AHA News: Caregiving a Concern as Hispanic Community in U.S. Ages Faster
THURSDAY, Aug. 31, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Caregiving has been part of María Aranda’s life since she was a young girl, when her Puerto Rican grandmother and namesake lived with her family in the Los Angeles area. She remembers watchi…
Learn MoreAHA News: La prestación de cuidados es una preocupación a medida que la comunidad hispana envejece más rápido
JUEVES, 31 de agosto de 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Brindar cuidados ha sido parte de la vida de María Aranda desde pequeña, cuando su abuela puertorriqueña del mismo nombre vivía con su familia en el área de Los Ángeles. Ella recuerda c…
Learn MoreAHA News: A Day After Performing ‘The Star-Spangled Banner,’ This Radio Announcer Couldn’t Speak
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 30, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Radio announcer and producer Karen Moyer was exhausted after putting in long days on the air at Dallas’ classical radio station WRR over Labor Day weekend.Sunday was the station’s Picnic In…
Learn MoreAHA News: The Real-Life Health Effects of Fantasy Sports
TUESDAY, Aug. 29, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Fantasy sports are full of contrasts. They use stats from real athletes to build make-believe teams. They fuel both casual fun with friends and a seriously lucrative industry.And while nobody…
Learn MoreAHA News: After a Lifetime of Being Blue, Heart Surgery Restores Color to Woman’s Life
MONDAY, Aug. 28, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Patti Allbritton was born a little blue.She wasn’t particularly sad – it wasn’t that kind of blue. She was born with a rare congenital heart defect called tetralogy of Fallot with pulmonary at…
Learn MoreAHA News: Here’s the Latest on Dietary Cholesterol and How It Fits In With a Healthy Diet
FRIDAY, Aug. 25, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — For more than half a century, scientists have debated the role of dietary cholesterol in a healthy diet. Because it was often associated with saturated fat, limiting dietary cholesterol – espe…
Learn MoreAHA News: Esto es lo más reciente sobre el colesterol dietético y qué cabida tiene en una dieta saludable
VIERNES, 25 de agosto de 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Durante más de medio siglo, los científicos han debatido el papel del colesterol dietético en una dieta saludable. Debido a que menudo estaba relacionado con la grasa saturada, la limi…
Learn MoreAHA News: Her Heart Stopped During a Procedure to Treat Her Stroke
THURSDAY, Aug. 24, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Holly Page was having a great day. She got her hair done, then enjoyed a long dinner catching up with friend Lisa Stillings. They were walking out of the restaurant when something strange ha…
Learn MoreAHA News: Promotores Create a Bridge Between Healthier Living and a Growing Hispanic Population
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 23, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Patricia Guevara enjoys doing things with her 5-year-old daughter, Miranda, especially painting and drawing and taking an occasional walk in the park.After a promotora, or community health …
Learn MoreAHA News: A Lifetime of Challenges – Including a Spinal Stroke – Leads Dancer to Infinite Possibilities
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 23, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — As a Japanese American girl growing up in Irvine, California, Marisa Hamamoto felt like an outsider in her predominantly white community. Her schoolmates picked on her because she looked di…
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