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%.

2010 Louise Lown Heart Hero Award winner

Students graduating from tobacco education program

ProCor is pleased to announce that the Olavarria: Tobacco Free City program is the winner of the 2010 Louise Lown Heart Hero Award...


Global Research Update

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Developing a national physical activity plan: the Kuwait example

Kuwait is now designing and implementing a National Physical Activity Plan which could also serve as a model for other countries...

Excessive exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke among hospitality workers in Kyrgyzstan

Results from this study should be extremely useful at the local level to support the implementation of a comprehensive smoke-free law that includes ...

Prevention News

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Global: Google launches Health Speaks

Google recently launched Health Speaks, a new initiative to increase the amount of health information online in languages other than English...

South Africa: Resistance and aerobic training protects against CHD

Patients who participated regularly in aerobic training or concurrent aerobic and resistance training were effective at reducing heard disease risk...

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ProCor survey results

The ProCor audience survey is completed, and the results have been analyzed...

Call for abstracts: m-libraries conference

A call for abstracts for the 3rd international m-libraries conference: Mobile technologies: Information on the move...

IOM report: Promoting cardiovascular health in developing countries

The Institute of Medicine released a report today that outlines strategies to reduce the burden of cardiovascular disease in developing countries. The report, titled "Promoting cardiovascular health in the developing world: A critical challenge to achieve global health", provides a comprehensive, global approach towards tackling a problem that claims 30% of all deaths in developing countries...



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