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Know Diabetes by HeartTM Expands to Include Quality Improvement Programs to Address Gaps in Type 2 Diabetes Care
ARLINGTON, Va./DALLAS, Texas, March 18, 2019 — To improve gaps in type 2 diabetes care within health care systems and to reduce cardiovascular deaths, heart attacks and strokes for people...
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Sugary drinks may be associated with an increased risk of death from cardiovascular diseases
Study Highlight: There was an association among people who drank the most sugary drinks and an increased risk of cardiovascular disease and other causes of death. Substituting one sugary drink a day with an artificially sweetened drink was associated with a slightly lower risk of dying, but drinking four or more artificially sweetened drinks a day was associated with a higher risk of death among women.
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ACC/AHA Guidance for Preventing Heart Disease, Stroke Released
The choices we make every day can have a lasting effect on our heart and vascular health. Adopting a heart healthy eating plan, getting more exercise, avoiding tobacco and managing known risk factors are among the key recommendations in the 2019 Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease guideline from the...
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Complex congenital heart disease operations in babies increased after Fukushima nuclear power plant accident
Study Highlights: In the years following the Fukushima nuclear accident, complex congenital heart disease operations increased in babies born in Japan. While levels of radiation in the air have been declining, the number of operations for complex congenital heart disease remains high.
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FDA Restrictions Don’t Go Far Enough to Address the E-Cigarette Epidemic
Earlier today, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a draft guidance that seeks to limit youth access to some flavored e-cigarettes and cigars. This announcement comes the same day the American Heart Association released a Presidential Advisory that outlines policy recommendations for reaching the “tobacco endgame.”
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American Heart Association Forecasts Endgame for Tobacco and Nicotine Use
A policy statement published today describes the actions that governments, the public health community and health care providers must take to achieve the “tobacco endgame” of ending all tobacco use and nicotine addiction in the U.S.
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President’s Budget Once Again Shows Complete Disregard for the Importance of Medical Research and Prevention
The American Heart Association issued the following statement today from the organization’s president, Ivor J. Benjamin, M.D., FAHA, in response to the Trump Administration’s FY 2020 Budget Proposal.
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Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest third leading cause of disease-related health loss
Study Highlights: Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest was the third leading cause of “health loss due to disease” in the United States behind ischemic heart disease and low back/neck pain in 2016. Bystander interventions, such as CPR and AED application, significantly reduce death and disability due to out-of-hospital cardiac arrests.
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Hookah smokers are inhaling toxic chemicals that may harm the heart
Statement Highlights: Smoking tobacco in hookahs results in inhaling significant levels of toxic chemicals, such as carbon monoxide, and particulates from tobacco that can harm blood vessels and the heart. Globally, hookah smoking is more common among youth and young adults, encouraged by flavored tobacco marketing, social media promotion and misperceptions regarding its addictive potential and health effects.
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Yo-yo dieting may increase women’s heart disease risk
Study Highlights: Women who have lost at least 10 pounds, only to regain the weight within a year, are more likely to have a poor score on the American Heart Association’s - Life’s Simple 7, a measure of how well people control important heart...
