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The Heart Foundation’s “Warning Signs” public awareness campaign led to 1,300 fewer deaths from cardiac arrest in the Melbourne region between 2009 and 2013, a new study has shown. A …

A NSW dispensary technician has been awarded a Heart Foundation Golden Shoe Award for the walking group organised by her pharmacy Cathy Diamonds, who has been at the Shoal Bay …

A leading heart health stakeholder has welcomed a major review published in The Lancet that conclusively highlights the benefits of using statins outweighs the risks. “The number of lives saved …

Studies released overnight in The Lancet highlight the need to Move more, sit less, say the Heart Foundation. One study of more than a million people found at least one …

Today’s burden of disease report, released by the AIHW, represents a major wake up call for all parties contesting the federal election, highlighting the huge impact a small number of …

Greater uptake of life-saving cardiac rehabilitation programs for heart attack survivors could reduce costs to the national health system by $35.5 million and stop 2,100 heart attacks across the country …

An Australian first study of primary schoolchildren by Victorian researchers has found that children eating greater amounts of salt have a greater risk of being overweight or obese. The study …

One year on from the start of the ‘Move More, Sit Less’ physical activity campaign and momentum is building behind a nationally concerted effort to tackle physical inactivity, the National …

New figures released by the World Health Organization have revealed that the global rates of childhood obesity could rise from 41 million children affected to 70 million in the next …

The Heart Foundation has released troubling new research today which shows that around one in four (2.25 million) Australian workers do very little or no exercise. The data, compiled from …

Between Christmas parties and edible presents, it can be difficult not to gain weight during the silly season, yet if current trends continue, less than one in four Australians will …

Heart Foundation Walking has been hailed as a best practice example for positively impacting the health of Australia’s socioeconomically disadvantaged groups. The debate piece, published in the International Journal of …