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It's American Heart Month, and unfortunately, most of us know someone who has had heart disease or stroke. Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S. 1 in every 3 deaths is from heart disease and stroke = to 2,200 deaths per day

SANTA BARBARA, June 29, 2012 – ProHealth, Inc. has announced the introduction of the first pure hydroxytyrosol supplement to be made available in the United States.

Sutter Pacific Medical Foundation, part of the Sutter Health network, announced today the addition of Bradley T. Clair, M.D., a specialist in cardiovascular disease with offices in Lakeport, Calif.

Andrew Merron Ph.D., Biosimilars Advisory Service Product Director at BioTrends (a Decision Resources Company), will be giving a featured presentation at the 2nd Diabetes Summit (April 19-20, 2012 in Boston, MA)

More than 50 doctors from San Francisco and Marin affiliated with Sutter Pacific Medical Foundation (SPMF), part of the Sutter Health network, have been named on the prestigious list of [415] Top Doctors 2012 by Marin Magazine.

Guard A Heart Foundation announced that it will be presenting the first Guardian of Hearts Award to Larry King in recognition of his contribution to saving lives through The Larry King Cardiac Foundation at a pre-Oscar gala on February 25, 2012

HEART UK, the Cholesterol Charity, has launched the wide-reaching Report, ‘Cholesterol and a Healthier Nation’, in Westminster, to ensure adequate funding for NHS Trusts to help prevent early death caused by cardiovascular risk factors.

The Vascular Disease Foundation honors Barry T. Katzen, M.D., with top award presented annually in recognition of outstanding contributions to physician education, leadership and patient care in vascular disease.

More than half (55%) of younger women (ages 20-44 years) and 74.2% of older women (>45 years) were at-risk for high cholesterol as defined by U.S. Preventive Services Task Force guidelines.

Advances in noninvasive imaging technology can assess important changes in fat composition and distribution in the body that may affect the metabolic complications and diseases associated with diabetes, including cardiovascular disease and cancer.

Evidence that a combination of altered sleep duration and insomnia among women ages 50-79 doubled their risk of both CHD and CVD over a period of more than 10 years is presented in an article in Journal of Women’s Health.

In recognition of having saved over 1.1 million lives, Dr. Charles Hennekens has a ranking of number 81 in all of human history from ScienceHeroes.com

It's American Heart Month, and unfortunately, most of us know someone who has had heart disease or stroke. Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S. 1 in every 3 deaths is from heart disease and stroke = to 2,200 deaths per day

Cardiovascular (CV) disease is a leading cause of illness and death following SCI, and changes in baroreflex sensitivity—the body's ability to detect and respond to changes in blood pressure—may be predictive of a CV event.

EDTA Chelation Therapy has been shown to be a promising therapy for heart disease and circulation problems based on the TACT study.

EDTA Chelation Therapy might become an accepted therapy for heart disease and circulation problems based on the TACT study.

SANTA BARBARA, June 29, 2012 – ProHealth, Inc. has announced the introduction of the first pure hydroxytyrosol supplement to be made available in the United States.

Sutter Pacific Medical Foundation, part of the Sutter Health network, announced today the addition of Bradley T. Clair, M.D., a specialist in cardiovascular disease with offices in Lakeport, Calif.

Heart disease is the leading cause of death among women. Though evidence-based national guidelines promote the use of daily aspirin for women at increased risk for CVD, less than half of the women who could benefit from aspirin are taking it.

Andrew Merron Ph.D., Biosimilars Advisory Service Product Director at BioTrends (a Decision Resources Company), will be giving a featured presentation at the 2nd Diabetes Summit (April 19-20, 2012 in Boston, MA)

More than 50 doctors from San Francisco and Marin affiliated with Sutter Pacific Medical Foundation (SPMF), part of the Sutter Health network, have been named on the prestigious list of [415] Top Doctors 2012 by Marin Magazine.

Heart catheterization labs housed within Baptist Cardiac & Vascular Institute and South Miami Heart Center, both part of Baptist Health South Florida, are the first in Florida to receive accreditation.

Gamma Therapeutics, a biotech venture developing cardiac biomarkers, signed a mfg contract with ZEUS Scientific, one of the world’s leading mfgs. of autoimmune & infectious disease immunoassay kits & products for the clinical diagnostic industry.

Guard A Heart Foundation announced that it will be presenting the first Guardian of Hearts Award to Larry King in recognition of his contribution to saving lives through The Larry King Cardiac Foundation at a pre-Oscar gala on February 25, 2012

Author Ramin Manshadi’s latest book delivers the information you want, based on the questions his patients continue to ask.

HEART UK, the Cholesterol Charity, has launched the wide-reaching Report, ‘Cholesterol and a Healthier Nation’, in Westminster, to ensure adequate funding for NHS Trusts to help prevent early death caused by cardiovascular risk factors.

Gamma Therapeutics, developing cardiovascular disease risk assays, surgical therapy and military medicine solutions, was named as a Finalist in the Annual Tom Holce Entrepreneurship Awards

One Heart Magazine, addressing the epidemic of cardiovascular disease in developing nations, debuted on World Heart Day, September 29th, 2011.

The Vascular Disease Foundation honors Barry T. Katzen, M.D., with top award presented annually in recognition of outstanding contributions to physician education, leadership and patient care in vascular disease.

Heart specialist at Miami’s Baptist Cardiac & Vascular Institute available for commentary on new national campaign to prevent 1 million heart attacks and strokes over the next five years.

Low levels of potassium and high levels of salt boost the risk for cardiovascular disease and death. Top five food sources of potassium.

Metabolic syndrome consists of a whole bunch of medical disorders that increase your risk of developing cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Studies show that resveratrol -- the antioxidant in red wine -- may be a good way to treat metabolic syndrome

Eye Care Division of HeartSmart Technologies to host a free webinar for Doctors of Optometry (Optometrists) on Friday June 10th at 1:00pm Pacific (4:00pm Eastern)

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Saint Barnabas Medical Center opened a new Neurointerventional Suite equipped with the most advanced technology to provide the highest level of care for patients and their families suffering from stroke, aneurysm and other neurovascular disorders.

GlobalData’s new report, External Defibrillators - Global Pipeline Analysis, Opportunity Assessment and Market Forecasts to 2016 provides key data, information and analysis on the global external defibrillators market.

The Publishing firm brings their marketing savvy, custom publishing experience and world class event team to the table to assist in forming a 'Global Alliance' of organizations dedicated to fighting cardiovascular disease.

HeartSmart Technologies, a leading provider of cardiovascular risk assessment tools for cardiologists, internists and primary care physicians announces the launch of a new company division, HeartSmart Technologies Eye Care.

The Cardiovascular Disease Foundation will receive a $100.00 donation for EACH new referral to Crescent Geriatric Care Management, Inc.

Introducing a comprehensive program for the prevention of Cardiovascular Disease

CELG announced that it has received verbal confirmation of early termination of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act (HSR) 30-day waiting period without the FTC requesting additional information with regard to Celgene’s pending acquisition of ABII.

PROTEONOMIX provides an update on their successful international approach to commercializing its proprietary and patent pending stem cell technologies.

Michael H. Gewitz MD, Chief of Cardiology at CWPW and Physician-in-Chief and Chief of Pediatric Cardiology at Maria Fareri Children's Hospital was recently elected as Chair of the Council on Cardiovascular Disease in the Young (CVDY)

The results of the genotyping of Apolipoprotein E have important implications in the treatment strategies for individual patients in reducing cardiovascular disease risk.

For predicting cardiovascular disease, genetic screening offers very little added benefit beyond traditional factors such as age, blood pressure, smoking status and cholesterol.

Lee Memorial physician discusses risk factors and simple lifestyle changes to help stave off nation’s No. 1 killer

Can natural products offer a solution to raised cholesterol levels? Especially when Statins have been linked to Lower intelligence, memory problems, nightmares, depression, suicide...

A new study suggests that Vitamin D contributes to a strong and healthy heart and that inadequate levels of the vitamin may significantly increase a person's risk of stroke, heart disease, and death, even among people who've never had heart disease.

Cardiovascular disease which includes heart disease, coronary heart disease, Artherosclerosis, and high blood pressure is linked to Alzheimers and dementia in a medical study.

The risk factors and causes of coronary heart disease are listed in a medical study. Child obesity and other cardiovascular disease risk factors including Artherosclerosis. Womens heart disease vs healthy low fat diet study facts.

The Globe and Mail reports that University of Toronto researchers will publish a study in the U.S. journal “Diabetes Care” showing that eating chia seed will have a remarkable impact on diabetes and high blood pressure.

A dual university medical study links coronary heart disease, high blood pressure, COPD, and atherosclerosis to fine particle air pollution.

Obstructive sleep apnea has been linked to type 2 diabetes and insulin resistance, cardiovascular morbidity, obesity, hypertension and other serious disorders. Oxidative stress is a common link to these multiple morbidities.

World Heart Day theme for this year is “Work with Heart”, workplace wellness. USANA Health Sciences supports a greater awareness of living a healthier life and having a healthy heart whether at work or play.

Shaklee Corporation Research Suggests an Important Role of Vitamin D for Supporting Cardiovascular Health