Public Health Says: Happy Valentine’s Day
February 14, 2013 | New Public Health Post/Infographic
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Cardiovascular Disease
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A Prospective Study of Positive Early Life Psychosocial Factors and Favorable Cardiovascular Risk in Adulthood
January 22, 2013 | Journal Article
Protecting and enhancing early life psychosocial assets lay the foundation for adult cardiovascular health.
Active Transportation and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in U.S. Adults
December 1, 2012 | Journal Article
This study demonstrates that active transportation (walking or bicycling for transportation) is associated with favorable cardiovascular disease risk factor profiles. In an effort to improve health outcomes among U.S. adults, promoting and permitting active transportation may prove beneficial.
The Contributions of Prevention and Treatment to the Decline in Cardiovascular Mortality
October 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Decline in deaths from coronary heart disease may be attributed to both improved lifestyles and medical interventions.
How Much CABG is Good for Us?
August 11, 2012 | Journal Article
The World Bank reported the leading cause of death worldwide was coronary heart disease in its 1993 World Development Report. Yet, investments in cardiac care are slow, and have not kept pace with the rising rates of death.
Glucose Variability and Mortality in Patients Hospitalized
July 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Critically ill patients (other than heart attack patients) may be more susceptible to the effects of fluctuating glucose levels.
Recent Trends in Hospitalization for Acute Myocardial Infarction
June 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Over the past decade, rates of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) hospitalizations for older Medicare patients have decreased.
Antithrombotic Management of Stroke Patients Before Colonoscopy
January 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Temporarily discontinuing antithrombotic agents in stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA) patients undergoing a colonoscopy associated with a greater risk of stroke, myocardial infarction, major bleeding, and venous thromboembolism.
The Heart and Soul of Black Churches
May 17, 2012 | Program Result
Staff at South Carolina's Palmetto Project trained volunteers in Black churches to check blood pressure of church members and provide them with nutrition information, including ways to reduce sodium intake.
Association Between a Serotonin Transporter Gene Variant and Hopelessness Among Men in the Heart and Soul Study
October 1, 2010 | Journal Article
For men with heart disease, having a variation of a serotonin transporter gene increases the likelihood of feeling hopeless.