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Interactive health data plus reward incentives may help lower blood pressure and create lasting behavior changes
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Washington, DC - Tracking your health data can help lower your blood pressure and earn rewards, according to a study presented at the American Heart Association’s 2015 High Blood Pressure Conference.
New imaging technique detects early brain damage from hypertension
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Washington, DC - A new imaging technique found that some people with high blood pressure also have damage to nerve tracts connecting different parts of the brain, according to a study presented at the American Heart Association’s 2015 High Blood Pressure Conference.
American Heart Association and NFL launch Back to Sports program
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Dallas, Texas - The American Heart Association (AHA) and the National Football League (NFL) have teamed up to launch a program that is designed to help promote physical activity and safe sport participation among youth.
American Cancer Society Honors 23 Companies for Excellence in Philanthropy
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Atlanta, Georgia - The American Cancer Society is honoring 23 companies with the 2015 Excellence in Philanthropy award for their generous support of the Society’s efforts to eliminate cancer as a public health burden.
AMA Awards Research Grants to Advance the Study of Women in Medicine
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Chicago, Illinois - In conjunction with Women in Medicine Month, the American Medical Association (AMA)'s Women Physicians Section along with the AMA Foundation today announced the winners of the 2015 Joan F. Giambalvo Fund for the Advancement of Women research grants.
FDA approves new drug to treat schizophrenia and bipolar disorder
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Washington, DC - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Vraylar (cariprazine) capsules to treat schizophrenia and bipolar disorder in adults.
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