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Red Dress Sunday Baltimore Times Fri, 13 Feb 2009 06:20 AM PST Heart disease is the number-one killer of African Americans in the United States, claiming the lives of more than 100,000 African-Americans each year. Blood pressure demonstration Cedar Grove/Verona Observers Fri, 13 Feb 2009 06:17 AM PST Michael Conlon and Noelle Park, seventh graders at Our Lady of the Lake School, demonstrated the difference between venous and arterial blood pressure using a model. To begin American Heart Month the seventh grade students also created informational brochures to educate the public about the causes, symptoms, treatment, and prevention of hypertension. In backyard, woman finds tons of concrete swinging overhead The Houma Courier Fri, 13 Feb 2009 06:12 AM PST “When I saw that, I almost had a heart attack,” 88-year-old Edie Boudreaux of Houma said. “I don’t want to have to see anybody else go through what I’m going through. Why should I have to move because they want to take over everything?” Brave Summer is a kid with heart Sunshine Coast Daily Fri, 13 Feb 2009 06:12 AM PST At three and a half years of age, Summer Lloyd has already pulled through three open heart surgeries and is bracing for a final one this year. Health Fair Texarkana Gazette Fri, 13 Feb 2009 06:00 AM PST Alyne Spergue watches readouts on a monitor while receiving a blood pressure and oxygen saturation test Thursday at a health fair promoting heart month at Wadley Regional Medical Center. Boston's helps fight diabetes NWAnews.com Fri, 13 Feb 2009 05:33 AM PST BENTONVILLE â€" Whitney Abbett, an employee at Boston's Restaurant and Sports Bar here, said customers seem to be enjoying heart-shaped pizzas while they support the restaurant's new nonprofit partner, the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International. From the sale of each pie, $1 is donated to the JDRF. (Benton County Daily Record) Regenocyte Therapeutic Reports Successful Treatment Of Cardiomyopathy With Stem Cells Medical News Today Fri, 13 Feb 2009 05:23 AM PST An international team of physicians and scientists have discovered a way to treat cardiomyopathy (heart disease) with adult stem cells, including a rare metabolic condition otherwise requiring heart transplant. Florida based Regenocyte Therapeutic is using stem cells extracted from patients' blood to repair damaged heart muscle, regenerate tissue, and create new vessels to improve circulation. St. John's Studying Heart Disease in Young Women KSPR Springfield Fri, 13 Feb 2009 05:06 AM PST Heart disease is one of the leading causes of death in women 55 years old and younger. Cardiologists at St. John's are trying to learn more about the best way to discover and treat women with heart disease. Panthers Owner Richardson Released From Hospital MyNC.com Fri, 13 Feb 2009 04:56 AM PST Carolina Panthers owner Jerry Richardson has been released from the hospital 12 days after undergoing a heart transplant. Madison, Florham to square off: for dodge ball Florham Park Eagle Fri, 13 Feb 2009 04:50 AM PST MADISON â€" Valentine’s Day will have a “healthy” twist this year in Madison and Florham Park, as the Mayors Wellness Campaigns of the two towns and volunteers come together to offer a daylong celebration of fitness, capped by a “heart-healthy” evening dinner-dance, for residents of the neighboring boroughs.

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