Health

Commonly Used Vitamin Could Help Produce ‘Good’ Cholesterol, UF Researchers Find

Submitted by My Community, Community News
Thursday, February 9th, 2012, 2:45pm

 

Maintaining healthy cholesterol levels can keep heart disease, heart attack and stroke away. And a commonly used vitamin could help by increasing production of “good” cholesterol in the body, researchers at the University of Florida College of Medicine-Jacksonville have found. The findings were published recently in the journal Metabolism, Clinical and Experimental.

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Planation Oaks Students Learn 2-Steps to Save a Life

Submitted by Katie Seay, Communications Director, American Heart Association
Wednesday, February 8th, 2012, 10:18am
Planation Oaks Students Learn 2-Steps to Save a Life

CPR Hands-Only training is  “Staying Alive” for 5th Graders at Clay County Elementary School 

Who: St. Vincent’s HealthCare, Plantation Oaks Elementary School and the American Heart Association-First Coast Market
What: Mass Hands-Only CPR instruction of more than 100 5th grade students attending Plantation Oaks Elementary School
When: Thursday, February 9, 2012 beginning at 9 a.m.

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National Wear Red Day and American Heart Month Activities

Submitted by Katie Seay, Communications Director, American Heart Association
Tuesday, January 31st, 2012, 2:59pm
National Wear Red Day and American Heart Month Activities

We can stop our No. 1 killer together by sharing the truth about heart disease

 Friday, February 3, 2012 is National Wear Red Day and February is American Heart Month. The American Heart Association- First Coast Market is participating in and/or hosting a number of public events listed below. Why is this important? The Facts are Clear– More women die of heart disease than all forms of cancer combined. Unfortunately, the killer isn’t as easy to see. Many times heart disease is often silent, hidden and misunderstood.

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Flu Update from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Submitted by Rachel Leitao, First Coast News Staff
Monday, January 30th, 2012, 2:23pm

Influenza (the flu) is a dangerous disease that takes the lives of thousands of people in the United States every year—and causes more than 200,000 people to be hospitalized. Anyone can get sick from the flu and spread the virus to others. Increases in flu activity are expected soon as the flu season gets underway.

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Florida Get D's & F's on American Lung Association's State of Tobacco Control Report

Submitted by My Community, Community News
Thursday, January 19th, 2012, 4:54pm
Florida Get D's & F's on American Lung Association's State of Tobacco Control Report

 

The American Lung Association’s State of Tobacco Control 2012 report was released today. The report showed that Florida received mixed grades on important tobacco issues, such as smoking cessation coverage and smokefree air laws. 

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Reduce P.E. While childhood Obesity Rising ?

Submitted by Katie Seay, Communications Director, American Heart Association
Tuesday, December 6th, 2011, 8:28am

The American Heart Association strongly opposes House Bill 4057, by State Representative Larry Metz, removing the requirement for Middle School Physical Education. 

Currently 30% of Florida’s youth are overweight or obese.  As these students get older, their obesity problem just gets worse.  

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Watch What You Touch During Cold and Flu Season

Submitted by Rachel Leitao, First Coast News Staff
Monday, November 28th, 2011, 2:07pm
Watch What You Touch During Cold and Flu Season

 

With the start of flu season here, it’s time to start thinking about staying healthy. Nothing can ruin the holidays like a bad case of the flu. Memorial Hospital Medical Director Dr. Gary Winfield says the best thing you can do is get a flu shot. “The flu shot is our best weapon against the flu,” Dr. Winfield said. “It can prevent you from getting the flu, or if you do get it, it can make your symptoms less severe.”

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