American Heart Association Kicks Off Wear Red Day

Back to Health
Updated: 9:28 PM Feb 5, 2010 American Heart Association Kicks Off Wear Red Day People went red with their wardrobes Friday. Whether it was a red dress or a red t-shirt, it was all to support Go Red For Women, the American Heart Association's movement to help save lives. Posted: 6:58 PM Feb 5, 2010

Font Size:

February is Heart Awareness Month and the American Heart Association always kicks it off with Wear Red Day being held on the first Friday.

Wearing red is to raise the awareness for women and heart disease.

"The number one killer in women is heart disease," says AHA Development Associate, Amy Patterson, "and a lot of people don't know that. We are really trying to get that message out there so women can be healthier and live better lives for themselves, and do a lot more things to prevent them from getting heart disease."

Red can be worn all month long to send the message that heart disease can be prevented by eating and living healthier.

Red ribbons are also being hung around Bowling Green.

Click here to post or read all 0 comments.

More Stories

Study: Gene testing helps get warfarin dose right (AP)
AP - Doctors are reporting an exciting win for gene testing and personalized medicine: Checking patients' DNA before starting them on a popular blood thinner helps get the tricky dose right and keep them out of the hospital.
Doctor says heart groups too cozy with industry (AP)
AP - A prominent cardiologist accused leading heart organizations of being too cozy with industry and allowing those ties to influence its policies and education programs for doctors.
New HIV infections increasing among homosexuals (AP)
AP - New HIV infections are increasing among homosexuals, drug users and prostitutes who don't seek help because of laws that criminalize these practices, the head of the U.N. AIDS agency said Monday.
Arteries improve after smokers quit, study finds (AP)
AP - Quitting smoking can turn back time.
Study: Mini clip is safer than heart-valve surgery (AP)
AP - Many Americans with leaky heart valves soon might be able to get them fixed without open-heart surgery. A study showed that a tiny clip implanted through an artery was safer and nearly as effective as surgery, doctors reported Sunday.
Studies: Intense treatment doesn't help diabetics (AP)
AP - Key results from a landmark federal study are in, and the results are disappointing for diabetics: Adding drugs to drive blood pressure and blood-fats lower than current targets did not prevent heart problems, and in some cases caused harmful side effects.
2 Drugs Fail to Prevent Diabetes in the Overweight (HealthDay)
HealthDay - SUNDAY, March 14 (HealthDay News) -- Hopes that two available drugs could help prevent diabetes and the problems it causes in overweight people with poor sugar metabolism have been dashed by a major international study.
Erectile Dysfunction Plus Heart Disease Raises Death Risk (HealthDay)
HealthDay - MONDAY, March 15 (HealthDay News) -- Men suffering from both cardiovascular disease and erectile dysfunction are at greater risk for heart attack, stroke, heart failure and death, a new study finds.