American Heart Association
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World Stroke Day to be Observed Oct. 29 — Blacks Among Nation’s Most Vulnerable
Strokes don’t discriminate. They can happen to anyone, at any age and about one in four people worldwide will have…
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Marijuana Harmful to the Heart: Report
The legalization of marijuana for recreational or medicinal use has become commonplace throughout the U.S., but the American Heart Association…
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American Heart Association, Go Red for Women Urge Action to Reduce Cardiovascular Disease
The American Heart Association, the world's leading nonprofit organization focused on heart and brain health for all, together with its…
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‘Go Red For Women’ Promotes Heart Disease Awareness
There was a sea of red dresses backstage at the Hammerstein Ballroom on Feb. 8, as women from all facets…
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Eating to Live: Heart-Healthy Meals Key to Overall Good Health
The number of people diagnosed with heart failure — when the heart is too weak to pump blood throughout the…
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New Blood Pressure Guidelines Announced
In a major shift in medical guidelines, the new blood-pressure baseline has been changed to 130/80 from 140/90.
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CDC Reports Decline in Death Rates from Diseases Plaguing Blacks
Diseases resulting from tobacco use, obesity and diabetes, plus heart disease and stroke, are some of the leading causes of…
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Heart Disease More Likely In Low-Income Youth, Study Finds
Children who grow up in lower-income households are showing greater risk of heart disease later in life, says a recent…
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A First: New Guidelines Back Device for Treating Strokes
MARILYNN MARCHIONE, AP Chief Medical Writer Many stroke patients have a new treatment option — if they seek help fast…
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Living with Heart Sarcoidosis
by Shantella Y. Sherman Special to the NNPA from the Afro-American Newspaper Many fans of the late comedian Bernie Mac…
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