During a time when President Bush and many others are calling for improved health-care efficiency through technology, Hoffman and other doctors in Murfreesboro have been pioneering the effort here. Moving to electronic records has also helped Hoffman respond quicker to patient needs. When the medication Vioxx was recalled, she and her staff were able to do a computer search for patients on that drug.

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More than 40 percent of women don't know it is leading killer, survey finds.

Despite public awareness campaigns, almost half of all American women still don't know that heart disease is the leading cause of death in women, new research finds.

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