. "Like other health woes ??? as well as heart disease risk factors such as smoking, diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, not exercising regularly and being overweight ??? heart disease has left a particular stain on SouthCoast.Age-adjusted statistics for 2006-2008 show that the coronary heart disease death rate in the Greater New Bedford area rate trailed only the Attleboro-Taunton area" . . .