Harrisburg Heart Heros

Before the American Heart Association existed, people with heart disease were thought to be doomed to complete bed rest — or destined to imminent death. But a handful of pioneering physicians and social workers believed it didn’t have to be that way. They conducted studies to learn more about heart disease, America’s No. 1 killer. Then, on June 10, 1924, they met in Chicago to form the American Heart Association — believing that scientific research could lead the way to better treatment, prevention and ultimately a cure. The early American Heart Association enlisted help from hundreds, then thousands, of physicians and scientists. “We were living in a time of almost unbelievable ignorance about heart disease,” said Paul Dudley White, one of six cardiologists who founded the organization. In 1948, the association reorganized, transforming from a professional scientific society to a nationwide voluntary health organization composed of science and lay volunteers and supported by professional staff. Since then, the AHA has grown rapidly in size and influence — nationally and internationally — into an organization of more than 35 million volunteers and supporters dedicated to improving heart health and reducing deaths from cardiovascular diseases and stroke.

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Robert Morris University Illinois is pleased to announce that the following students have been named to the Dean's List for the Winter Quarter, 2018:Ty Henry of Marietta, PA, a graduate of Donegal High SchoolBrian Gaines of Philadelphia, a graduate of West Philadelphia High School

Robert Morris University Illinois is pleased to announce that the following students have been named to the Dean's List for the Winter Quarter, 2018:

Ty Henry of Marietta, PA, a graduate of Donegal High SchoolBrian Gaines of Philadelphia, a graduate of West Philadelphia High School

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