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All Current Press Releases
2009 Alerts
January
2008 Alerts
December
November
- New Survey Suggests Growing Awareness
of COPD, Nation’s Fourth Leading Killer—Understanding
of the Disease and its Risk Factors, Including Smoking,
Remains Low, November 13, 2008
- Statement
from Elizabeth G. Nabel, M.D., Director, National Heart,
Lung, and Blood Institute—New Findings on the
Role of Inflammation in Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease,
November 9, 2008
October
September
August
July
- Statement
of Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., Director, National Institute of Allergy and
Infectious Diseases, Griffin P. Rodgers, M.D., M.A.C.P., Director, National
Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases and Elizabeth
G. Nabel, M.D., Director, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute on
the U. S. Transplant Games, July 21, 2008
June
May
- Media
Availability: New WHI Analysis Shows That Blood Cholesterol
Levels Predict Risk of Heart Disease Due to Hormone Therapy,
May 23, 2008
- Statement
from Elizabeth G. Nabel, M.D., Director, National Heart,
Lung and Blood Institute and Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., Director,
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, on
World Asthma Day, May 6, 2008
April
- We
Can! Joins National Call for Reducing Screen Time During
Turnoff Week, April 15, 2008
- Launching
a Global Alliance for Pharmacogenomics — U.S.
and Japanese Scientists Partner to Study Genetic Factors
that Influence the Safety and Effectiveness of Medicines,
April 14, 2008
- Gene
Linked to Inherited Blood Biomarker Associated with Asthma Risk,
April 9, 2008
- Aggressively
Lowering Cholesterol and Blood Pressure May Reverse Atherosclerosis
in Adults with Diabetes, April 8, 2008
- Automated
External Defibrillators and CPR Are Equally Helpful for
Sudden Cardiac Arrest in the Home – Study Finds AEDs Underused
at Home, April 1, 2008
March
- NHLBI
Media Availability: Coronary Calcium Measurement Predicts
Heart Events in Multiple Ethnic Groups, March 26, 2008
- After
School Programs Can Increase Physical Activity of Adolescent
Girls, March 13, 2008
- Personal
Counseling and Web-Based Strategies Show Modest Success
for Sustaining Weight Loss, According to NHLBI Study,
March 11, 2008
- NHLBI
Announcement: Institute to Realign its Sickle Cell Disease
Research Program, March 10, 2005
- Researchers
Identify Genetic Variation to Predict Initial Response to
Commonly Prescribed Blood Thinning Drug, March 5, 2008
- WHI
Follow-up Study Confirms Health Risks of Long-Term Combination
Hormone Therapy Outweigh Benefits for Postmenopausal Women,
March 4, 2008
February
- NHLBI
Issues First U.S. von Willebrand Disease Clinical Practice
Guidelines, February 29, 2008
- Panel
Finds Hydroxyurea Treatment is Underutilized for Sickle
Cell Disease — Improved access to care and
education about the treatment are deemed priorities,
February 27, 2008
- For
Safety, NHLBI Changes Intensive Blood Sugar Treatment Strategy
in Clinical Trial of Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease,
February 6, 2008
- Press
Release: Heart Disease Deaths Continue to Decline in American
Women — On National Wear Red Day, Heart Truth
campaign continues to raise awareness, February 1,
2008
January
2007 Alerts
December
November
- Acting
U.S. Surgeon General Galson, NIH Director Zerhouni Announce
Expanded Efforts to Address Nationwide Childhood Overweight
Epidemic—Boston, Pittsburgh and Las Vegas named
as new We Can! Cities, National Partnership with the Association
of Children’s Museums Launches, November
29, 2007
- Top
Washington Health Officials to Honor Framingham Heart Study
Participants, November 28, 2007
- Statement
from Elizabeth G. Nabel, M.D., Director, National Heart,
Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health,
on COPD Awareness Month, November 2007, November 8,
2007
- NHLBI
Research Highlights at American Heart Association’s
Scientific Sessions — Findings on Women and Menstrual
Cycling, Weight Gain Prevention Intervention in African
American Girls, Impact of Breastfeeding on Adult HDL Cholesterol
Levels, November 8, 2007
October
September
August
July
June
May
April
- Love
Your Heart: New NHLBI Resource Helps Women Reduce Heart
Disease Risk — 20th anniversary edition of “The Healthy
Heart Handbook” includes New Statistics, Quizzes, and Charts,
April 27, 2007
- NIH
Launches We Can! City Program: South Bend and Gary,
Indiana, and Roswell, Georgia, Are First To Be Named We
Can! Cities Committed to Nationwide Effort to Prevent Childhood
Overweight, April 25, 2007
- Reducing
Sodium Decreases Long-Term Risk for Cardiovascular Disease,
April 23, 2007
- NHLBI
Study: Having Elevated Risk Factors in Young Adulthood Significantly
Raises Risk of Coronary Calcium Later On, April 16,
2006
- Media
Availability: Effect of Hormone Therapy on Risk of Heart
Disease May Vary by Age and Years Since Menopause, Additional
Analyses from the Women’s Health Initiative, April
3, 2007
March
February
January
2006 Alerts
December
November
October
September
August
July
June
May
April
- April 24-30 is TV-Turnoff
Week—We Can! Offers Families Tips and Resources to
Help Them Turn Off the TV, April 21, 2006
- Steroids Do Not Prolong
Survival in Intensive Care Patients with ARDS on Life Support,
Finds NHLBI Study, April 19, 2006
- The Heart Truth
Road Show Travels to Three Cities—Tour Features
Free Screenings and Counseling, Health Information, and
Designer Red Dresses on Display, April 18, 2006
- WHI Updated Analysis:
No Increased Risk of Breast Cancer with Estrogen-Alone,
April 11, 2006
- National Heart, Lung,
and Blood Institute Adds New Resources on Heart Health,
April 11, 2006
- IOM Report on Sleep
Disorders and Sleep Deprivation—Statement from Elizabeth
G. Nabel, MD, Director, National Heart, Lung, and Blood
Institute, April 4, 2006
- Making Multiple Lifestyle
Changes is Beneficial, Achievable in Lowering High Blood
Pressure, April 3, 2006
March
February
- Sessions on Study
Results, Ongoing Extension Study, and Future Research
Scientists and Study Participants Gather at Conference
on Scientific Contributions of the Women’s Health
Initiative - The Largest Study of Older Women’s Health,
February 22, 2006
- WHI Study Results:
Calcium and Vitamin D Supplements Offer Modest Bone Improvements,
No Benefits for Colorectal Cancer, February 15, 2006
- News from the WHI: Reducing
Total Fat Intake May Have Small or No Effect on Cancer or
Stroke, February 7, 2006
- NHLBI Media Availability:
Having No Risk Factors At Age 50 Greatly Improves Life Span
and Diminishes Risk for Cardiovascular Disease, February
6, 2006
- NHLBI to Launch Framingham
Genetic Research Study, February 6, 2006
- Landmark Hypertension
Treatment Study Launches Extensive Physician and Patient
Education Program to Improve Public Health, February
1, 2006
January
2005 Alerts
December
November
- NHLBI
Research Highlights at American Heart
Association's Scientific Sessions:
Findings on Women and Heart Disease,
Metabolic Syndrome in African Americans,
Impact of Sodium Reduction on Risk
of Cardiovascular Disease or Death,
November 15, 2005
- Replacing
Some Carbohydrates with Protein and
Unsaturated Fat May Enhance Heart
Health Benefits, November 15,
2005
- Sleep
Apnea and Risk for Stroke and Death, November 9, 2005
- Metabolic
Syndrome in Girls, November 7, 2005
- Lung
Scarring Diseases Linked to Genes
and Smoking, November 1, 2005
October
September
July
- NHLBI Study: High Blood
Pressure Not Well Controlled
Among Older Men and Women, July 26, 2005
- Decline
in Physical Activity Plays Key Role
in Weight Gain Among Adolescent Girls,
July 14, 2005
- Menopause
Symptoms May Come Back After Stopping
Menopausal Hormone Therapy, July
12, 2005
- Women’s
Health Study Finds Vitamin E does
not Protect Women from Heart Attack,
Stroke, or Cancer, July 5, 2005
June
May
April
- Study
Finds Possible Mechanism for Link
Between Sleep Disturbances and Metabolic
Syndrome, April 21, 2005
- New
Study Shows Antibiotic Treatment Does
Not Reduce Risk of Secondary Cardiac
Events, April 20, 2005
- NHLBI
Study: The Promise of New Medical
Uses for Sodium Nitrite for Heart
Attack and Organ Damage, April
14, 2005
- NHLBI
Study Suggests Symptom-Driven Therapy
may be Sufficient for Some Adults
with Mild Persistent Asthma, April
13, 2005
- Traditional
Risk Factors are Better than Emerging
Risk Factors in Predicting Heart Disease
Death in Older People with Chronic
Kidney Disease, April 12, 2005
- ALLHAT
Study Findings for Racial Sub-groups
Show Diuretics Work Better than Newer
Medicines for High Blood Pressure,
April 5, 2005
March
February
January
- Elizabeth G. Nabel, M.D., Named New Director of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, January 26, 2005
- New
Treatment Guidelines For Pregnant
Women With Asthma -- Monitoring
And Managing Asthma Important for
Healthy Mother and Baby,
January 11, 2005
- National
Conference to Examine Effects of Dietary
Supplements in Patients Taking Blood
Thinning Medications—Leading
Experts will Discuss Current Knowledge,
Assess Need for Clinical Guidelines, January 10, 2005
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