November 14, 2012
Winners Announced in National Kids' Hip Hop Video Competition
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Dallas, Nov. 14, 2012 — The American Stroke Association today announced the winner of its 2012 Hip Hop Stroke Video Competition.
Kids ages 10 to 16 were invited in May...
November 13, 2012
Meditation may reduce death, heart attack and stroke in heart patients
Study Highlights:
Twice-a-day Transcendental Meditation helped African Americans with heart disease reduce risk of death, heart attack and stroke.
Meditation helped patients lower their blood pressure, stress and anger compared with patients who...
November 13, 2012
2012 Shape of the Nation Report Reveals State Loopholes Stalling Progress of Physical Education Programs
RESTON, VA, November 13, 2012 – The 2012 Shape of the Nation Report: Status of Physical Education in the USA, released today by the National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE) and the American Heart Association, finds that...
November 12, 2012
American Heart Association adds new ‘ingredients’ to Simple Cooking with Heart program
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DALLAS — The American Heart Association has added 30 recipes, representative of popular dishes from around the world, to its Simple Cooking with Heart program — continuing to...
November 07, 2012
Wednesday News Tips - November 7, 2012
Tip Highlights:
Women may not fare as well as men after ICD implantation
Heart failure patients may have increased cancer risk
Public access to automated external defibrillators save school children’s lives in Japan
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November 07, 2012
Total hip replacement surgery may increase risk of stroke
Study Highlights:
Total hip replacement surgery patients have increased risk of ischemic stroke and hemorrhagic stroke during the first two weeks after surgery.
Researchers suggest elderly patients weigh the benefits of surgery against the risk of...
November 07, 2012
American Heart Association CEO Says Patients Must Be Our No. 1 Priority Post-Election
Washington, D.C., Nov. 7, 2012 — American Heart Association CEO Nancy Brown issued the following statement today on President Obama’s re-election to a second term:
“Yesterday’s election ended a long and arduous...
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