MetLife Foundation Grant Provides American Heart Association Teaching Gardens to 12 Underserved Communities
October 24, 2011 10:00 ET
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American Heart Association
DALLAS, Oct. 24, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The American Heart Association's Teaching Gardens will expand into 12 underserved communities across the U.S. with the help of a $250,000 grant from its first...
CDC Report on Usual Sodium Intake Compared With Dietary Recommendations
October 20, 2011 13:41 ET
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American Heart Association
DALLAS, Oct. 20, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Americans are eating too much sodium, and the American Heart Association believes that we need to increase our public health efforts to encourage the public...
CEO Nancy Brown Responds to the IOM's Study of the Examination of Front-of-Package Nutrition Rating Systems and Symbols: Phase II Report
October 20, 2011 13:13 ET
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American Heart Association
DALLAS, Oct. 20, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The American Heart Association applauds the Institute of Medicine (IOM) for its release of the Examination of Front-of-Package Nutrition Rating Systems and...
Adult Congenital Heart Patients With Highest Surgery Costs More Likely to Die in Hospital
October 18, 2011 16:00 ET
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American Heart Association
Study Highlights:
Adult congenital heart surgery patients who incur the top 10 percentile of hospital charges are much more likely to die in the hospital than patients whose care costs...
Laser Removal of Heart Device Wires Safe for Older Patients
October 11, 2011 16:00 ET
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American Heart Association
Study Highlights:
Using a laser to remove pacemaker and defibrillator wires implanted in heart muscle is as safe in people ages 80 and older as it is in younger people.
Researchers found no...
Restless Legs Syndrome May Raise High Blood Pressure Risk in Middle-Aged Women
October 10, 2011 16:00 ET
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American Heart Association
Study Highlights:
Middle-aged women with Restless Legs Syndrome have an increased risk of hypertension.
As symptoms of Restless Legs Syndrome increase, the prevalence of high blood pressure...
Walmart Foundation, American Heart Association Create Program to Encourage Americans to Cook Simple, Affordable, Healthy Meals
October 05, 2011 11:04 ET
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American Heart Association
DALLAS, Oct. 5, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Walmart Foundation and the American Heart Association have launched a program that encourages Americans to cook low-cost, heart-healthy meals at...
American Heart Association Comment: Ralph Steinman, M.D., Announced as Nobel Prize Winner
October 03, 2011 19:21 ET
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American Heart Association
DALLAS, Oct. 3, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Nobel Foundation today announced that Ralph Steinman, M.D., received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work with dendritic cells and...
Increased Fat in Children Raises Their Blood Pressure Risk
October 03, 2011 16:00 ET
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American Heart Association
Study Highlights:
Overweight or obese children have almost three times the risk of high blood pressure compared to normal weight children.
Researchers observed the effects of excess weight...
Cardiac Rehabilitation Improves Heart Rate Recovery, Boosts Survival
September 26, 2011 16:00 ET
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American Heart Association
Study Highlights:
Cardiac rehabilitation improves the heart's ability to return to a normal rate after exercise.
Heart disease patients with normal heart rate recovery live longer than...