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Memorial Hermann, American Heart Association, and Foley's and Lancôme Team up to Promote Heart Disease Awareness and Living a Healthy Lifestyle

Houston, Texas, January 24, 2003 - Memorial Hermann Healthcare System, the American Heart Association, and Foley's and Lancôme have a very special 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 their risk factors, as well as signs and symptoms associated with heart disease. Heart disease is the leading cause of death for American women.

Get a "Makeover for Your Heart" at Foley's

Friday, January 24, 2003

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 any 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.

Representatives from the American Heart Association will be at five Foley's locations Sat., 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 information about the risk factors associated with heart disease. The participating Foley's locations include Almeda Mall, First Colony Mall, Memorial City Mall, The Woodlands Mall and Willowbrook Mall.

The American Heart Association has identified several factors that increase the risk of heart disease and stroke for women - increasing age, heredity, previous heart attack or stroke, tobacco smoke, 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. It is important to know that some of these risk factors can be controlled. The more risk factors a woman has, the greater the risk of heart attack or stroke.

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