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American Heart Association statement The American Heart Association has released new recommendations for policy makers and public health providers to combat heart disease and stroke on a local level. The "American Heart Association Guide for Improving Cardiovascular Health at the Community Level, 2013 Update" — evidence-based goals, strategies and recommendations for community-based public health interventions — is published in the American Heart Association journal Circulation....
Lerner and Rowe, P.C. and their non-profit charitable foundation Lerner and Rowe Gives Back proudly support the Arizona American Heart Association’s 2013 Heart Walk on March 23 at the Wesley Bolin Plaza. | Organization web site http://www.LernerandRoweGivesBack. Phoenix, AZ (PRWEB) March 14, 2013 Lerner and Rowe, P.C. and their non-profit charitable foundation Lerner and Rowe Gives Back proudly support the Arizona American Heart Association’s 2013 Heart Walk on March 23 from 8:00 a.m....
Vitamin D supplements significantly reduced blood pressure in the first large controlled study of African-Americans, researchers report in the American Heart Association journal Hypertension. In the prospective trial, a three-month regimen of daily vitamin D increased circulating blood levels of vitamin D and resulted in a decrease in systolic blood pressure ranging from .7 to four mmHg (depending upon the dose given), compared with no change in participants who received a placebo....
American Heart Association Scientific Advisory Policy and practice changes by healthcare institutions, providers and others could greatly improve medical care and improve survival for people who have a sudden cardiac arrest in the hospital, according to an American Heart Association consensus statement in its journal, Circulation. Each year, more than 200,000 adults and 6,000 children have in-hospital cardiac arrests, and survival has remained essentially unchanged for decades,...
WASHINGTON, March 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Oil roasted salted peanuts are now certified heart-healthy by the American Heart Association as a part of an overall healthy eating pattern. The Heart Check mark may now appear on their packages, making them a great snack for National Nutrition Month and National Peanut Month this March. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130311/PH74926LOGO ) Although salted peanuts are often thought to be a high sodium snack, consumers should...
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training that included real-time audiovisual feedback and that emphasized a "pit crew" or team approach to pre-hospital care for cardiac arrest patients increased survival by almost 60 percent. The results of a clinical trial of scenario-based training were published online yesterday in Annals of Emergency Medicine ("The Influence of Scenario-Based Training and Real-Time Audiovisual Feedback on Pre-hospital...
Your risk of dying from a heart attack may increase after your adult sibling dies, according to new research in the Journal of the American Heart Association. "Death of a family member is so stressful that the resulting coping responses could lead to a heart attack," said Mikael Rostila, Ph.D., lead author of the study and associate professor at Stockholm University/Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden. "But our results suggest that this association between the loss of a sibling and...
Cowboy Bail Bonds in Dallas, Texas, is a corporate sponsor of one of the most heart-felt campaigns ever: Ella's Jump Rope for Hearts. Dallas, Texas (PRWEB) February 27, 2013 Cowboy Bail Bonds in Dallas, Texas, is a corporate sponsor of one of the most heart-felt campaigns ever: Ella's Jump Rope for Hearts. Ella Turner is an 8 year old girl with a lofty goal. She wants to get 1,000 donors to contribute to her campaign for the American Heart Association. This is Ella's third...
Get to Goal program aims to lower blood pressure levels LOS ANGELES, Feb. 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Heart Association (AHA) is launching its new Get to Goal hypertension management program at Baldwin Hills Crenshaw this weekend in an effort to promote a healthy lifestyle, including strategies to reduce hypertension among African American and Latino adults across Los Angeles County. The program kicks off with an enrollment event on Saturday, March 2, from 11:30 a.m. to...
Alexia Sweet Potato Julienne Fries Receive Iconic Heart-Check Mark EAGLE, Idaho, Feb. 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Alexia Foods, a line of premium, all-natural frozen potatoes, breads and side dishes, is giving consumers one more reason to love the sweet potato with the recent heart-healthy certification of its Sweet Potato Julienne Fries. When using a healthy cooking method, such as baking, the product is certified with the iconic Heart-Check mark for meeting certification criteria...
