In most developed nations around the world,
cardiovascular disease is the primary cause of death. According
to reports, $46.4 billion is spent every year in the U.K.
dealing with heart disease, and more than $503 billion is spent
each year in the U.S. Many countries have been working on
programs to help curb the disease. But rather than screen
basically everyone between the ages of 40 and 74 as is currently
being done in the U.K., some experts are now suggesting that
only people whose medical records indicate that they are at a
"high risk" of developing heart disease be screened. And
according to the research, following this approach, which is m