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Researchers, auto workers, union reps and women's health advocates are meeting in Windsor, Ontario today to discussion the relationship between breast cancer and chemical exposures in the workplace.

1. Educational institutions: Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) claims more than 250,000 lives per year, regardless of age. With incidents increasingly happening on school properties, including athletic fields and courts, the need for AEDs in educational institutions is on the rise.

Are you struggling to find ways to manage the weight of an obese child? You have have to change your own behavior in order to do so, according to a  new scientific statement published in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is using a fashion show to highlight the need for women to be proactive about reducing the risk of heart disease -- the leading cause of death for women.

It has no symptoms and it will not just go away, but it can be treated.

A study published online in Occupational & Environmental Medicine has confirmed "strong associations" between exposure to chrysotile asbestos and lung cancer and asbestiosis.

Although increasingly under fire for its health risks, asbestos consumption in the U.S. has increased dramatically.