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Studies Show Coffee Drinkers Get Health Perks

Coffee lovers have a reason to celebrate. Recent studies have shown that rather than being harmful, coffee actually provides a variety of health benefits. Alamy Drink up! A recent study shows that women who drink at least one cup of coffee a day have a lower risk of stroke than women who drank less or...

Hockey Team Answers $50,000-Shot Controversy With Charity [VIDEO]

Days after declaring a 73-year-old fan's $50,000 goal invalid, an amateur hockey team will donate part of that sum to charity. The Indiana Ice, who play in the USHL, offer one fan a shot at winning $50,000 at every Saturday home game. The fan stands behind the red end line and shoots. If the puck goes across the ice and...

Breakthrough Study Finds Genetic Keys to High Cholesterol

(Aug. 4) -- Scientists say they've found a group of genes that help explains why high cholesterol (and high triglycerides) can run in the family. Researchers from 17 countries, funded primarily by the National Institutes of Health, came up with 95 genetic variants (59 of them previously unknown) that explain the...

Background on american heart association

The American Heart Association (AHA) is a non-profit organization in the United States that fosters appropriate cardiac care in an effort to reduce disability and deaths caused by cardiovascular disease and stroke. It is headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The American Heart Association is a national voluntary health agency whose mission is: "Building healthier lives, free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke."

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