American Heart Association

Have a Heart: Give the Gift of Life by Expanding CPR and AED Training Opportunities

Caroll H. Neubauer | Posted 12.23.2009 | Living


Caroll H. Neubauer

At this time of the year, as we think about the gifts we can give to others, let's consider making a true gift from the heart by equipping them to give the greatest gift of all - the gift of life.

Hospital Heart Attack Response Getting Faster, Study Says

AP | LAURAN NEERGAARD | Posted 12.03.2009 | Impact


WASHINGTON — Hospitals are giving faster care to lots more heart attack patients, a speed-up sure to be saving lives. More than three-quarters ...

Luxury Travel For Budget-Conscious Big Shots? Fame Route Has The Answer

Tony Sachs | Posted 11.25.2009 | Style


Tony Sachs

What do you get when you combine luxury travel with carpooling and membership discounts? A new company called Fame Route.

Meditation 'Eases Heart Disease'

BBC NEWS | Posted 11.17.2009 | Living


Heart disease patients who practice Transcendental Meditation have reduced death rates, US researchers have said....

Women's Hearts Endangered: Guidelines Ignored

Kathy Kastan | Posted 02.21.2009 | Living


Kathy Kastan

A large percentage of women and health care providers still don't know that heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women, just as it is for men. And most women still don't think it can happen to them.

Call to Action: Holy Smokes the Head Bone is Connected to the Leg Bone and Especially the Heart!

Kathy Kastan | Posted 12.14.2008 | Living


Kathy Kastan

My plea to health care providers is to pay attention and do the obvious: ask your patients about their overall mood, their sense of self, their family life, and their work.