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| Vol. 25, No. 2 |
| February 1, 2003 |
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Partnership Offers “Makeover for Your Heart” Memorial Hermann Healthcare System, the American Heart Association and Foley’s department stores have a Valentine’s gift for Houston women – one that just may save their lives. From Feb. 5 through Feb. 23 at any of the 15 Houston-area Foley’s stores, Lancôme customers will receive a “Makeover for Your Heart” kit with any $25 purchase. The specially designed kit educates women about heart disease risk factors and the signs and symptoms associated with heart disease – the leading cause of death for American women. Designed by Memorial Hermann and sponsored by Eli Lilly, the 10,000 kits contain important information, such as literature about heart disease and its risk factors, information on how a woman can talk to her physician about heart concerns, a yearly heart check up tracking card, a discounted offer to receive a heart scan, a risk assessment that determines if a woman should be screened for heart disease, a $10 gift certificate for new clients at the Memorial Hermann/HBU Wellness Center’s new Garden Spa, and a Lancôme gift. Upon receiving their kits, customers are invited to enter a prize drawing to win a $500 wardrobe from Foley’s. American Heart Association representatives will be at five Foley’s locations Saturday Feb. 8, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. to kick off the event. Blood pressure screenings and risk assessment surveys will be offered, as well as valuable heart disease information. Participating Foley’s locations include Almeda Mall, First Colony Mall, Memorial City Mall, The Woodlands Mall and Willowbrook Mall. The AHA has identified several factors that increase the risk of heart disease and stroke for women – increasing age, heredity, previous heart attack or stroke, tobacco, high blood cholesterol, high blood pressure, physical inactivity, obesity and being overweight, diabetes mellitus, menopause and estrogen loss, birth control pills, high triglyceride levels, excessive alcohol intake, and individual response to stress. The more risk factors a woman has, the greater the risk of heart attack or stroke. – With contributions from Lisa Merkl, Memorial Hermann Healthcare System; Ryan Rice, American Heart Association; and Priscilla Thorne Tinsley, Foley’s department stores
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