Cardiovascular disease--the #1 global cause of death--takes its greatest toll in low-resource settings. Working together, we can reduce this by 80%.
Dr. Toa Fakakovikaetau, 2008 recipient of ProCor's Louise Lown Heart Hero Award, is profiled in The Lancet. "Toakase Fakakovikaetau: pioneering paediatrician in Tonga" describes her dedicated efforts to screen Tongan schoolchildren for rheumatic heart disease. More...
Patients with anxiety are less likely to adhere to cardiovascular risk-reducing recommendations after experiencing a heart attack, and anxiety after ...
Adding a fruit and vegetable component to smoking cessation programs may help to limit weight gain in those who stop smoking...
Girls are three times more likely to be overweight or obese if they spend at least four hours a day watching television, indicating that interventions ...
The decision by New York City officials to approve 200 mobile food carts that sell fresh produce at reasonable prices has proven to be successful...
The FDA will now mandate warnings for Chantix and Zyban for their potential risks of psychiatric problems such as depression and suicidal thoughts...
Teaching-aids at Low Cost (TALC) is providing copies of the Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine (6th ed.) at no cost...
Funding for three proposals that show how agriculture and food policies or technological innovations can contribute to population health with a focus on obesity and NCDs in Latin American and Caribbean. Deadline is 4 Sept 2009...
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