1.   The heart association also suggested that healthy individuals limit eggs to four or fewer a week.

2.   A report on the new study appears in the April issue of Stroke, a medical journal published by the heart association in Dallas.

3.   All of them were consuming a diet recommended by the heart association as healthful for the general population.

4.   Jones, speaking for the heart association, says it is still the preferred device.

5.   Like Cox, about half of all those who die of heart disease die suddenly and unexpectedly, without ever having shown any symptoms, the heart association says.

6.   Manufacturers of the devices say they are completely safe, and the heart association says they are all but foolproof.

7.   Meanwhile, the heart association, through its Heartsaver AED program, is offering a new lifesaving course that includes defibrillation training at community training centers through the country.

8.   Sidney Smith, a former president of the heart association, defended the guidelines.

9.   Since the Campbell program is not a medication, it does not need approval by the Food and Drug Administration, Smith of the heart association said.

10.   Single copies are available free from chapters of the heart association.