American Heart Association
Heart Association Urges Americans To Get Out And Walk More
And, experts say, the point is to do it briskly and repeatedly.
Women At High Risk For Heart Disease
Most people don’t know that heart disease is the number one killer of women and high blood pressure left untreated increases the risk.
Angelo Cataldi Donates $1,580 To American Heart Association In Ashburn’s Honor
Angelo Cataldi donates $1580 to American Heart Association in honor of Richie Ashburn.
New Cardiac Arrest Law Means Coaches Have Homework To Do
Pennsylvania’s scholastic athletic coaches have some homework, meeting the guidelines of a just-implemented law on preventing sudden cardiac arrest.
Philadelphia Doctors To Host Forum To Get People To Limit Sugary Drink Consumption
Doctors will get together Monday to share ideas on how to get people to drink less soda and other sugary drinks.
Heart Association’s New ‘Stayin Alive’ PSA Makes CPR Easy
“In the center of the chest to the beat of “Stayin Alive”. That is the beat we need you to keep. Keep that beat until paramedics arrive.”
Health: New Research Says No Proof Gum Disease Linked To Heart Disease
For decades, doctors have linked gum disease to heart disease, but now an expert panel says there is no proof that one causes the other.
Health: Philadelphia Dashes Against Heart Disease
Men and women from the area put on their red and tied up their sneakers to participate in the Red Dress Dash in Center City.
With Holiday Feasts Around The Corner, American Heart Association Promotes Healthy Eating
This is National Start Eating Healthy Day, a project of the American Heart Association that sails into a heavy wind: holiday partying.
14th Annual Richie Ashburn Home Runs For Heart Media Day
You can get a chance to step into the batter’s box at Citizens Bank Park, for a donation to the American Heart Association.
How Common Are Sudden Cardiac Deaths In Young Athletes?
The deaths of teenage basketball star Wes Leonard and 17-year-old rugby player Matthew Hammerdorfer raise the question, ‘Just how often to tragedies like this strike?’
Health Watch: Updated Heart Guidelines For Women
The American Heart Association updated its Heart Disease Prevention Guidelines for Women today.
The Future Of Heart Disease
In order to reduce the rate of heart disease in the US, we need to start by making it easier for people to get healthy foods, especially in our economically challenged neighborhoods.
America’s Health, By The Numbers
The American Heart Association has gotten together with the National Institute of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to take a look at heart disease and stroke.
Local Doc Talks About Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Sudden cardiac arrest is normally associated with middle-aged or older individuals but younger people can experience it as well without warning and sometimes with devastating results.
