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American Heart Association in Fight to Keep PE in Fla. Schools
The American Heart Association is focusing its legislative efforts in Florida around public schools. With obesity the second-leading cause of premature or preventable deaths, the association is fighting to retain physical education in middle schools and to tighten language allowing waivers from P.E. in elementary and middle schools.
American Heart Association teams up with Macy’s for National Heart Month kickoff this Friday
WHAT: American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women Campaign’s 9th annual National Wear Red Day to bring awareness to heart disease in women. Includes a Wear Red Day Sale by national sponsor Macy’s and other activities.
Qi wins prestigious American Diabetes Association award
A researcher who studies the response of fat cells to stress and its relationship to obesity and type 2 diabetes received a prestigious award from the American Diabetes Association (ADA).
Heart matters: Association encourages awareness during National Heart Month
February is recognized as National Heart Month. The American Heart Association is reaching out to the public during February, beginning with the Ninth Annual National Wear Red Day today to raise awareness on heart disease, but more specifically, heart disease among women.
The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists Launches New Thyroid Awareness Ribbon and Website in Honor of ...
JACKSONVILLE, FL-- - January is Thyroid Awareness Month and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists is introducing a new awareness ribbon as the icon for Thyroid Awareness. Joining the ranks ...
Henry Schein, Supplier Partners, and American Dental Association Open The NASDAQ Stock Market in Celebration of 'Give ...
MELVILLE, N.Y., Feb. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Henry Schein, Inc. (NASDAQ: HSIC), the largest provider of health care products and services to office-based practitioners, and its supplier partners have joined with the American Dental Association (ADA), Colgate-Palmolive...
Study finds clear association between obesity and pain in 1M Americans
A clear association between obesity and pain - with higher rates of pain identified in the heaviest individuals - was found in a study of more than one million Americans published January 19 in the online edition of Obesity.
Parents Are Key in Helping Obese Kids Lose Weight, AHA Says
The key to combating juvenile obesity lies with parents, the American Heart Association says. The AHA released a scientific statement in its most recent issue of "Circulation" journal. Here are tips for parents to curb weight problems in kids, based on that report.
AACN launches online nursing course on critical care pharmacology
The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) and Elsevier | MC Strategies announce the launch of AACN: Critical Care Pharmacology, a comprehensive, evidence-based online nursing course to help nurses further develop their competencies in the safe administration of medications commonly used in critical care.
AHA: Childhood obesity needs to focus on the family unit
It may seem like stating the obvious, to those of us who work with overweight and obese children, however, the American Heart Association just released a scientific statement about the role of parents, families and caregivers in the treatment of obese kids.
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