Advocacy & Policy

Netherlands: Smoke-free legislation and sudden coronary arrest

Researchers studying the effect of the 2004 and 2008 smoking ban on the incidence of out-of-hospital sudden coronary arrest (SCA) found minimal decrease in SCA...

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, for poor neighborhoods (that happen to have the highest prevalence of obesity) what is the best strategy to improve consumption patterns...

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 change to reduce the risk of total mortality from CVD and cancer...

Ireland: Smoking ban leads to decline in ACS hospitalizations

Researchers found a significant reduction in hospital admissions for acute coronary syndrome in the years following the implementation of a ban on smoking in public places or workplaces...

Global: Reducing children's heart disease risk through moderate to vigorous physical activity

Children, adolescents, and for that matter, young and middle-aged adults should maintain a modicum of moderate to vigorous physical activities in order to promote cardiovascular health...

Nepal: Team scales sea to summit for heart disease

Led by the Nepal Heart Foundation, a team of doctors, mountaineers, and educators are heading from the sea-level of Bangladesh to Mount Everest - the world's highest mountain - to raise awareness for heart disease...

Cook Islands: Tobacco tax increase

The government is set to increase the tax on tobacco products in its next budget. Import levies on cigarettes and other forms of tobacco will increase by 33% annually over the next three years...

Australia: Cutting salt could save 6000 lives

Reducing salt intake across the country by three grams a day could save 6000 lives a year, according to the National Heart Foundation of Australia...

Global: NCD target adopted at World Health Assembly

WHO member states adopted the global target of a 25% reduction in premature mortality from NCDs by 2025 during the World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland...

Spain: Drop in smoking after law took effect

Tobacco consumption among the working population dropped 5% after a public smoking ban took effect, according to new research involving more than 413,000 people...