US: Tobacco treatment in a healthcare setting
Offering free tobacco treatment to smokers in a proactive manner in a healthcare provider setting might be a feasible strategy to increase quit attempts and free nicotine patches (NRT) use... Journal Review
US, UK: Statins cost four times more in the US
The cost of statins in the US is 400% more than in the UK, according to new research... Prevention News
Global: Medication adherence a major hurdle in prevention
Medication adherence remains a considerable problem in low- and middle-income countries and the factors influencing adherence need to be discussed with clinicians and policymakers to guarantee access and education to medications... Journal Review
Brazil: Government called to address Chagas drug shortage
The Brazilian government should take leadership in addressing the critical shortage of benznidazole - a drug used to treat Chagas disease - according to Doctors Without Borders... Prevention News
China, India, Japan, US: Prehypertension and risk of stroke
Prehypertension is associated with a significantly increased risk of stroke, even after adjustment for other factors known to place people at increased risk for developing stroke... Journal Review
South Africa: Hypertension goes untreated
Nearly 23% of people with African ancestry living in the urban, developing community of South West Township of Gauteng have untreated hypertension, and almost 7% of people have untreated hypertension and a high cardiovascular risk profile, according to new research... Prevention News
Guatemala: Falling behind in complying with FCTC
Guatemala is far from complying with Article 14 of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, which mandates countries to make tobacco cessation medication affordable and accessible... Journal Review
Nigeria: Government told they should subsidize CVD treatments
Speaking at an event to mark World Heart Day, Dr. Kingsley Akinroye, President of the African Heart Network, urged the federal government to subsidize the cost of treatments for CVD and other NCDs... Prevention News
Global: Use of CVD secondary prevention medication low worldwide
The majority of individuals with prior CVD are treated sub-optimally, particularly in low-income countries... Journal Review
Global: CVD drugs underused in developing world
The use of CVD medications vary drastically worldwide and use is particularly low in low-income countries and rural areas, according to new research involving 154,000 people in 628 communities spread across 17 countries... Prevention News
Global: Low access to chronic condition medications
The availability of medications for chronic conditions in developing countries is poor, according to new research... Prevention News
UK: Aspirin reduces risk of cancer death
Taking aspirin over a prolonged period of time, such as five to ten years, may reduce not only total mortality but also the risk of dying from several cancers... Journal Review
Global: Atrial fibrillation awareness campaign underway
The World Heart Federation, in collaboration with sanofi-aventis and Boehringer Ingelheim, announced a new atrial fibrillation awareness campaign called AF AWARE (Atrial Fibrillation AWareness And Risk Reduction)... Prevention News
Canada: Pharmacists improve outcomes in primary care visits
Chronic diseases, such as diabetes and its associated risks, can be managed better if pharmacists are included as part of the primary care team in doctor's offices, according to new research... Prevention News
Effect of calcium supplements on risk of myocardial infarction and cardiovascular events
It is clear from this study that further research is needed to assess the vascular-related effects of calcium supplementation in adults of varying ages. Practitioners need to carefully weigh the benefits/harms associated with calcium supplementation on CVD... Journal Review
Thailand: Pharmacist training improves smoking cessation
Brief and comprehensive training programs within community pharmacy circles have been done over the past few years and both types of training help promote smoking cessation counseling by pharmacists, according to new research... Prevention News
UK: Flu shot lowers risk of heart attack
Getting the flu shot can lower the risk of heart attack by 19%, according to a new study... Prevention News
WCC 2010 Report
The World Congress of Cardiology was held in Beijing on 16 June to 19 June, 2010. Below are links to ProCor's coverage of the conference... Conference Report
WCC 2010: Presentation and research update
Discussion with ProCor members about the need/efficacy of cardiovascular health education materials printed in local languages, as well as presentation and research updates... Prevention News
UK: Triglycerides linked to heart disease
People with higher levels of triglycerides were more likely to have coronary heart disease, according to new research that looked at 350,000 people from 101 studies... Prevention News
