Topic: American Heart Association

Short workouts can be good for your heart

How much exercise do you need to help prevent heart disease? Do you need an hour breaking a sweat at the gym? Or will a walk around the block ...

No CPR training? What to do in an emergency

Each year in the United States, about 300,000 people die from cardiac arrest before they reach the hospital.. . Using cardiopulmonary resuscitation ...
Do you pre-medicate? Are you are one of the millions of people with certain heart conditions who always take antibiotics before a trip to the ...
I've had an emotional and interesting week on the ambulance. For confidentiality reasons I can't really get into specifics, but a couple of...
The evidence is clear. Good nutrition and regular exercise are major players in the prevention and treatment of heart disease. Taking a statin drug ...

Heart Start Walk on Saturday

If you feel like you want to get out this weekend and take a walk with your family, you might want to attend the American Heart Association's Heart...

Gaining on death, cooling therapy catches on slowly

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters Health) - It was a cold, drizzly March morning this year when Ed Sproull's heart stopped beating.At 58, he had arrived at work feeling fit and healthy. As he stepped into the elevator at De Lage Landen Financial Services ...
Aerobics is a combination of physical exercise, strength training and stretching. Thirty to sixty minutes is the amount of exercise recommended by the American College of Sports Medicine. Not only is aerobic activity important in controlling body weight,

How to stay fit when money is tight