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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...