Topic: American Heart Association
Reuters US Online Report Health News | 2010-02-11 19:35:29
<div><p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The monthly mortgage payment is the heaviest expense facing the average U.S. family but for heart patient Frank Amend, an engineer from North Carolina, the biggest cost is healthcare.</p><p>That's why Amend and tens of thousands of patients with similar conditions find themselves at ...
AP Features | 2010-02-08 16:31:34
<div><p>EDITOR'S NOTE: An occasional look at the Obama effect in the capital and beyond.</p><p>By NANCY BENAC</p><p>Associated Press Writer</p><p>WASHINGTON (AP) — By now, it is abundantly clear that Michelle Obama loves french fries.< ...
Reuters US Online Report Health News | 2010-02-04 17:02:14
<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The saturated fat found mainly in meat and dairy products has a bad reputation, but a new analysis of published studies finds no clear link between people's intake of saturated fat and their risk of developing heart disease.</p><p>Research has shown that saturated ...
Reuters US Online Report Health News | 2010-02-01 20:24:57
<div><p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Prostate cancer treatments that cut off the supply of male hormone raise cholesterol, worsen blood sugar and make men fatter and thus likely raise the risk of heart attack, too, doctors said on Monday.</p><p>An advisory published in the American Heart Association's journal Circulation recommends ...
