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Heart Rate Monitor 2006
Kmart Pharmacy Recognizes American Heart Month With National
Healthy Heart Events
Kmart Pharmacists Offer One-Day, Free Blood Pressure Screenings
and Healthy
Heart Information
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., Feb. 2, 2007 Heart disease
is the number one killer of Americans, and research suggests that
uncontrolled high blood pressure and obesity are contributing
factors to
the development of the disease. To help create more awareness of
heart
disease and its risk factors, during American Heart Month Kmart is
hosting
an in-store Healthy Heart Event at the more than 1,100 Kmart
Pharmacies
nationwide.
An estimated 65 million Americans have high blood pressure
and nearly
one third of them aren't even aware they have it.
"There are important risk factors for heart disease, such as
elevated
blood pressure, that can be managed before they become
life-threatening,"
said Mark Doerr, RPh, vice president, Kmart Pharmacy. "We hope the
Kmart
Healthy Heart Events will help our customers learn about what they
can do
to stay heart-healthy and lower the risk of developing heart
disease."
On Wednesday, February 21, from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m., Kmart
Pharmacists
will offer free blood pressure screenings and provide advice and
information to help customers better understand heart health and
how to
reduce the risks associated with high blood pressure and heart
disease.
No appointments are necessary and all walk-ins are welcome.
Customers
can call 1-800-866-0086 or visit
http://www.kmart.com
to locate their nearest
Kmart Pharmacy.
The Kmart Healthy Heart Events are made possible with support
from the
following partners: Bayer(R) Consumer Care; Pharmavite(R), makers
of Nature
Made(R) vitamins; and HoMedics(R), makers of blood pressure
monitors.
About Kmart
Kmart, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sears Holdings
Corporation (NASDAQ:
SHLD), is a mass merchandising company that offers customers
quality
products through a portfolio of exclusive brands that include
Thalia Sodi,
Jaclyn Smith, Joe Boxer, Martha Stewart Everyday and Route 66. For
more
information visit the company's website at
http://www.kmart.com
or the Sears
Holdings Corporation website at
http://www.searsholdings.com.
Kmart Pharmacy operates more than 1,100 retail pharmacy
outlets
throughout the United States including Hawaii, the Virgin Islands,
Puerto
Rico, and Guam.
About Bayer Consumer Care
The Consumer Care Division of Bayer HealthCare LLC, is
headquartered in
Morristown, N.J. Bayer's Consumer Care Division is among the
largest
marketers of over-the-counter medications and nutritional
supplements in
the world. Some of the most trusted and recognizable brands in the
world
today come from the Bayer portfolio of products. These include
Bayer(R)
Aspirin, Aleve(R), Alka-Seltzer Plus(R), Bactine(R), RID(R),
Phillips'(R)
Milk of Magnesia, Midol(R), Alka-Seltzer(R), One-A-Day(R) and
Flintstones(TM) vitamins.
About Pharmavite
For more than 30 years, Pharmavite has earned and maintained
the trust
of pharmacists, consumers, and retailers by manufacturing
high-quality
vitamins, minerals, herbs and other dietary supplements that are
safe,
effective and science-based. As an industry leader, Pharmavite
adheres to
manufacturing standards recommended by the United States
Pharmacopeia
(USP), a not-for- profit organization that has set pharmaceutical
and
dietary supplement quality standards since 1820. In addition,
Pharmavite
participates in USP's Verification Program for dietary
supplements.
Heart Health Fun Facts and Tips
February is Heart Month
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13, 2007 Heart disease is the
number one killer of adults in the U.S. February is Heart
Month and the
heart and circulation experts at the American Society of
Echocardiography
want to help Washingtonians learn how to take better care
of
their hearts.
Here are some simple tips and fun facts to get
started
on building
and
maintaining a heart-healthy lifestyle. Heart ultrasound
is a
proven, safe
and fast way your doctor can evaluate your heart's
health.
Visit http://www.seemyheart.org/ during February to
learn
more and to
enter to win an iPod pre-loaded with iWorkout.
Be heart SMART
Stop smoking! It's one of the best things you can do
for
your
heart - not
to mention the rest of your body.
Maintain a healthy weight. Eat a diet low in
saturated
fat and
cholesterol.
Activity is important. Get regular exercise to
strengthen
your heart.
Reduce stress. Life's too short to worry about
everything.
Talk to your doctor. He/she is your partner in
building and
maintaining a
healthy heart.
What Does Heart Ultrasound Do?
-- Sees the structure of your heart and checks for
problems
-- Examines how blood flows through your heart
-- Evaluates your heart before major surgery
-- Measures the size and thickness of your heart and
its
chambers
-- Yields information on the valves of your heart
-- Helps show if you have a heart murmur
-- Explores problems with the heart muscle
-- Assesses damage to your heart after a heart attack
-- Rules out abnormalities in your heart
-- Tests your heart's response to exercise
The American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) is a
professional non-
profit organization of physicians, cardiac sonographers,
nurses and
scientists involved in echocardiography, the use of
ultrasound to
image the
heart and cardiovascular system. These heart and
circulation
specialists
are dedicated to improving their patients' health and
quality
of life. The
organization was founded in 1975 and has more than
11,000 members
nationally and internationally.
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