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<rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Advisories &amp; Comments - American Heart Association</title><link>http://newsroom.heart.org</link><description>Advisories &amp; Comments</description><language>en-us</language><pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:54:07 GMT</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:54:07 GMT</lastBuildDate><generator>iPressroom</generator><item><title>American Medical Association says obesity is a disease</title><link>http://newsroom.heart.org/news/american-medical-association-says-obesity-is-a-disease</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[American Heart Association Comment:  DALLAS, June 19, 2013 – The American Medical Association has announced the organization has designated obesity as a disease requiring treatment and prevention efforts.   ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://newsroom.heart.org/news/american-medical-association-says-obesity-is-a-disease</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:46:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>American Heart Association Praises Supreme Court Decision on Gene Patents</title><link>http://newsroom.heart.org/news/american-heart-association-praises-supreme-court-decision-on-gene-patents</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[Today’s Supreme Court decision on gene patents is a win for Americans with heart disease and stroke,” said Dr. Gordon Tomaselli, chief of cardiology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and past president of the American Heart Association.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://newsroom.heart.org/news/american-heart-association-praises-supreme-court-decision-on-gene-patents</guid><pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 13:19:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>American Heart Association Supports Teaching Children to Save Lives Act</title><link>http://newsroom.heart.org/news/american-heart-association-supports-teaching-children-to-save-lives-act</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[Representative Lois Capps (D-Calif.) today introduced the Teaching Children to Save Lives Act of 2013. If passed, this legislation would authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants to local educational agencies and schools to implement nationally recognized cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automated external defibrillator (AED) training courses. The legislation also requires the Secretary of Education to report back to Congress within the first year on grant amounts and recipients, the use of the program funds, and the impact of the funds.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://newsroom.heart.org/news/american-heart-association-supports-teaching-children-to-save-lives-act</guid><pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2013 19:44:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>FDA panel recommends easing Avandia restrictions</title><link>http://newsroom.heart.org/news/fda-panel-recommends-easing-avandia-restrictions</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[DALLAS, June 6, 2013 – After two days of hearings, an advisory committee to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) voted to ease existing restrictions for the diabetes drug rosiglitazone (brand name, Avandia).]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://newsroom.heart.org/news/fda-panel-recommends-easing-avandia-restrictions</guid><pubDate>Fri, 07 Jun 2013 01:01:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>American Heart Association Praises New IOM Report on Physical Education </title><link>http://newsroom.heart.org/news/american-heart-association-praises-new-iom-report-on-physical-education</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[Washington, D.C., May 23, 2013 — American Heart Association CEO Nancy Brown released the following statement today on the Institute of Medicine’s (IOM) report, Educating the Student Body: Taking Physical Activity and Physical Education to School, and the re-introduction of the FIT Kids Act in Congress:]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://newsroom.heart.org/news/american-heart-association-praises-new-iom-report-on-physical-education</guid><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 18:51:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>New IOM report an incomplete review of sodium’s impact, says American Heart Association </title><link>http://newsroom.heart.org/news/new-iom-report-an-incomplete-review-of-sodiums-impact-says-american-heart-association</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[DALLAS – May 14, 2013 ― The American Heart Association says a new report from the Institute of Medicine (IOM) -- Sodium Intake in Populations: Assessment of Evidence -- is incomplete in its assessment of sodium’s impact on health because it does not ...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://newsroom.heart.org/news/new-iom-report-an-incomplete-review-of-sodiums-impact-says-american-heart-association</guid><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>American Heart Association Supports Bipartisan Medication Therapy Management Bill </title><link>http://newsroom.heart.org/news/american-heart-association-supports-bipartisan-medication-therapy-management-bill</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[Washington, D.C., April 25, 2013 — American Heart Association President Donna Arnett, Ph.D., M.S.P.H., issued the following comments today on the “Medication Therapy Management Empowerment Act of 2013,” sponsored by Senators Kay Hagan, D-N.C., and Pat Roberts, R-Kan., and Representatives Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., and Ron Kind, D-Wis. The legislation has been introduced in the House and Senate: ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://newsroom.heart.org/news/american-heart-association-supports-bipartisan-medication-therapy-management-bill</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 13:55:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Costs to treat heart failure expected to more than double by 2030</title><link>http://newsroom.heart.org/news/costs-to-treat-heart-failure-expected-to-more-than-double-by-2030</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[Statement Highlights: Heart failure costs are projected to more than double in the next 20 years as the U.S. population ages and the incidence of the condition climbs. By 2030, every U.S. taxpayer could be paying $244 each year for heart failure expense. Strategies to prevent and treat heart failure are needed to curb the rise in the incidence of heart failure.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://newsroom.heart.org/news/costs-to-treat-heart-failure-expected-to-more-than-double-by-2030</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>American Heart Association commends IOM report on using data to improve healthcare </title><link>http://newsroom.heart.org/news/american-heart-association-commends-iom-report-on-using-data-to-improve-healthcare</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[Dallas, April 15, 2013 — American Heart Association CEO Nancy Brown issued the following statement today on the Institute of Medicine’s new discussion paper, “Making the Case for Continuous Learning from Routinely Collected Health Data”: “We applaud ...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://newsroom.heart.org/news/american-heart-association-commends-iom-report-on-using-data-to-improve-healthcare</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 20:05:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>American Heart Association Welcomes Restored NIH Funding, But Warns Stagnant Research and Prevention Support Puts Nation at Risk </title><link>http://newsroom.heart.org/news/american-heart-association-welcomes-restored-nih-funding-but-warns-stagnant-research-and-prevention-support-puts-nation-at-risk</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[American Heart Association CEO Nancy Brown issued the following comment today on President Obama’s proposed fiscal year 2014 federal budget: ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://newsroom.heart.org/news/american-heart-association-welcomes-restored-nih-funding-but-warns-stagnant-research-and-prevention-support-puts-nation-at-risk</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 18:47:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>American Heart Association Advocates Call on Congress  To Restore NIH Funding and Support a Campaign to Reduce High Blood Pressure </title><link>http://newsroom.heart.org/news/american-heart-association-advocates-call-on-congress-to-restore-nih-funding-and-support-a-campaign-to-reduce-high-blood-pressure</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[Washington, D.C., April 9, 2013 – More than 300 American Heart Association volunteers came to Washington, D.C. today to urge Congress to restore federal funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://newsroom.heart.org/news/american-heart-association-advocates-call-on-congress-to-restore-nih-funding-and-support-a-campaign-to-reduce-high-blood-pressure</guid><pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2013 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>American Heart Association Applauds Hypertension Focus on World Health Day 2013</title><link>http://newsroom.heart.org/news/american-heart-association-applauds-hypertension-focus-on-world-health-day-2013</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[Washington, D.C., April 5, 2013 — As “World Health Day” is celebrated on Sunday, April 7, the American Heart Association praises this year’s focus on hypertension, a leading risk factor for heart disease, stroke and other non-communicable diseases.
]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://newsroom.heart.org/news/american-heart-association-applauds-hypertension-focus-on-world-health-day-2013</guid><pubDate>Sat, 06 Apr 2013 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Proposed Tobacco Tax Increase Would Help in the Fight  Against Public Health Enemy No. 1 </title><link>http://newsroom.heart.org/news/proposed-tobacco-tax-increase-would-help-in-the-fight-against-public-health-enemy-no-1</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[Washington, D.C., April 5, 2013 — Responding to a New York Times article earlier today, American Heart Association CEO Nancy Brown issued the following comments on a potential increase in tobacco taxes that may be proposed by the Obama Administration]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://newsroom.heart.org/news/proposed-tobacco-tax-increase-would-help-in-the-fight-against-public-health-enemy-no-1</guid><pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 16:30:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Take Two – New Round of “Tips From Former Smokers” Ads Keep Up Attack on Tobacco Addiction</title><link>http://newsroom.heart.org/news/take-two-new-round-of-tips-from-former-smokers-ads-keep-up-attack-on-tobacco-addiction</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[Washington, D.C., March 28, 2013 — American Heart Association CEO Nancy Brown issued the following comments on the second phase of the “Tips from Former Smokers” advertising campaign unveiled today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://newsroom.heart.org/news/take-two-new-round-of-tips-from-former-smokers-ads-keep-up-attack-on-tobacco-addiction</guid><pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 14:30:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>American Heart Association Strongly Urges Congress to Vote Yes on Senate NIH Amendment </title><link>http://newsroom.heart.org/news/american-heart-association-strongly-urges-congress-to-vote-yes-on-senate-nih-amendment</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[Washington, D.C., Mar. 22, 2013 — American Heart Association President Donna Arnett, Ph.D., M.S.P.H., issued the following statement on the amendment proposed today by Senators Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) and Ben Cardin (D-Md.) to increase funding for the National Institutes of Health in the FY 2014 federal budget.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://newsroom.heart.org/news/american-heart-association-strongly-urges-congress-to-vote-yes-on-senate-nih-amendment</guid><pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 19:34:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The American Heart Association and the Interamerican Heart Foundation Highlight Joint Effort to Reduce Salt Consumption</title><link>http://newsroom.heart.org/news/the-american-heart-association-and-the-interamerican-heart-foundation-highlight-joint-effort-to-reduce-salt-consumption</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[Washington, D.C., March 14, 2012 –In honor of World Salt Awareness Week (Mar.11-15), the American Heart Association and Interamerican Heart Foundation released the following statement today: 
]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://newsroom.heart.org/news/the-american-heart-association-and-the-interamerican-heart-foundation-highlight-joint-effort-to-reduce-salt-consumption</guid><pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 17:20:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>FDA warns public that taking azithromycin may lead to potential fatal irregular heart rhythm</title><link>http://newsroom.heart.org/news/fda-warns-public-that-taking-azithromycin-may-lead-to-potential-fatal-irregular-heart-rhythm</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[DALLAS -- The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning to the public about the antibacterial drug, azithromycin, sold under the brand names Zithromax or Zmax.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://newsroom.heart.org/news/fda-warns-public-that-taking-azithromycin-may-lead-to-potential-fatal-irregular-heart-rhythm</guid><pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2013 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>American Heart Association Commends HHS for Advancing Physical Activity Among Young People</title><link>http://newsroom.heart.org/news/american-heart-association-commends-hhs-for-advancing-physical-activity-among-young-people</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[American Heart Association CEO Nancy Brown issued the following statement on the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans Mid-course Report released today by first lady Michelle Obama:]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://newsroom.heart.org/news/american-heart-association-commends-hhs-for-advancing-physical-activity-among-young-people</guid><pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2013 18:57:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sequester Cuts Will Put America’s Heart Health at Risk</title><link>http://newsroom.heart.org/news/sequester-cuts-will-put-americas-heart-health-at-risk</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[American Heart Association CEO Nancy Brown issued the following statement today on how the sequester cuts will endanger the nation’s heart health:

“The sequester cuts pose a serious threat to the extraordinary progress we have made in the fight against heart disease and stroke.  If they are allowed to remain in place, these devastating reductions will tie the hands of heart and stroke researchers to advance lifesaving treatments and cures.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://newsroom.heart.org/news/sequester-cuts-will-put-americas-heart-health-at-risk</guid><pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2013 15:46:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>No change in AHA recommendations on saturated or poly-unsaturated fat </title><link>http://newsroom.heart.org/news/no-change-in-aha-recommendations-on-saturated-or-poly-unsaturated-fat</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DALLAS, February 7, 2013 — The American Heart Association has long recommended limiting saturated fats and using healthier fats, such as mono- and poly-unsaturated fats, instead. The association bases its recommendations on a robust body of scientific studies that demonstrate a strong association between eating a diet high in saturated fat and the development of atherosclerosis, which clogs arteries and causes heart disease.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://newsroom.heart.org/news/no-change-in-aha-recommendations-on-saturated-or-poly-unsaturated-fat</guid><pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2013 20:08:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>