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LifeBridge Health's Neil Meltzer wins AHA Gold Heart Award

The Gold Heart Award, the American Heart Association's highest national recognition for volunteerism, was presented to Neil Meltzer, M.P.H., president and CEO of LifeBridge Health, for his two decades of exceptional leadership and advocacy at the annual Gold Heart Banquet in Dallas, Texas.

1 Jul 2014

Adults in their 30s and 40s can slash heart disease risk, study finds

The heart is more forgiving than you may think -- especially to adults who try to take charge of their health, a new Northwestern Medicine- study has found.

1 Jul 2014

Omega-3 PUFAs offer an affordable way to reduce effects of traumatic brain, spinal cord injuries

The omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) found in seafood and marine oils called EPA and DHA may offer a simple, affordable way to reduce the effects of traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries by decreasing inflammation and nerve cell damage.

30 Jun 2014

New smartphone app can reduce sedentary behavior in obese adults

Even individuals who exercise a lot can be at risk for health problems if they also spend a lot of time in sedentary behaviors, such as sitting.

28 Jun 2014

Menopause-related changes in sex hormones linked to greater risk for heart disease

As hormone levels change during the transition to menopause, the quality of a woman's cholesterol carriers degrades, leaving her at greater risk for heart disease, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health discovered.

28 Jun 2014

Non-surgical gum disease treatment reduces thickness of wall of arteries

A simple non-surgical gum disease treatment markedly reduces the thickness of the wall of the arteries, a risk factor for heart disease, according to a first of its kind study among Aboriginal Australians.

28 Jun 2014

OSNP program addresses potential gaps in outpatient settings

An innovative framework for identifying and addressing potential gaps in health care in outpatient settings using electronic clinical surveillance tools has been used to target patient safety across a variety of conditions, according to a study published today in the journal eGEMs.

26 Jun 2014

Use of low-dose aspirin associated with cutting risk of pancreatic cancer in half

The longer a person took low-dose aspirin, the lower his or her risk for developing pancreatic cancer, according to a study published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.

26 Jun 2014

Street football improves fitness, multiple health markers in homeless men

Research carried out by the Copenhagen Centre for Team Sport and Health in Denmark shows that street football (soccer) improves fitness and multiple health markers in homeless men.

26 Jun 2014

Researchers reveal link between unhappy marital interactions and cardiovascular disease risk

The affairs of the heart may actually affect the affairs of the heart in ways previously not understood.

26 Jun 2014

Caffeine-containing energy drinks raise new concerns

Caffeine, which was extensively researched for possible links to birth defects in animals and cardiovascular disease in humans over 30 years ago and then exonerated, has become the focus of renewed concerns as caffeine-containing energy drinks have surged in popularity.

25 Jun 2014

Fatty acids in nuts help reduce risk of CHD in people with type 2 diabetes

Findings from a new study published in Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases show that the fatty acids in nuts have the potential to help reduce the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) in people with type 2 diabetes.

25 Jun 2014

Researchers find that BMI tool misses children who should be considered obese

Physicians using body mass index (BMI) to diagnose children as obese may be missing 25 percent of kids who have excess body fat despite a normal BMI, which can be a serious concern for long-term health, according to a Mayo Clinic study published online today in Pediatric Obesity.

24 Jun 2014

Microparticles in crab, shrimp and lobster shells may help prevent inflammatory bowel disease

Yoshimi Shibata, Ph.D., professor of biomedical science in the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University, has received a $380,552 grant from the National Institute of Complementary and Alternative Medicine of the National Institutes of Health to further investigate how microparticles called "chitin" found in crab, shrimp and lobster shells have anti-inflammatory mechanisms that could lead to the development of novel preventive and therapeutic strategies for individuals who suffer from inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and others diseases.

24 Jun 2014

Functional status informs blood pressure risks in elderly

The functional status of elderly people modifies the association between their blood pressure and cardiovascular disease risk, a study shows.

23 Jun 2014

Denosumab increases bone density for postmenopausal women with osteoporosis

Postmenopausal women with osteoporosis who take denosumab long-term have increased bone density, sustained low rate of fractures, and a favorable benefit/risk profile, a new multinational study finds.

23 Jun 2014

African American women respond differently to anti-inflammatory effect of aspirin than white women

African American women respond differently to the anti-inflammatory effect of aspirin than do white American women, new research finds.

23 Jun 2014

Greenlander study identifies single mutation with large diabetes risk

Researchers have used a Greenlandic cohort to identify a genetic mutation whose effect on the risk of diabetes is “several times larger” than any previously discovered.

20 Jun 2014

Melanoma in adulthood can be reduced by consistent use of sunscreen in childhood

Research conducted at the Texas Biomedical Research Institute, published in the latest issue of the scientific journal Pigment Cell and Melanoma, has established unequivocally in a natural animal model that the incidence of malignant melanoma in adulthood can be dramatically reduced by the consistent use of sunscreen in infancy and childhood.

20 Jun 2014

Detective work maps special gene variant among Greenlanders which plays role in type 2 diabetes

A spectacular piece of detective work has mapped a special gene variant among Greenlanders which plays a particularly important role in the development of type 2 diabetes.

19 Jun 2014

Cardiovascular Disease News and Research

Latest Cardiovascular Disease News and Research

LifeBridge Health's Neil Meltzer wins AHA Gold Heart Award

Adults in their 30s and 40s can slash heart disease risk, study finds

Omega-3 PUFAs offer an affordable way to reduce effects of traumatic brain, spinal cord injuries

New smartphone app can reduce sedentary behavior in obese adults

Menopause-related changes in sex hormones linked to greater risk for heart disease

Non-surgical gum disease treatment reduces thickness of wall of arteries

OSNP program addresses potential gaps in outpatient settings

Use of low-dose aspirin associated with cutting risk of pancreatic cancer in half

Street football improves fitness, multiple health markers in homeless men

Researchers reveal link between unhappy marital interactions and cardiovascular disease risk

Caffeine-containing energy drinks raise new concerns

Fatty acids in nuts help reduce risk of CHD in people with type 2 diabetes

Researchers find that BMI tool misses children who should be considered obese

Microparticles in crab, shrimp and lobster shells may help prevent inflammatory bowel disease

Functional status informs blood pressure risks in elderly

Denosumab increases bone density for postmenopausal women with osteoporosis

African American women respond differently to anti-inflammatory effect of aspirin than white women

Greenlander study identifies single mutation with large diabetes risk

Melanoma in adulthood can be reduced by consistent use of sunscreen in childhood

Detective work maps special gene variant among Greenlanders which plays role in type 2 diabetes

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