Dr. Bernard Lown

Bernard Lown, MD

ProCor Founder. Research Pioneer. Nobel Laureate.

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Cardiovascular disease - the world's leading cause of death - takes its greatest toll in developing countries. We can reduce this by 80%.

Lown Foundation hosts conference on avoiding avoidable care

The Lown Foundation just concluded a major conference called "Avoiding Avoidable Care". This was an invitation only gathering of leaders in American medicine focused on the causes and cures for the large amount of unnecessary care that occurs in the US health care system...


Global Research Update

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US: Calorie labeling and lunchtime purchases

Women and people from affluent neighborhoods were more likely to use calorie information posted in fast food restaurants, and so the question remains, ...

US: Reducing red meat consumption, reducing mortality

The present findings suggest that lowering intakes of red meats-especially processed red meats such as bacon and hot dogs-may be an easy lifestyle ...

Prevention News

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US: Schools fail dietary guidelines for snacks

Less than 5% of school districts meet all recommendations for snacks and drinks sold outside of meals in the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, ...

Sweden: Students do not have enough time for lunch

If children are not given enough time to eat their lunch in schools, they can easily lose control of food intake and overeat, according to new research...

Notice Board

Calling for abstracts: Journal of Health Information

The Medical Library Association of Nigeria is launching its official journal, Journal of Health Information, and will focus medical librarianship as well as broader health informatics...



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