american heart association

Get a free red pin in the shape of a dress, a symbol of the fight against heart disease, by "liking" the Go Red For Women American Heart Association Facebook page. Did you know heart disease kills more women every year than breast cancer? Request the freebie, then wear the red dress pin on Feb. 4,...

It does not promise to turn a couch potato into an athlete, but the Nintendo Wii is one video game system that incorporates calorie-burning movement in its gameplay. That movement can be anything from a flick of the wrist to swinging a bat, boxing or using a Wii Fit accessory to do yoga or exercise...

Looks like moms across America have been validated. All the warnings issued to their kids that "TV can rot your brain" just might be true -- sort of -- after all. At least, according to a new study it can. Watching television has already been linked in studies to an increased risk of heart...

Name a food that's advertised on television, in magazines, or on the endcaps at grocery stores. And then look at the ingredients: if nine out of 10 don't have some form of added sugar, it's likely 10 out of 10. According to the American Heart Association, Americans consume nearly 1/2 cup of added...