http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov Thu, 23 May 2013 05:31:35 EDT Press Releases from The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) en-us 519 http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/images/nhlbiicon.jpg http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov 50 50 Children with sleep apnea syndrome who have their tonsils and adenoids removed sleep better, are less restless and impulsive, and report a generally better quality of life, finds a new study funded by the National Institutes of Health. However, the study found cognitive abilities did not improve compared with children who did not have surgery, and researchers say the findings don’t mean surgery is an automatic first choice. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2013/tonsil-surgery-improves-some-behaviors-in-children-with-sleep-apnea-syndrome.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2013/tonsil-surgery-improves-some-behaviors-in-children-with-sleep-apnea-syndrome.html Tue, 21 May 2013 17:01:46 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Findings from the first large-scale sequencing analysis of congenital heart disease bring us closer to understanding this most common type of birth defect. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2013/nih-media-availability-researchers-take-important-step-in-unlocking-what-causes-congenital-heart-disease.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2013/nih-media-availability-researchers-take-important-step-in-unlocking-what-causes-congenital-heart-disease.html Fri, 10 May 2013 13:49:08 EDT NHLBI Press Releases For Asthma Awareness Month 2013, the National Institutes of Health stands with the international community to renew our dedication to improving the quality of life for the estimated 300 million people living with asthma worldwide. To most effectively manage asthma, we need to address the disproportionate impact of the disease on minorities and families at or below the poverty line. NIH is committed to reducing asthma disparities and improving asthma control for all who live with the disease. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2013/nih-statement-on-asthma-month-2013.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2013/nih-statement-on-asthma-month-2013.html Wed, 08 May 2013 15:09:07 EDT NHLBI Press Releases A new state-of-the-art facility dedicated to pediatric cardiac imaging and intervention, co-established by the National Institutes of Health and Children’s National Medical Center, was opened with a special dedication ceremony today. The new facility, located at Children’s National in Washington, D.C., is the culmination of a long collaboration combining the cardiac imaging expertise at the NIH’s National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) with the renowned clinical care at Children’s National. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2013/nih-and-childrens-national-medical-center-open-new-cardiac-intervention-suite.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2013/nih-and-childrens-national-medical-center-open-new-cardiac-intervention-suite.html Fri, 26 Apr 2013 17:28:52 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Chelation therapy, an unproven alternative medicine in the treatment for heart disease, modestly reduced cardiovascular events for adults aged 50 and older who had suffered a prior heart attack, according to new NIH-supported research. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2013/edta-chelation-therapy-modestly-reduces-cardiovascular-events.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2013/edta-chelation-therapy-modestly-reduces-cardiovascular-events.html Tue, 26 Mar 2013 15:44:13 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The improvement in cardiovascular health that results from quitting smoking far outweighs the limited risks to cardiovascular health from the modest amount of weight gained after quitting, reports a National Institutes of Health-funded community study. The study found that former smokers without diabetes had about half as much risk of developing cardiovascular disease as current smokers, and this risk level did not change when post-cessation weight gain was accounted for in the analysis. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2013/benefits-of-quitting-smoking-outpace-risk-of-modest-weight-gain.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2013/benefits-of-quitting-smoking-outpace-risk-of-modest-weight-gain.html Thu, 14 Mar 2013 11:13:50 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Preliminary results from the vitamin component of the Trial to Assess Chelation Therapy (TACT) were released today during the American College of Cardiology’s 2013 Scientific Sessions. The study found that overall heart attack patients given a combination of high-dose oral vitamins and minerals did not exhibit a significant reduction in recurrent cardiac events over those who did not receive the high-dose vitamins and minerals. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2013/nih-statement-on-the-vitamin-component-of-the-trial-to-assess-chelation-therapy.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2013/nih-statement-on-the-vitamin-component-of-the-trial-to-assess-chelation-therapy.html Fri, 08 Mar 2013 16:05:01 EST NHLBI Press Releases A newly identified genetic variant doubles the risk of calcium buildup in the heart’s aortic valve. Calcium buildup is the most common cause of aortic stenosis, a narrowing of the aortic valve that can lead to heart failure, stroke, and sudden cardiac death. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2013/researchers-find-gene-variant-linked-to-aortic-valve-disease.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2013/researchers-find-gene-variant-linked-to-aortic-valve-disease.html Thu, 07 Feb 2013 16:51:40 EST NHLBI Press Releases Women and men across the country will kick off the month on Friday, Feb. 1 by participating in the 11th annual National Wear Red Day, which encourages all Americans to wear red to show their support for raising awareness of women's heart disease. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2013/nih-urges-women-to-protect-their-heart-health-and-to-encourage-others-to-do-the-same.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2013/nih-urges-women-to-protect-their-heart-health-and-to-encourage-others-to-do-the-same.html Mon, 04 Feb 2013 10:47:31 EST NHLBI Press Releases A new computed tomography (CT) scanner substantially reduces potentially harmful radiation while still improving overall image quality. National Institutes of Health researchers, along with engineers at Toshiba Medical Systems, worked on the scanner. An analysis of data on 107 patients undergoing heart scans found that radiation exposure was reduced by as much as 95 percent compared to the range of current machines, while the resulting images showed less blurriness, reduced graininess, and greater visibility of fine details. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2013/next-generation-ct-scanner-provides-better-images-with-minimal-radiation.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2013/next-generation-ct-scanner-provides-better-images-with-minimal-radiation.html Wed, 08 May 2013 15:55:59 EDT NHLBI Press Releases By the time they reached toddlerhood, very preterm infants originally treated with higher oxygen levels continued to show benefits when compared to a group treated with lower oxygen levels, according to a follow-up study by a research network of the National Institutes of Health that confirms earlier network findings, Moreover, infants treated with a respiratory therapy commonly prescribed for adults with obstructive sleep apnea fared as well as those who received the traditional therapy for infant respiratory difficulties, the new study found.  http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2012/benefits-of-higher-oxygen-breathing-device-persist-after-infancy.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2012/benefits-of-higher-oxygen-breathing-device-persist-after-infancy.html Mon, 25 Feb 2013 15:23:33 EST NHLBI Press Releases The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently approved a new oral medication for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis that represents a new class of drugs for the disease. The drug, tofacitinib (Xeljanz), provides a new treatment option for adults with moderately to severely active rheumatoid arthritis who have had an inadequate response to, or who are intolerant of, methotrexate, a standard therapy for the disease. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2012/nih-media-availability-new-rheumatoid-arthritis-drug-targets-nih-discovered-protein.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2012/nih-media-availability-new-rheumatoid-arthritis-drug-targets-nih-discovered-protein.html Fri, 14 Dec 2012 11:28:01 EST NHLBI Press Releases The age-adjusted prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) varies considerably within the United States, from less than 4 percent of the population in Washington and Minnesota to more than 9 percent in Alabama and Kentucky. These state-level rates are among the COPD data available for the first time as part of the newly released 2011 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) survey. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2012/cdc-and-nih-survey-provides-first-report-of-state-level-copd-prevalence.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2012/cdc-and-nih-survey-provides-first-report-of-state-level-copd-prevalence.html Wed, 21 Nov 2012 12:39:38 EST NHLBI Press Releases Awareness of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has been rising gradually in recent years, but the results of a national survey show current awareness levels have returned to those of 2008. The survey was released today by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2012/copd-awareness-returns-to-2008-levels-according-to-new-nih-survey.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2012/copd-awareness-returns-to-2008-levels-according-to-new-nih-survey.html Mon, 19 Nov 2012 11:07:12 EST NHLBI Press Releases Los factores de riesgo de enfermedad cardíaca están ampliamente distribuidos entre los adultos hispanos o latinos que viven en los Estados Unidos, con un 80 por ciento de los hombres y un 71 por ciento de las mujeres con, al menos, un factor de riesgo, de acuerdo con un estudio financiado por los Institutos Nacionales de la Salud. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2012/los-ndices-de-factores-de-riesgo-de-enfermedad-cardaca-varan-en-las-poblaciones-hispanas-o-latinas.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2012/los-ndices-de-factores-de-riesgo-de-enfermedad-cardaca-varan-en-las-poblaciones-hispanas-o-latinas.html Wed, 07 Nov 2012 16:15:39 EST NHLBI Press Releases Heart disease risk factors are widespread among Hispanic/Latino adults in the United States, with 80 percent of men and 71 percent of women having at least one risk factor for heart disease, according to a study funded by the National Institutes of Health.  http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2012/two-nih-landmark-studies-show-power-of-epidemiology-research-underscore-need-to-address-health-disparities.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2012/two-nih-landmark-studies-show-power-of-epidemiology-research-underscore-need-to-address-health-disparities.html Mon, 05 Nov 2012 16:49:25 EST NHLBI Press Releases Administering to patients stem cells derived from their own bone marrow either three or seven days after a heart attack is safe but does not improve heart function six months later, according to a clinical trial supported by the National Institutes of Health. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2012/therapy-with-bone-marrow-derived-stem-cells-does-not-improve-short-term-recovery-after-heart-attack.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2012/therapy-with-bone-marrow-derived-stem-cells-does-not-improve-short-term-recovery-after-heart-attack.html Fri, 16 Nov 2012 18:26:49 EST NHLBI Press Releases The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) congratulates the principal investigators and scientific team carrying out the Trial to Assess Chelation Therapy (TACT). http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2012/statement-from-nhlbi-director-gary-h-gibbons-md.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2012/statement-from-nhlbi-director-gary-h-gibbons-md.html Sun, 04 Nov 2012 22:23:33 EST NHLBI Press Releases Adults with diabetes and multi-vessel coronary heart disease who underwent cardiac bypass surgery had better overall heart-related outcomes than those who underwent an artery-opening procedure to improve blood flow to the heart muscle, according to the results from an international study. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2012/cardiac-bypass-surgery-superior-to-non-surgical-procedure-for-adults-with-diabetes-and-heart-disease.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2012/cardiac-bypass-surgery-superior-to-non-surgical-procedure-for-adults-with-diabetes-and-heart-disease.html Thu, 31 Jan 2013 17:15:47 EST NHLBI Press Releases Researchers will study pre-symptomatic lung disease in infants and young children with cystic fibrosis (CF), under a new grant program of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). Results could reveal how CF develops, which in turn could lead to interventions that delay or prevent disease progression. The studies also could provide critical information to help resolve competing theories on the origin and progression of CF-associated abnormalities http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2012/nhlbi-launches-program-on-early-cystic-fibrosis-lung-disease.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2012/nhlbi-launches-program-on-early-cystic-fibrosis-lung-disease.html Thu, 18 Oct 2012 17:45:58 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The 2012 Nobel Prize in chemistry has been awarded to National Institutes of Health grantees Robert J. Lefkowitz, M.D., of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Duke University Medical Center, Durham, N.C.; and Brian K. Kobilka, M.D., of the Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, Calif., for studies of protein receptors that let body cells sense and respond to outside signals. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2012/nih-grantees-win-2012-nobel-prize-in-chemistry.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2012/nih-grantees-win-2012-nobel-prize-in-chemistry.html Wed, 10 Oct 2012 17:06:25 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Scientists may have discovered why a protein called MYC can provoke a variety of cancers. Like many proteins associated with cancer, MYC helps regulate cell growth. A study carried out by researchers at the National Institutes of Health and colleagues found that, unlike many other cell growth regulators, MYC does not turn genes on or off, but instead boosts the expression of genes that are already turned on. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2012/major-cancer-protein-amplifies-global-gene-expression-nih-study-finds.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2012/major-cancer-protein-amplifies-global-gene-expression-nih-study-finds.html Fri, 14 Dec 2012 11:20:30 EST NHLBI Press Releases A study comparing three common approaches to periodically adjust the dosage of inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) for people with mild asthma has found no detectable differences in how often a person’s asthma worsened. The methods examined in this study were a patient-guided modification based on symptoms, an assessment made by an examining physician, or the results of a breath test to measure inflammation. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2012/no-significant-difference-in-asthma-control-across-three-approaches-to-adjust-medication-dose-in-mild-asthma.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2012/no-significant-difference-in-asthma-control-across-three-approaches-to-adjust-medication-dose-in-mild-asthma.html Thu, 13 Sep 2012 15:01:56 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Researchers have demonstrated for the first time that a refined gene therapy approach safely restores the immune systems of some children with severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID). The rare condition blocks the normal development of a newborn's immune system, leaving the child susceptible to every passing microbe. Children with SCID experience chronic infections, which usually triggers the diagnosis. Their lifespan is two years if doctors cannot restore their immunity. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2012/nih-researchers-restore-childrens-immune-systems-with-refinements-in-gene-therapy.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2012/nih-researchers-restore-childrens-immune-systems-with-refinements-in-gene-therapy.html Wed, 12 Sep 2012 17:14:15 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Tight blood sugar control in infants and children undergoing heart surgery does not lower the risk of infection or improve recovery, according to a study funded by the National Institutes of Health. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2012/blood-sugar-control-does-not-help-infants-and-children-undergoing-heart-surgery.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2012/blood-sugar-control-does-not-help-infants-and-children-undergoing-heart-surgery.html Fri, 07 Sep 2012 11:37:51 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is more effective than electrocardiography (ECG) at identifying "silent" heart attacks, also known as unrecognized myocardial infarctions, according to a study performed by National Institutes of Health researchers and international colleagues. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2012/silent-heart-attacks-are-common-and-predict-risk-of-death-mri-diagnosis-shows.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2012/silent-heart-attacks-are-common-and-predict-risk-of-death-mri-diagnosis-shows.html Fri, 14 Dec 2012 12:09:15 EST NHLBI Press Releases Adults who had been treated previously with the inhaled corticosteroid budesonide as part of a children’s clinical study were, on average, about half an inch shorter than their study counterparts who were not treated with inhaled corticosteroids, according to research funded by the NIH. The half inch difference had been observed when the study participants were children, showing that, while the effect on height does not go away, it also does not get worse, the researchers say. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2012/inhaled-corticosteroids-for-childhood-asthma-may-affect-adult-height.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2012/inhaled-corticosteroids-for-childhood-asthma-may-affect-adult-height.html Fri, 31 Aug 2012 17:42:10 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Heart catheter procedures guided by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are as safe as X-ray-guided procedures and take no more time, according to a pilot study conducted at the National Institutes of Health. The results of the study indicate that real-time MRI-guided catheterization could be a radiation-free alternative to certain X-ray-guided procedures. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2012/nih-pilot-study-shows-feasibility-of-mri-to-guide-heart-catheter-procedures.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2012/nih-pilot-study-shows-feasibility-of-mri-to-guide-heart-catheter-procedures.html Fri, 14 Dec 2012 12:09:23 EST NHLBI Press Releases A protein known as galectin-3 can identify people at higher risk of heart failure, according to new research supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2012/nih-media-availability-protein-linked-to-increased-risk-of-heart-failure-and-death-in-older-adults.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2012/nih-media-availability-protein-linked-to-increased-risk-of-heart-failure-and-death-in-older-adults.html Fri, 14 Dec 2012 11:29:15 EST NHLBI Press Releases An international multi-site trial has launched to determine whether a common anti-inflammatory drug can reduce heart attacks, strokes, and deaths due to cardiovascular disease in people at high risk for them. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2012/nih-launches-trial-to-evaluate-anti-inflammatory-treatment-for-preventing-heart-attacks-strokes-and-cardiovascular-deaths.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2012/nih-launches-trial-to-evaluate-anti-inflammatory-treatment-for-preventing-heart-attacks-strokes-and-cardiovascular-deaths.html Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:15:38 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Adding computed tomography (CT) scans to standard screening procedures may help emergency room staff more rapidly determine which patients complaining of chest pain are having a heart attack or may soon have a heart attack, and which patients can be safely discharged, according to a study funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2012/heart-ct-scans-may-help-emergency-room-personnel-more-quickly-assess-patients-with-chest-pain.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2012/heart-ct-scans-may-help-emergency-room-personnel-more-quickly-assess-patients-with-chest-pain.html Thu, 26 Jul 2012 09:39:24 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Nehal N. Mehta, M.D., has been named the inaugural Lasker Clinical Research Scholar, through a joint initiative of The National Institutes of Health and the Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation. Mehta has joined the intramural program in the NIH’s National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2012/nih-and-lasker-foundation-announce-first-clinical-research-scholar.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2012/nih-and-lasker-foundation-announce-first-clinical-research-scholar.html Fri, 14 Dec 2012 12:09:06 EST NHLBI Press Releases Eltrombopag, a drug that was designed to stimulate production of platelets from the bone marrow and thereby improve blood clotting, can raise blood cell levels in some people with severe aplastic anemia who have failed all standard therapies. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2012/nih-media-availability-platelet-drug-shows-clinical-benefits-for-severe-unresponsive-aplastic-anemia.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2012/nih-media-availability-platelet-drug-shows-clinical-benefits-for-severe-unresponsive-aplastic-anemia.html Fri, 14 Dec 2012 11:39:22 EST NHLBI Press Releases A new study, supported in part by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health, suggests that a combination of mobile technology and remote coaching holds promise in encouraging healthier eating and physical activity behavior in adults. The study focused on the best way to change multiple health behaviors. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2012/nih-media-availability-nih-funded-study-examines-use-of-mobile-technology-to-improve-diet-and-physical-activity-behavior.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2012/nih-media-availability-nih-funded-study-examines-use-of-mobile-technology-to-improve-diet-and-physical-activity-behavior.html Tue, 29 May 2012 15:16:33 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Inhaling concentrated saline (salt water) mist does not reduce how often infants and young children with cystic fibrosis (CF) need antibiotics for respiratory symptoms, according to findings from a clinical trial sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2012/concentrated-saline-therapy-not-effective-in-young-children-with-cystic-fibrosis.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2012/concentrated-saline-therapy-not-effective-in-young-children-with-cystic-fibrosis.html Mon, 21 May 2012 12:51:34 EDT NHLBI Press Releases On World Asthma Day 2012, we at the National Institutes of Health stand together with the international community to renew our dedication to improving quality of life for the millions of people living with asthma. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2012/world-asthma-day-2012.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2012/world-asthma-day-2012.html Mon, 13 Aug 2012 14:23:17 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The Weight of the Nation documentary series and public awareness campaign by the cable network HBO, launching this week, features National Institutes of Health research showing how obesity affects the country's health and how interventions can turn the tide against obesity and its complications. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2012/nih-research-featured-in-hbo-documentary-series-on-obesity.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2012/nih-research-featured-in-hbo-documentary-series-on-obesity.html Tue, 01 May 2012 11:36:16 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), components of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), have launched the first large-scale clinical trial to determine the safety and efficacy of EDTA chelation therapy in individuals with coronary artery disease, the leading cause of death for both men and women in the United States. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2002/nih-launches-large-clinical-trial-on-edta-chelation-therapy-for-coronary-artery-disease.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2002/nih-launches-large-clinical-trial-on-edta-chelation-therapy-for-coronary-artery-disease.html Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:12:32 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) today issued major new clinical practice guidelines on the prevention and management of high cholesterol in adults. The guidelines are the first major update from NCEP in nearly a decade. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2001/ncep-issues-major-new-cholesterol-guidelines.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2001/ncep-issues-major-new-cholesterol-guidelines.html Wed, 02 May 2012 14:19:44 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Heart pacemakers, artificial joints, intraocular lenses, and other medical implants are widely used in the United States, where an estimated 8 to 10 percent of the population has a medical implant. However, medical implant recipients often have unrealistic expectations of the risks and benefits associated with those implants, a technology assessment panel convened by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has concluded. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2000/expert-panel-identifies-major-challenges-and-opportunities-for-improving-medical-implant-retrieval-and-analysis.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2000/expert-panel-identifies-major-challenges-and-opportunities-for-improving-medical-implant-retrieval-and-analysis.html Tue, 01 May 2012 18:07:20 EDT NHLBI Press Releases A diet low in fat and high in vegetables, fruits, and low fat dairy foods significantly and quickly lowers blood pressure, according to a nationwide trial supported by the National Institutes of Health. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1997/dietary-approach-significantly-lowers-blood-pressure.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1997/dietary-approach-significantly-lowers-blood-pressure.html Tue, 01 May 2012 13:48:41 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health has stopped a clinical trial comparing two treatment strategies for patients with life-threatening heart arrhythmias: an implantable cardiac defibrillator versus antiarrhythmic drug treatment. The Institute's action was prompted by a significant reduction in deaths in the group of patients whose arrhythmia (abnormal heart rhythm) was treated with a defibrillator. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1997/nhlbi-stops-arrhythmia-study-implantable-cardiac-defibrillators-reduce-deaths.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1997/nhlbi-stops-arrhythmia-study-implantable-cardiac-defibrillators-reduce-deaths.html Tue, 01 May 2012 13:51:27 EDT NHLBI Press Releases In the first search of the entire human genome in African Americans, Caucasians, and Hispanics with asthma, researchers supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) have found evidence for linkage of asthma-susceptibility genes to six previously-unreported chromosomal regions. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1997/asthma-genes-linked-to-regions-unique-to-different-racial-and-ethnic-groups-nhlbi-study-shows.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1997/asthma-genes-linked-to-regions-unique-to-different-racial-and-ethnic-groups-nhlbi-study-shows.html Tue, 01 May 2012 13:52:44 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute has a major commitment to maintaining and improving the safety and adequacy of the U.S. blood supply. The Retrovirus Epidemiology Donor Study, or REDS, is one of the most important tools in this effort. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1997/statement-on-estimates-of-infectious-disease-risk-factors-in-us-blood-donors.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1997/statement-on-estimates-of-infectious-disease-risk-factors-in-us-blood-donors.html Tue, 01 May 2012 13:53:52 EDT NHLBI Press Releases National Institutes of Health Director Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., announced today the selection of Gary H. Gibbons, M.D., as the new director of the NIH’s National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2012/nih-names-dr-gary-h-gibbons-director-of-the-national-heart-lung-and-blood-institute.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2012/nih-names-dr-gary-h-gibbons-director-of-the-national-heart-lung-and-blood-institute.html Tue, 01 May 2012 14:58:53 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Aggressive lowering of LDL-cholesterol (to under 100 mg/dL) in patients who have had coronary artery bypass surgery results in less progression of atherosclerosis in their bypass grafts than does more moderate lowering, according to the results of a large clinical trial funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). The study was reported in the January 16 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1997/aggressive-cholesterol-lowering-reduces-atherosclerosis-progression-in-bypass-grafts.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1997/aggressive-cholesterol-lowering-reduces-atherosclerosis-progression-in-bypass-grafts.html Tue, 01 May 2012 14:05:15 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Risk factors for heart disease affect the development of atherosclerosis early in life, even before age 20, according to new results from a large landmark study supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health. Heart disease, the leading killer of Americans, usually results in death or disability after age 50. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1997/landmark-study-shows-heart-disease-prevention-must-start-early.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1997/landmark-study-shows-heart-disease-prevention-must-start-early.html Tue, 01 May 2012 14:03:08 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Digitalis, one of the most commonly used heart drugs, has no effect on survival of heart failure patients, according to a National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)-supported clinical trial. However, the trial found that the drug, also called digoxin, eases symptoms for those with heart failure, helping to keep them out of the hospital. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1997/digitalis-reduces-hospitalization-for-heart-failure.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1997/digitalis-reduces-hospitalization-for-heart-failure.html Tue, 01 May 2012 14:01:47 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) will hold a press conference on Monday, February 24, at 10:00 a.m. in San Francisco to release the Report of the Second Expert Panel on the Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma. The report is being released as part of an American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI) meeting. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1997/updated-asthma-guidelines-to-be-released-at-press-conference.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1997/updated-asthma-guidelines-to-be-released-at-press-conference.html Tue, 01 May 2012 14:00:14 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The National Asthma Education and Prevention Program (NAEPP) today released the Report of the Second Expert Panel on the Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma. The report, based on a comprehensive review of the scientific evidence accumulated during the past 6 years, updates the first asthma clinical practice guidelines released in 1991. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1997/updated-asthma-guidelines-released.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1997/updated-asthma-guidelines-released.html Tue, 01 May 2012 13:58:40 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Women with the highest bone mass are at a much greater risk of postmenopausal breast cancer than those with lower bone mass, according to the results of a long-term epidemiological study supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The study's results are published in the February 27, 1997, issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1997/high-bone-mass-associated-with-breast-cancer-risk.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1997/high-bone-mass-associated-with-breast-cancer-risk.html Tue, 01 May 2012 13:55:34 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Two separate groups of scientists funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health have simultaneously identified a genetic mutation associated with primary pulmonary hypertension (PPH), a rare but devastating lung disease. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2000/two-nhlbi-studies-confirm-finding-of-gene-in-primary-pulmonary-hypertension.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2000/two-nhlbi-studies-confirm-finding-of-gene-in-primary-pulmonary-hypertension.html Tue, 01 May 2012 16:22:33 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The Advisory Committee on Blood Safety and Availability of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will hold its first meeting on Thursday and Friday, April 24 and 25, 1997. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1997/media-advisory-advisory-committee-on-blood-safety-and-availability-meeting.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1997/media-advisory-advisory-committee-on-blood-safety-and-availability-meeting.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:24:27 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Short-acting nifedipine, a type of calcium channel blocker prescribed for hypertension and certain heart disorders, should be used with "great caution (if at all)," especially at higher doses, concludes the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute in a statement for health professionals. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1995/nhlbi-panel-reviews-safety-of-calcium-channel-blockers.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1995/nhlbi-panel-reviews-safety-of-calcium-channel-blockers.html Fri, 20 Apr 2012 16:26:47 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Patients on drug treatment for diabetes who had blockages in two or more coronary arteries and were treated with coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG) had at 5 years a markedly lower death rate than similar patients treated with angioplasty, announced the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health as it released findings from a major clinical trial and issued an alert to U.S. physicians. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1995/bypass-surgery-results-in-lower-death-rates-for-diabetics.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1995/bypass-surgery-results-in-lower-death-rates-for-diabetics.html Wed, 27 Mar 2013 10:56:43 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Scientists supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) have been able to grow new tissue in the lungs of laboratory animals for the first time. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1996/nhlbi-researchers-grow-lung-tissue-in-animals.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1996/nhlbi-researchers-grow-lung-tissue-in-animals.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:23:55 EDT NHLBI Press Releases A trial involving nearly 100 elementary schools in four states has proved that young children can be taught behaviors that could help protect them against heart disease later in life. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1996/school-trial-lowers-students-fat-intake-boosts-physical-activity.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1996/school-trial-lowers-students-fat-intake-boosts-physical-activity.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:23:54 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The May 22, 1996, issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association spotlights the problem of high blood pressure management, as well as new clues into its development and related conditions. Many of these studies were supported by the NHLBI. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1996/nhlbi-studies-underscore-need-for-early-aggressive-hypertension-treatment.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1996/nhlbi-studies-underscore-need-for-early-aggressive-hypertension-treatment.html Tue, 01 May 2012 14:17:27 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The risk that a patient will be given blood that is infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, is less than 2 cases per million units transfused, according to researchers participating in the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's (NHLBI) Retrovirus Epidemiology Donor Study (REDS). http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1996/nhlbi-study-reports-improved-blood-safety.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1996/nhlbi-study-reports-improved-blood-safety.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:23:53 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The first multi-center study of bone marrow transplantation in children with sickle cell disease has demonstrated that this procedure can provide a cure for young sickle cell patients who have a matched sibling, researchers supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health reported today. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1996/bone-marrow-transplantation-can-provide-cure-for-sickle-cell.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1996/bone-marrow-transplantation-can-provide-cure-for-sickle-cell.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:23:52 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Scientists with the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) have found a strong link between prior infection with cytomegalovirus (CMV) and restenosis--the renarrowing of coronary arteries that commonly occurs after coronary angioplasty. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1996/nhlbi-scientists-find-link-between-common-virus-and-restenosis.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1996/nhlbi-scientists-find-link-between-common-virus-and-restenosis.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:23:51 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) today announced recommendations for improving the cost-effectiveness and quality of asthma care in the U.S. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1996/nhlbi-task-force-recommends-health-care-delivery-and-financing.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1996/nhlbi-task-force-recommends-health-care-delivery-and-financing.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:23:50 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Ending a 5-year debate about the appropriate use of inhaled beta-agonists in treating asthma, researchers in the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's (NHLBI) Asthma Clinical Research Network (ACRN) have shown that for people with mild asthma, taking an inhaled beta-agonist at regularly scheduled times is safe but provides no greater benefit than taking the medication only when asthma symptoms occur. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1996/nhlbi-study-shows-beta-agonists-safe-and-effective-for-people.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1996/nhlbi-study-shows-beta-agonists-safe-and-effective-for-people.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:23:51 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The first multicenter study of umbilical cord blood transplants from unrelated, newborn donors was announced today by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1996/nhlbi-cord-blood-transplantation-study-begins.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1996/nhlbi-cord-blood-transplantation-study-begins.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:23:50 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Postmenopausal women taking any of four regimens of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) gained significant amounts of bone mass, according to the results of the largest and longest clinical trial to examine this issue. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1996/hormone-therapy-causes-bone-increases-in-postmenopausal-women.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1996/hormone-therapy-causes-bone-increases-in-postmenopausal-women.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:23:49 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Findings from two National Institutes of Health (NIH)-supported studies show that lifestyle changes, such as modifying one's diet and losing weight, substantially reduce blood pressure in adults and can keep older patients off antihypertensive medication. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1996/studies-show-lifestyle-changes-benefit-blood-pressure.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1996/studies-show-lifestyle-changes-benefit-blood-pressure.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:23:49 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) and the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) today announced the selection of the 18 medical centers and the data coordinating center that will conduct the first multi-center clinical trial of lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS). http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1996/nhlbihcfa-lung-volume-reduction-surgery-study-participants-announced.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1996/nhlbihcfa-lung-volume-reduction-surgery-study-participants-announced.html Tue, 01 May 2012 14:49:46 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Treatment with a low-dose diuretic to reduce high systolic blood pressure cuts strokes and heart attacks by a third in older patients with diabetes, according to results from a National Institutes of Health trial. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1996/antihypertensive-therapy-reduces-strokes-and-heart-attacks-in-diabetics.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1996/antihypertensive-therapy-reduces-strokes-and-heart-attacks-in-diabetics.html Fri, 20 Apr 2012 16:09:31 EDT NHLBI Press Releases A consortium of federal agencies and nongovernmental organizations has published a report proposing a set of common measures and data-collection methods for use in asthma clinical research. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2012/standardized-outcome-measures-proposed-for-asthma-clinical-research.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2012/standardized-outcome-measures-proposed-for-asthma-clinical-research.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:39:32 EDT NHLBI Press Releases A new comparative effectiveness study found older adults with stable coronary heart disease (CHD) who underwent bypass surgery had better long-term survival rates than those who underwent a non-surgical procedure to improve blood flow to the heart muscle, also called revascularization. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2012/nih-study-shows-survival-advantage-for-bypass-surgery-compared-with-non-surgical-procedure.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2012/nih-study-shows-survival-advantage-for-bypass-surgery-compared-with-non-surgical-procedure.html Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:34:59 EDT NHLBI Press Releases El Instituto Nacional del Corazón, Pulmón y Sangre (The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, NHLBI) y otros seis integrantes de los NIH anunciaron hoy contratos por un total de $61 millones durante un plazo de seis años y medio para llevar a cabo el estudio epidemiológico a largo plazo de mayor envergadura sobre la salud y enfermedades en poblaciones latinoamericanas residentes en los Estados Unidos. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2006/los-institutos-nacionales-de-la-salud-national-institutes-of-health-nih-subvencionan-el-estudio-a-largo-plazo-de-mayor.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2006/los-institutos-nacionales-de-la-salud-national-institutes-of-health-nih-subvencionan-el-estudio-a-largo-plazo-de-mayor.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:35:18 EDT NHLBI Press Releases New evidence from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's Framingham Heart Study finds that systolic blood pressure, far more than diastolic blood pressure, identifies patients with hypertension, determines their blood pressure stage, and indicates the need for treatment, but both measurements used together are best. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1999/new-study-confirms-importance-of-systolic-blood-pressure.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1999/new-study-confirms-importance-of-systolic-blood-pressure.html Tue, 01 May 2012 09:43:17 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) has launched a 10-year, multicenter study to find new ways of detecting heart disease early, before it produces symptoms. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2000/nhlbi-launches-10-year-study-on-early-detection-of-heart-disease.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2000/nhlbi-launches-10-year-study-on-early-detection-of-heart-disease.html Tue, 24 Apr 2012 15:38:44 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Since 1994, Zidovudine, or AZT, has been the officially recommended therapy for preventing the maternal to child transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) throughout the industrialized world, and its use has been associated with a sharp decline in the incidence of AIDS in children. In the U.S., the drop in pediatric AIDS during this period has been more than 60 percent. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2000/statement-from-claude-lenfant-md-director-national-heart-lung-and-blood-institute-on-azt-and-cardiac-damage-in-infants.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2000/statement-from-claude-lenfant-md-director-national-heart-lung-and-blood-institute-on-azt-and-cardiac-damage-in-infants.html Tue, 01 May 2012 16:00:40 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) report that advanced kidney cancer, a disease notoriously resistant to therapy and usually fatal, can be completely or partially reversed in some patients with the use of blood stem cell transplants from a healthy sibling donor. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2000/regression-of-advanced-kidney-cancer-seen-with-allogeneic-stem-cell-transplantation.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2000/regression-of-advanced-kidney-cancer-seen-with-allogeneic-stem-cell-transplantation.html Tue, 01 May 2012 16:04:27 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) and National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have collaborated with three leading private health organizations on a major public health statement to alert physicians, patients, and the general public to the increasing significance of diabetes mellitus as a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1999/diabetes-mellitus-a-major-risk-factor-for-cardiovascular-disease.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1999/diabetes-mellitus-a-major-risk-factor-for-cardiovascular-disease.html Tue, 24 Apr 2012 15:40:14 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The October 27, 1999, issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) spotlights the health risks of obesity, a major risk factor for heart disease. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1999/jama-spotlights-the-health-risks-of-obesity.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1999/jama-spotlights-the-health-risks-of-obesity.html Tue, 01 May 2012 09:22:06 EDT NHLBI Press Releases High fiber diets may protect against obesity and cardiovascular disease (CVD) in healthy young adults by lowering insulin levels. This is one of the findings of an analysis of participants in the CARDIA Study (Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults), sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1999/the-cardia-study-coronary-artery-risk-development-in-young-adults.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1999/the-cardia-study-coronary-artery-risk-development-in-young-adults.html Tue, 01 May 2012 09:22:06 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Inhaled corticosteroids are safe and effective for the long-term treatment of children with mild to moderate asthma, according to the "Childhood Asthma Management Program (CAMP)," a 5-year, 8-center study funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health. The study appears in the October 12, 2000 New England Journal of Medicine(NEJM). http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2000/nhlbi-publishes-update-on-high-blood-pressure-in-pregnancy.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2000/nhlbi-publishes-update-on-high-blood-pressure-in-pregnancy.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:25:56 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) has launched a major initiative to advance genomic research related to heart, lung, blood, and sleep health and disorders http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2000/nhlbi-launches-genomic-applications-initiative-37-million-awarded-in-initial-effort.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2000/nhlbi-launches-genomic-applications-initiative-37-million-awarded-in-initial-effort.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:25:57 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Inhaled corticosteroids are safe and effective for the long-term treatment of children with mild to moderate asthma, according to the "Childhood Asthma Management Program (CAMP)," a 5-year, 8-center study funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health. The study appears in the October 12, 2000 New England Journal of Medicine(NEJM). http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2000/inhaled-steroids-safe-and-effective-for-children-with-asthma-nhlbi-study-shows.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2000/inhaled-steroids-safe-and-effective-for-children-with-asthma-nhlbi-study-shows.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:25:56 EDT NHLBI Press Releases You've heard about body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, and risk factors. Now hear the whole story. Find out why overweight and obesity are a critically important health issue for the American public. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1998/press-conference-on-first-federal-obesity-clinical-practice-guidelines.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1998/press-conference-on-first-federal-obesity-clinical-practice-guidelines.html Tue, 01 May 2012 12:29:24 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The first Federal guidelines on the identification, evaluation, and treatment of overweight and obesity in adults were released today by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), in cooperation with the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1998/first-federal-obesity-clinical-guidelines-released.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1998/first-federal-obesity-clinical-guidelines-released.html Fri, 20 Apr 2012 14:55:04 EDT NHLBI Press Releases A diet high in sodium increases the risk of heart disease-related mortality in overweight individuals, according to a study published in the December 1 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1999/sodium-intake-linked-to-increased-risk-of-heart-disease-death-in-overweight-persons.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1999/sodium-intake-linked-to-increased-risk-of-heart-disease-death-in-overweight-persons.html Tue, 24 Apr 2012 16:50:00 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Data from two long-term studies show that people with the most favorable levels of all three major coronary risk factors (blood cholesterol, blood pressure, and cigarette use) experienced markedly lower death rates from heart attack and stroke, as well as notably increased life spans. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1999/new-studies-show-death-rates-significantly-lower-when-major-risk-factors-for-cardiovascular-disease-and-coronary-heart-disease-are-absent.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1999/new-studies-show-death-rates-significantly-lower-when-major-risk-factors-for-cardiovascular-disease-and-coronary-heart-disease-are-absent.html Tue, 01 May 2012 09:25:49 EDT NHLBI Press Releases A study sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) found that the beta-blocker bucindolol did not reduce death from heart failure. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1999/nhlbi-va-study-finds-no-heart-failure-survival-increase-with-beta-blocker.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1999/nhlbi-va-study-finds-no-heart-failure-survival-increase-with-beta-blocker.html Thu, 19 Apr 2012 22:04:30 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Heart bypass patients treated with a timed-release capsule of a substance that promotes the growth of new blood vessels showed evidence of improved blood supply and heart function, according to a study supported by the NHLBI. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1999/growing-new-blood-vessels-with-a-timed-release-capsule-of-growth-factor-is-a-promising-treatment-for-heart-bypass-patients-finds.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1999/growing-new-blood-vessels-with-a-timed-release-capsule-of-growth-factor-is-a-promising-treatment-for-heart-bypass-patients-finds.html Thu, 19 Apr 2012 22:06:09 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Current guidelines for the prevention and treatment of high blood pressure acknowledge the critically important relationship between systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure and cardiovascular risk http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2000/statement-from-claude-lenfant-md-nhlbi-director-on-systolic-blood-pressure-deaths-and-treatment-guidelines.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2000/statement-from-claude-lenfant-md-nhlbi-director-on-systolic-blood-pressure-deaths-and-treatment-guidelines.html Thu, 19 Apr 2012 21:53:01 EDT NHLBI Press Releases In surprising contrast to previous research, new findings from a major clinical trial supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) reveal that women undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG) or balloon angioplasty procedures to improve blood flow to the heart survive just as well as men. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1998/bypass-surgery-and-angioplasty-equally-safe-for-women-and-men-finds-new-study.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1998/bypass-surgery-and-angioplasty-equally-safe-for-women-and-men-finds-new-study.html Tue, 01 May 2012 12:23:03 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Although it is a relatively new therapy, bone marrow transplantation has become a routine treatment for patients with a variety of genetic disorders and blood diseases. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1998/statement-from-claude-lenfant-md-nhlbi-director-on-umbilical-cord-blood-transplantation.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1998/statement-from-claude-lenfant-md-nhlbi-director-on-umbilical-cord-blood-transplantation.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:24:55 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Do hormones prevent heart disease? Will a low-fat diet protect you from cancers of the breast and colon? Can vitamin D prevent the bone fractures of osteoporosis? These questions face 37.5 million women in the country. Now, more than 160,000 of them have decided to be part of the answer. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1998/womens-health-study-reaches-recruitment-goal.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1998/womens-health-study-reaches-recruitment-goal.html Tue, 01 May 2012 12:16:41 EDT NHLBI Press Releases A treatment that prevents strokes in children with sickle cell anemia was announced today by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1997/new-treatment-prevents-strokes-in-children-with-sickle-cell-anemia.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1997/new-treatment-prevents-strokes-in-children-with-sickle-cell-anemia.html Tue, 01 May 2012 13:34:44 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) will hold a press conference on Thursday, September 18, 1997, at 10:00 a.m. to announce the results of an important clinical trial involving the prevention of strokes in children with sickle cell anemia. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1997/nhlbi-to-announce-sickle-cell-clinical-alert-at-press-conference.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1997/nhlbi-to-announce-sickle-cell-clinical-alert-at-press-conference.html Thu, 10 Jan 2013 10:28:03 EST NHLBI Press Releases Treatment with a low-dose diuretic cuts by half the chance that an older person with high systolic blood pressure will develop heart failure, according to results from a National Institutes of Health (NIH) trial. Those who had already had a heart attack experienced an even greater benefit--their chance of developing heart failure dropped by 80 percent. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1997/hypertension-therapy-prevents-heart-failure-among-elderly.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1997/hypertension-therapy-prevents-heart-failure-among-elderly.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:24:28 EDT NHLBI Press Releases A new analysis linking some calcium channel blockers to an increased risk of breast cancer in older women appears in the October 15 issue of the journal Cancer. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1997/calcium-channel-blockers-and-breast-cancer-risk.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1997/calcium-channel-blockers-and-breast-cancer-risk.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:24:31 EDT NHLBI Press Releases More American women die from heart disease than anything else. This year it will kill 370,000 women. Another 93,000 will die from stroke. But it doesn't have to happen to you. According to an updated handbook from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), women can take steps to prevent heart disease. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1998/stop-heart-disease-before-it-stops-you.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1998/stop-heart-disease-before-it-stops-you.html Fri, 20 Apr 2012 13:45:10 EDT NHLBI Press Releases "Live Healthier, Live Longer," a new interactive web site that takes the guess-work out of lowering cholesterol for people with heart disease, was launched September 1, 1998 by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) as a part of National Cholesterol Education Month. The purpose of the web site is to provide accurate, personally relevant information to help people with coronary heart disease (CHD) lower their LDL ("bad") cholesterol to the goal level of 100 mg/dL (milligrams per deciliter). http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1998/nhlbi-announces-new-cholesterol-web-site-for-heart-disease-patients.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1998/nhlbi-announces-new-cholesterol-web-site-for-heart-disease-patients.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:24:52 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The respiratory health and lung function of bartenders improved after a California law prohibited smoking in bars, according to a study published in the December 9 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1998/bartenders-health-improves-after-smoking-banned-in-bars.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1998/bartenders-health-improves-after-smoking-banned-in-bars.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:24:56 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Total cholesterol levels among U.S. adolescents declined 7 mg/dL between the late 1960s and the early 1990s, according to a new analysis of cholesterol trends and levels published in the November/December issue of Preventive Medicine. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1998/cholesterol-levels-decline-among-us-adolescents.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1998/cholesterol-levels-decline-among-us-adolescents.html Tue, 01 May 2012 11:59:08 EDT NHLBI Press Releases New physician guidelines for the prevention and treatment of high blood pressure were released today by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). The guidelines, approved by the Coordinating Committee of the NHLBI's National High Blood Pressure Education Program, contain updated treatment strategies, including a system of stratifying patients into risk groups and the idea of compelling indications for certain antihypertensive medications. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1997/new-high-blood-pressure-guidelines-released-by-the-nhlbi.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1997/new-high-blood-pressure-guidelines-released-by-the-nhlbi.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:24:31 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The Alliance for Aging Research and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) announce a new Spanish-English brochure on high blood pressure. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1998/new-spanish-english-brochure-on-controlling-high-blood-pressure.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1998/new-spanish-english-brochure-on-controlling-high-blood-pressure.html Tue, 01 May 2012 12:19:00 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Scientists supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) have shown, for the first time, that retinoic acid, a derivative of Vitamin A, reverses emphysema in the lungs of laboratory rats. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1997/nhlbi-researchers-reverse-emphysema-in-lab-animals.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1997/nhlbi-researchers-reverse-emphysema-in-lab-animals.html Tue, 01 May 2012 13:43:49 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) announced today a treatment that reduces the rate of stroke (cerebral infarction) in children with sickle cell anemia. Strokes occur in approximately 10% of children with sickle cell anemia. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1997/clinical-alert-from-the-national-heart-lung-and-blood-institute.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1997/clinical-alert-from-the-national-heart-lung-and-blood-institute.html Tue, 01 May 2012 13:39:17 EDT NHLBI Press Releases May is National High Blood Pressure Education Month and this year's theme highlights the threat of uncontrolled hypertension. The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) urges Americans: "If Your Blood Pressure Is Not Lower Than 140/90, Ask Your Doctor Why." http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1999/nhlbi-urges-americans-to-take-control-of-their-hypertension.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1999/nhlbi-urges-americans-to-take-control-of-their-hypertension.html Tue, 01 May 2012 09:55:21 EDT NHLBI Press Releases A new clinical advisory issued by the National High Blood Pressure Education Program (NHBPEP) recommends that physicians pursue a more aggressive treatment approach to lower the blood pressure of patients who have both hypertension and diabetes. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2000/treating-hypertension-in-the-patient-with-type-2-diabetes.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2000/treating-hypertension-in-the-patient-with-type-2-diabetes.html Tue, 01 May 2012 17:17:13 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The lower the amount of sodium in the diet, the lower the blood pressure, for both those with and without hypertension, according to a National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)-supported clinical study. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2000/nhlbi-study-shows-large-blood-pressure-benefit-from-reduced-dietary-sodium.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2000/nhlbi-study-shows-large-blood-pressure-benefit-from-reduced-dietary-sodium.html Thu, 19 Apr 2012 21:34:35 EDT NHLBI Press Releases May is National High Blood Pressure Education Month. It also is the start of a major campaign to increase awareness of the dangers of high systolic blood pressure, also known as systolic hypertension. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2000/nhlbi-issues-new-clinical-advisory-on-systolic-blood-pressure.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2000/nhlbi-issues-new-clinical-advisory-on-systolic-blood-pressure.html Thu, 19 Apr 2012 21:42:50 EDT NHLBI Press Releases To mark the 2nd annual observance of World Asthma Day, federal and local government officials and Washington, D.C., community leaders today reported that the prevalence of asthma continues to rise in the United States, and the burden is greatest in low-income and inner-city communities. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2000/nih-dc-mayors-office-and-dc-asthma-coalition-report-on-state-of-asthma-in-us-at-official-us-world-asthma.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2000/nih-dc-mayors-office-and-dc-asthma-coalition-report-on-state-of-asthma-in-us-at-official-us-world-asthma.html Tue, 01 May 2012 17:39:08 EDT NHLBI Press Releases May 3, 2000 marks the second annual World Asthma Day, and more than 80 countries across the globe will observe it with special events to highlight the burden of asthma and attempts to combat it. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2000/official-us-world-asthma-day-press-conference-nih-mayor-williams-and-dc-asthma-coalition-report-on-asthma-in-us.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2000/official-us-world-asthma-day-press-conference-nih-mayor-williams-and-dc-asthma-coalition-report-on-asthma-in-us.html Thu, 19 Apr 2012 21:45:47 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) has stopped one part of a large high blood pressure study early because one of the tested drugs, an alpha-adrenergic blocker, was found less effective than the more traditional diuretic in reducing some forms of cardiovascular disease. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2000/nhlbi-stops-part-of-study-high-blood-pressure-drug-performs-no-better-than-standard-treatment.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2000/nhlbi-stops-part-of-study-high-blood-pressure-drug-performs-no-better-than-standard-treatment.html Thu, 19 Apr 2012 21:47:15 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Researchers from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's (NHLBI) Framingham Heart Study report that mitral-valve prolapse (MVP), a condition in which a valve in the heart is abnormally long and floppy, is substantially less common and less serious than previously believed. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1999/mitral-valve-prolapse-less-common-less-harmful-than-previously-thought.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1999/mitral-valve-prolapse-less-common-less-harmful-than-previously-thought.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:25:30 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Alternative medicine practitioners and mainstream researchers will meet next week to exchange ideas, report on current research, and discuss ways to foster collaborative research in cardiovascular, lung, and blood research. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2000/nih-to-hold-workshop-on-complementary-and-alternative-medicine-in-cardiovascular-lung-and-blood-research.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2000/nih-to-hold-workshop-on-complementary-and-alternative-medicine-in-cardiovascular-lung-and-blood-research.html Thu, 19 Apr 2012 20:57:32 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health today announced the beginning of a study to determine the best long-term strategy for treating adults with mild asthma who experience symptoms more than occasionally. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2000/new-nhlbi-study-to-identify-best-treatment-for-people-with-mild-persistent-asthma.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2000/new-nhlbi-study-to-identify-best-treatment-for-people-with-mild-persistent-asthma.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:26:06 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The discovery of the gene associated with the inherited form of primary pulmonary hypertension (PPH) by Drs. Jane H. Morse of Columbia University and James A. Knowles of the Columbia Genome Center is indeed a major breakthrough. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2000/statement-from-claude-lenfant-md-director-national-heart-lung-and-blood-institute-on-discovery-of-the-gene-for-primary-pulmonary.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2000/statement-from-claude-lenfant-md-director-national-heart-lung-and-blood-institute-on-discovery-of-the-gene-for-primary-pulmonary.html Tue, 01 May 2012 16:24:37 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Hearts N' Parks, a national, community-based program developed and supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) and the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA), was launched at a special media event in Arlington, Virginia, on July 18. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2000/innovative-program-pairs-park-and-recreation-centers-with-nationwide-nhlbi-obesity-and-heart-disease-prevention-effort.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2000/innovative-program-pairs-park-and-recreation-centers-with-nationwide-nhlbi-obesity-and-heart-disease-prevention-effort.html Tue, 01 May 2012 17:06:21 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Hearts N' Parks Y2K, an innovative program designed to promote the adoption of heart healthy behaviors among North Carolina children and their families, will be launched at a special media event in Charlotte on Thursday, July 15th, beginning at 11:00 a.m. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1999/hearts-n-parks-an-innovative-north-carolina-program-to-prevent-heart-disease-launched.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1999/hearts-n-parks-an-innovative-north-carolina-program-to-prevent-heart-disease-launched.html Tue, 01 May 2012 11:44:46 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Three years after their last formal encounter with elementary school lessons on the benefits of heart-healthy eating and vigorous physical activities, almost four thousand eighth graders in four states report they continue to practice much of what they learned. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1999/children-catch-on-to-heart-health-messages.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1999/children-catch-on-to-heart-health-messages.html Tue, 01 May 2012 11:42:51 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Hearts N' Parks, an innovative community-based initiative that teaches people of all ages how to incorporate heart-healthy eating and physical activity into their lives, will be launched at a special event in Arlington, Virginia. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2000/surgeon-general-david-satcher-to-help-launch-innovative-heart-disease-prevention-program.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2000/surgeon-general-david-satcher-to-help-launch-innovative-heart-disease-prevention-program.html Thu, 19 Apr 2012 20:55:19 EDT NHLBI Press Releases A community education study aimed at reducing patient delay time in seeking care for heart attack symptoms has shown increased use of the 9-1-1 emergency system but no extra improvement in delay time as a direct result of the campaign. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2000/education-study-increases-ambulance-use-but-yields-no-extra-improvement-in-heart-attack-patient-delay-time.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2000/education-study-increases-ambulance-use-but-yields-no-extra-improvement-in-heart-attack-patient-delay-time.html Tue, 01 May 2012 17:12:25 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Ever wonder why you sleep, or why you don't do your best when you don't get enough sleep? http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2000/new-web-site-provides-access-to-information-on-sleep-and-sleep-disorders.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2000/new-web-site-provides-access-to-information-on-sleep-and-sleep-disorders.html Tue, 01 May 2012 17:51:39 EDT NHLBI Press Releases New information gathered by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's Framingham Heart Study, and reported in the April 22 New England Journal of Medicine, indicates that a five- to tenfold increase in use of antihypertensive medication from the 1950s through the 1980s was accompanied by striking declines in the prevalence of the highest blood pressure levels (3 and 4) down to more moderate levels (1 and 2). http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1999/statement-from-claude-lenfant-md-nhlbi-director-on-trends-in-hypertension.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1999/statement-from-claude-lenfant-md-nhlbi-director-on-trends-in-hypertension.html Thu, 19 Apr 2012 22:46:18 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health today announced that a large clinical trial of mechanical ventilator use for intensive care patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) has been stopped early. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1999/nhlbi-clinical-trial-stopped-early-successful-ventilator-strategy-found-for-intensive-care-patients-on-life-support.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1999/nhlbi-clinical-trial-stopped-early-successful-ventilator-strategy-found-for-intensive-care-patients-on-life-support.html Tue, 01 May 2012 09:49:41 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Small lifestyle changes that increase moderate-intensity physical activity are as effective as a structured exercise program in improving long-term cardiorespiratory fitness and blood pressure, according to a study supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1999/simple-lifestyle-changes-boost-physical-activitycardiovascular-health.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1999/simple-lifestyle-changes-boost-physical-activitycardiovascular-health.html Tue, 01 May 2012 11:46:38 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The lifetime risk for developing coronary heart disease (CHD) has been estimated for the first time by researchers at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's Framingham Heart Study. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1999/first-estimate-of-lifetime-risk-for-developing-coronary-heart-disease.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1999/first-estimate-of-lifetime-risk-for-developing-coronary-heart-disease.html Thu, 19 Apr 2012 22:56:16 EDT NHLBI Press Releases National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)-supported scientists report that ultrasonography, a non-invasive test, predicts the risk of heart attack and stroke in older persons with no cardiovascular disease symptoms. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1999/ultrasonography-predicts-heart-attackstroke-risk.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1999/ultrasonography-predicts-heart-attackstroke-risk.html Fri, 20 Apr 2012 08:41:57 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Shift workers and teens, among the most vulnerable to a drowsiness-related highway crash, are a target of programs to combat the problem, two federal agencies have announced in a collaborative report to Congress. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1999/nhtsanih-combat-problem-of-drowsy-driving-among-fast-growing-populations-of-shift-workers-and-teenagers.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1999/nhtsanih-combat-problem-of-drowsy-driving-among-fast-growing-populations-of-shift-workers-and-teenagers.html Thu, 19 Apr 2012 22:39:51 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Suburban Hospital in Bethesda, MD today announced the start of a unique study to evaluate whether advanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology will improve the emergency diagnosis of heart attack and stroke, ultimately saving patients' lives. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1999/nih-study-to-evaluate-role-of-mri-in-emergency-diagnosis-of-heart-attack-and-stroke.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1999/nih-study-to-evaluate-role-of-mri-in-emergency-diagnosis-of-heart-attack-and-stroke.html Tue, 01 May 2012 10:01:03 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Asthma coalitions in seven communities with exceptionally high asthma death rates have been awarded contracts by the NHLBI. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2000/nhlbi-funds-asthma-coalitions-to-improve-care-among-high-risk-populations.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2000/nhlbi-funds-asthma-coalitions-to-improve-care-among-high-risk-populations.html Tue, 01 May 2012 17:48:16 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Ending a long controversy about the effects of inhaled corticosteroids in the treatment of people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), researchers supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) today reported that inhaled corticosteroids do not slow the progression of the disease, as many had hoped, but they do reduce respiratory symptoms in some of these patients. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2000/nhlbi-study-shows-inhaled-corticosteroids-do-not-slow-progression-of-copd.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2000/nhlbi-study-shows-inhaled-corticosteroids-do-not-slow-progression-of-copd.html Tue, 01 May 2012 15:00:56 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The National Institutes of Health (NIH) will hold a Technology Assessment Conference (TAC) to look at barriers and opportunities to developing systems for implant retrieval analysis and data banking. The TAC will be conducted January 10-12, 2000 in the Natcher Conference Center on the NIH campus in Bethesda, Maryland. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1999/nih-conference-to-assess-state-of-medical-implants-research-information-on-implant-performance-lacking-in-the-us.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1999/nih-conference-to-assess-state-of-medical-implants-research-information-on-implant-performance-lacking-in-the-us.html Thu, 19 Apr 2012 21:58:40 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Next week's issue of The New England Journal of Medicine contains a paper on a National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) - funded study that compares walking with vigorous exercise in the prevention of coronary heart disease in women. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1999/brisk-walking-reduces-risk-of-heart-attack-in-women.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1999/brisk-walking-reduces-risk-of-heart-attack-in-women.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:25:26 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Heart attack patients with a life-threatening complication called cardiogenic shock experience an improvement in survival at 6 months when treated with balloon angioplasty or coronary bypass surgery compared to patients who receive intensive medical care to stabilize their condition, according to a study funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1999/emergency-angioplasty-or-bypass-surgery-saves-lives-of-heart-attack-patients-with-cardiogenic-shock.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1999/emergency-angioplasty-or-bypass-surgery-saves-lives-of-heart-attack-patients-with-cardiogenic-shock.html Tue, 01 May 2012 09:39:36 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Postmenopausal hormone therapy is not beneficial in the short term to either prevent the progression of or induce the regression of atherosclerosis in coronary arteries in women with established coronary heart disease (CHD). http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2000/statement-by-claude-lenfant-md-director-national-heart-lung-and-blood-institute-nhlbi-on-two-nhlbi-studies-hormone-replacement-therapys.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2000/statement-by-claude-lenfant-md-director-national-heart-lung-and-blood-institute-nhlbi-on-two-nhlbi-studies-hormone-replacement-therapys.html Tue, 01 May 2012 16:11:26 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Can community volunteers be as effectively trained as emergency medical personnel in the use of automatic external defibrillators (AEDs), devices that shock a stopped heart back into beating? http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2000/study-launched-to-test-public-access-defibrillation.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2000/study-launched-to-test-public-access-defibrillation.html Tue, 01 May 2012 16:13:56 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The blood pressure-lowering DASH diet also reduces levels of the amino acid homocysteine, according to a National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)-funded study. A high level of homocysteine appears to increase the risk of heart disease, stroke, and peripheral vascular disease. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2000/blood-pressure-lowering-dash-diet-also-reduces-homocysteine.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2000/blood-pressure-lowering-dash-diet-also-reduces-homocysteine.html Tue, 01 May 2012 16:16:33 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Older Americans have the Nation's highest rate of coronary heart disease (CHD) and can benefit greatly from lowering elevated cholesterol, according to a new report from the National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP). http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1999/cholesterol-lowering-in-elderly-reduces-heart-disease-and-strokes.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1999/cholesterol-lowering-in-elderly-reduces-heart-disease-and-strokes.html Tue, 01 May 2012 09:34:32 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The discovery of the gene for narcolepsy in dogs by Dr. Emmanuel Mignot and his group at Stanford University School of Medicine has particular importance and significance for the fields of sleep and neurology and for patients with sleep disorders. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1999/statement-from-gerald-d-fischbach-md-director-national-institute-of-neurological-disorders-and-stroke-and-claude-lenfant-md-director-national.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1999/statement-from-gerald-d-fischbach-md-director-national-institute-of-neurological-disorders-and-stroke-and-claude-lenfant-md-director-national.html Tue, 01 May 2012 09:31:23 EDT NHLBI Press Releases "Keep the Beat--Cholesterol Counts for Everyone." That's the theme for National Cholesterol Education Month in September. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1999/cholesterol-counts-when-it-comes-to-protecting-americas-heart-health.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1999/cholesterol-counts-when-it-comes-to-protecting-americas-heart-health.html Tue, 01 May 2012 09:28:42 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Physicians who want to provide the most up-to-date diagnostic and treatment methods for their asthma patients can now find, on one online site, virtually all the scientific literature on chronic asthma that has ever been published. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1998/asthma-management-website-announced-by-nhlbi.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1998/asthma-management-website-announced-by-nhlbi.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:24:56 EDT NHLBI Press Releases In Barcelona, Spain today at the World Asthma Meeting, international experts in asthma management called for global action to reduce childhood asthma deaths by 50%. The five-year effort, announced on the eve of the first ever World Asthma Day (December 11), aims to significantly reduce the mortality and morbidity associated with this disease. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1998/global-plan-launched-to-cut-childhood-asthma-deaths-by-50.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1998/global-plan-launched-to-cut-childhood-asthma-deaths-by-50.html Tue, 01 May 2012 11:57:14 EDT NHLBI Press Releases People with sleep apnea are at special risk for hypertension, according to a study funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2000/nhlbi-study-shows-association-between-sleep-apnea-and-hypertension.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2000/nhlbi-study-shows-association-between-sleep-apnea-and-hypertension.html Tue, 01 May 2012 17:46:21 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The results of a new study suggest that black patients with congestive heart failure are at higher risk for death and for worsening of their disease than similarly treated white patients. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1999/blacks-at-higher-risk-for-death-from-heart-failure-finds-nhlbi-study.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1999/blacks-at-higher-risk-for-death-from-heart-failure-finds-nhlbi-study.html Tue, 01 May 2012 11:47:45 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The first Federal guidelines on the identification, evaluation, and treatment of overweight and obesity in adults are scheduled to be released on June 17 by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), in cooperation with the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1998/statement-on-first-federal-obesity-clinical-guidelines.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1998/statement-on-first-federal-obesity-clinical-guidelines.html Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:08:56 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The results of the first large randomized clinical trial to examine the effect of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) on women with heart disease appear in the August 19 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1998/the-hers-study-results-and-ongoing-studies-of-women-and-heart-disease.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1998/the-hers-study-results-and-ongoing-studies-of-women-and-heart-disease.html Tue, 01 May 2012 12:26:54 EDT NHLBI Press Releases High blood pressure, or hypertension, affects about 50 million Americans--one in four adults. It is the leading cause of stroke and contributes to heart attack, heart failure, and kidney failure. Some Americans, such as older Americans and African Americans, are at a particularly high risk from high blood pressure. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1998/statement-on-sodium-intake-and-high-blood-pressure.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/1998/statement-on-sodium-intake-and-high-blood-pressure.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:24:50 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Results of a long-term Framingham Heart Study investigation of multiple biomarkers for the prediction of first major cardiovascular events and death are reported in the December 21 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2006/newer-biomarkers-predict-cardiovascular-risk-but-offer-only-modest-improvement-over-traditional-risk-factors.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2006/newer-biomarkers-predict-cardiovascular-risk-but-offer-only-modest-improvement-over-traditional-risk-factors.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:35:04 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is convening a scientific conference to explore the latest evidence regarding pulmonary hypertension. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2006/scientific-meeting-on-pulmonary-hypertension-december-7-8.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2006/scientific-meeting-on-pulmonary-hypertension-december-7-8.html Wed, 18 Apr 2012 13:38:10 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health is offering a 2007 Keep the Beat Calendar to guide you through 12 months of eating well, staying active, and keeping your life in balance. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2006/nhlbi-offers-2007-keep-the-beat-calendar-a-gift-for-a-heart-healthy-lifestyle.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2006/nhlbi-offers-2007-keep-the-beat-calendar-a-gift-for-a-heart-healthy-lifestyle.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:35:04 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), one of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) are launching the largest randomized clinical trial of the effectiveness and safety of long-term, home oxygen therapy for COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease). http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2006/nhlbi-and-cms-launch-large-study-of-home-oxygen-therapy-for-copd.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2006/nhlbi-and-cms-launch-large-study-of-home-oxygen-therapy-for-copd.html Wed, 02 May 2012 18:03:38 EDT NHLBI Press Releases According to the results of a large international multi-center clinical trial, stable patients who had angioplasty plus stenting three to 28 days after a heart attack did no better than patients on medical therapy (primarily drug treatment) alone. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2006/clinical-trial-results-find-late-angioplasty-after-heart-attack-offers-no-advantage-over-standard-drug-therapy.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2006/clinical-trial-results-find-late-angioplasty-after-heart-attack-offers-no-advantage-over-standard-drug-therapy.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:35:02 EDT NHLBI Press Releases In a long-term study of older adults with high blood pressure from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health, participants without diabetes who were taking high blood pressure medications experienced increased average fasting glucose levels. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2006/media-availability-greater-diabetes-risk-in-patients-taking-high-blood-pressure-medications.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2006/media-availability-greater-diabetes-risk-in-patients-taking-high-blood-pressure-medications.html Wed, 18 Apr 2012 10:48:13 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) and six other components of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) today announced contracts totaling $61 million over 6 ½ years to conduct the largest long-term epidemiological study of health and disease in Latin American populations living in the United States. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2006/nih-funds-largest-long-term-study-of-health-and-disease-in-hispaniclatino-populations.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2006/nih-funds-largest-long-term-study-of-health-and-disease-in-hispaniclatino-populations.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:35:01 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health, in partnership with the P.A.D. Coalition, are launching "Stay in Circulation: Take Steps to Learn About P.A.D.," a national campaign to raise awareness among those at risk of peripheral arterial disease. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2006/nhlbi-launches-national-campaign-to-educate-about-peripheral-arterial-disease-clogged-arteries-in-the-legs.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2006/nhlbi-launches-national-campaign-to-educate-about-peripheral-arterial-disease-clogged-arteries-in-the-legs.html Wed, 18 Apr 2012 10:57:29 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Today the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first totally implanted artificial heart for patients with advanced heart failure in both of the heart's pumping chambers. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2006/fda-approval-of-first-totally-implanted-permanent-artificial-heart.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2006/fda-approval-of-first-totally-implanted-permanent-artificial-heart.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:34:59 EDT NHLBI Press Releases To help people jump-start and maintain a physical activity program for their heart, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has developed a new publication. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2006/nhlbi-offers-complete-guide-to-physical-activity-for-a-healthy-heart.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2006/nhlbi-offers-complete-guide-to-physical-activity-for-a-healthy-heart.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:34:58 EDT NHLBI Press Releases If you're one of the nearly 65 million Americans with high blood cholesterol, National Cholesterol Education Month (September) is a perfect time to read a new publication designed to help you make the lifestyle changes needed to reduce cholesterol and, with it, your risk for heart disease. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2006/a-little-tlc-goes-a-long-way-toward-reducing-high-cholesterol.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2006/a-little-tlc-goes-a-long-way-toward-reducing-high-cholesterol.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:34:59 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The latest results from the landmark National Emphysema Treatment Trial (NETT) confirm and extend earlier findings that selected patients with advanced emphysema predominately in the upper area of the lung may benefit from surgery and the benefits are still apparent with two more years of follow-up. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2006/media-availability-new-results-show-that-some-severe-emphysema-patients-continue-to-benefit-from-surgery.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2006/media-availability-new-results-show-that-some-severe-emphysema-patients-continue-to-benefit-from-surgery.html Wed, 02 May 2012 18:03:38 EDT NHLBI Press Releases For the first time in large, multicenter clinical studies, a therapy has been shown to significantly lower the risk of lung and brain damage in some very low birthweight premature infants. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2006/early-treatment-prevents-lasting-breathing-problems-in-some-premature-babies.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2006/early-treatment-prevents-lasting-breathing-problems-in-some-premature-babies.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:34:57 EDT NHLBI Press Releases A team of scientists with the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health has found that a hormone detected in a simple blood test can identify patients with sickle cell disease who have developed a life-threatening complication called pulmonary hypertension. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2006/nhlbi-scientists-find-blood-test-predicts-common-and-severe-complication-of-sickle-cell-disease-and-identifies-patients-at-highest-risk.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2006/nhlbi-scientists-find-blood-test-predicts-common-and-severe-complication-of-sickle-cell-disease-and-identifies-patients-at-highest-risk.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:34:56 EDT NHLBI Press Releases New results from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's (NHLBI) Framingham Heart Study demonstrate that having a parent who has had heart failure confers a 70 percent greater risk of developing the disease, even when accounting for common heart failure risk factors. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2006/media-availability-heart-failure-in-parents-is-associated-with-increased-risk-for-offspring.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2006/media-availability-heart-failure-in-parents-is-associated-with-increased-risk-for-offspring.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:34:56 EDT NHLBI Press Releases For the first time, a randomized clinical trial has proven that a drug can slow down deterioration of lung function in scleroderma patients. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2006/media-availability-drug-found-to-help-scleroderma-patients.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2006/media-availability-drug-found-to-help-scleroderma-patients.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:34:54 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) has developed "Your Guide to Lowering Your Blood Pressure with DASH" to provide step-by-step advice on lowering and controlling high blood pressure by following the DASH eating plan. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2006/nhlbi-offers-updated-guide-with-practical-information-for-lowering-high-blood-pressure-through-diet.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2006/nhlbi-offers-updated-guide-with-practical-information-for-lowering-high-blood-pressure-through-diet.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:34:55 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Treating heart attack patients who have a life-threatening complication called cardiogenic shock with emergency angioplasty or bypass surgery greatly improves the long-term survival of these patients. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2006/media-availability-emergency-angioplasty-or-bypass-surgery-improves-long-term-survival-of-heart-attack-patients-with-cardiogenic-shock.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2006/media-availability-emergency-angioplasty-or-bypass-surgery-improves-long-term-survival-of-heart-attack-patients-with-cardiogenic-shock.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:34:54 EDT NHLBI Press Releases A new study of a commonly used imaging test of the chest to detect potentially deadly blood clots in the lung shows that extending the scan to the legs -- where the clots typically originate -- or adding a standard clinical assessment significantly improves physicians' abilities to accurately diagnose pulmonary embolism. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2006/study-finds-ways-to-improve-detection-of-blood-clots-in-the-lung.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2006/study-finds-ways-to-improve-detection-of-blood-clots-in-the-lung.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:34:53 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Results from the largest controlled clinical trial of fluid management methods in patients with severe lung injury provide important new information on the risks and benefits of patient care strategies currently used in the intensive care unit. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2006/for-patients-with-severe-lung-injury-less-is-more.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2006/for-patients-with-severe-lung-injury-less-is-more.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:34:52 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Daily treatment with inhaled corticosteroids can reduce breathing problems in pre-school-aged children at high risk for asthma but they do not prevent the development of persistent asthma in these children, according to new results from the Childhood Asthma Research and Education (CARE) Network supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2006/inhaled-corticosteroids-benefit-young-children-with-frequent-wheezing-but-do-not-prevent-development-of-chronic-asthma.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2006/inhaled-corticosteroids-benefit-young-children-with-frequent-wheezing-but-do-not-prevent-development-of-chronic-asthma.html Wed, 18 Apr 2012 11:37:25 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Diuretic medications are more effective than other high blood pressure medications in preventing heart failure, at least in the short term, according to new data from a National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute clinical study. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2006/media-availability-diuretics-better-than-other-high-blood-pressure-medications-in-preventing-heart-failure.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2006/media-availability-diuretics-better-than-other-high-blood-pressure-medications-in-preventing-heart-failure.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:34:50 EDT NHLBI Press Releases TV-Turnoff Week (April 24-30) is an excellent time to take steps to wean your family from the screen and adapt a healthier way of life. The We Can! (Ways to Enhance Children's Activity and Nutrition) program of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has resources for parents, teachers, and community organizations to help children and families reduce the amount of time spent watching television, playing video games, and participating in other leisurely "screen time" activities. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2006/april-24-30-is-tv-turnoff-week-we-can-offers-families-tips-and-resources-to-help-them-turn-off-the-tv.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2006/april-24-30-is-tv-turnoff-week-we-can-offers-families-tips-and-resources-to-help-them-turn-off-the-tv.html Wed, 18 Apr 2012 13:37:55 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Corticosteroids do not improve survival in patients with late-stage acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), according to new results from the ARDS Clinical Research Network of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2006/steroids-do-not-prolong-survival-in-intensive-care-patients-with-ards-on-life-support-finds-nhlbi-study.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2006/steroids-do-not-prolong-survival-in-intensive-care-patients-with-ards-on-life-support-finds-nhlbi-study.html Wed, 18 Apr 2012 11:46:25 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The Heart Truth Road Show, a heart health exhibit, will travel to local communities this spring to provide free health screenings, announced the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2006/the-heart-truth-road-show-travels-to-three-cities.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2006/the-heart-truth-road-show-travels-to-three-cities.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:34:48 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health has combined the latest information and guidance on all of the factors that increase risk for heart disease or may contribute to worsening heart disease into two new heart health guidebooks for men and women. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2006/national-heart-lung-and-blood-institute-adds-new-resources-on-heart-health.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2006/national-heart-lung-and-blood-institute-adds-new-resources-on-heart-health.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:34:47 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Estrogen-alone hormone therapy does not increase the risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal women, according to an updated analysis of the breast cancer findings of the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) Estrogen-Alone Trial. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2006/whi-updated-analysis-no-increased-risk-of-breast-cancer-with-estrogen-alone.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2006/whi-updated-analysis-no-increased-risk-of-breast-cancer-with-estrogen-alone.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:34:47 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Today, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academies released a report on the status of academic sleep research and sleep medicine in the United States. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2006/iom-report-on-sleep-disorders-and-sleep-deprivation.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2006/iom-report-on-sleep-disorders-and-sleep-deprivation.html Wed, 18 Apr 2012 11:57:19 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Men and women with elevated blood pressure who make healthy lifestyle changes and sustain them for up to a year and a half can substantially reduce their rates of high blood pressure and potentially decrease their heart disease risk. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2006/making-multiple-lifestyle-changes-is-beneficial-achievable-in-lowering-high-blood-pressure.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2006/making-multiple-lifestyle-changes-is-beneficial-achievable-in-lowering-high-blood-pressure.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:34:45 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Most cardiac arrest victims die before they reach the hospital, and traumatic injury is a top killer in North America. With the launch of a massive research program funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and other federal and Canadian agencies, scientists hope to learn the best ways to improve survival chances from cardiac arrest and severe trauma. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2006/new-federally-funded-research-program-aims-to-improve-survival-from-cardiac-arrest-and-severe-trauma.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2006/new-federally-funded-research-program-aims-to-improve-survival-from-cardiac-arrest-and-severe-trauma.html Tue, 01 May 2012 23:13:20 EDT NHLBI Press Releases A comprehensive new handbook from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) explains that sleep is not merely "down time" when the brain shuts off and the body rests. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2006/nih-offers-new-comprehensive-guide-to-healthy-sleep.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2006/nih-offers-new-comprehensive-guide-to-healthy-sleep.html Wed, 18 Apr 2012 12:03:58 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Many of the nation's leading scientists and experts on women's health will join Women's Health Initiative (WHI) study participants February 28 - March 1, 2006 at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) campus in Bethesda, MD to celebrate the legacy and probe the findings and future directions of the WHI. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2006/scientists-and-study-participants-gather-at-conference-on-scientific-contributions-of-the-womens-health-initiative-the-largest-study-of.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2006/scientists-and-study-participants-gather-at-conference-on-scientific-contributions-of-the-womens-health-initiative-the-largest-study-of.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:34:43 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Calcium and vitamin D supplements in healthy postmenopausal women provide a modest benefit in preserving bone mass and prevent hip fractures in certain groups including older women but do not prevent other types of fractures or colorectal cancer, according to the results of a major clinical trial, part of the Women's Health Initiative (WHI). http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2006/whi-study-results-calcium-vitamin-d-supplements-offer-modest-bone-improvements-no-benefits-for-colorectal-cancer.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2006/whi-study-results-calcium-vitamin-d-supplements-offer-modest-bone-improvements-no-benefits-for-colorectal-cancer.html Tue, 01 May 2012 23:17:44 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Following an eating pattern lower in total fat did not significantly reduce the incidence of breast cancer, heart disease, or stroke, and did not reduce the risk of colorectal cancer in healthy postmenopausal women, according to the latest clinical trial results from the National Institutes of Health's Women's Health Initiative (WHI). http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2006/news-from-the-womens-health-initiative-reducing-total-fat-intake-may-have-small-effect-on-risk-of-breast-cancer-no.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2006/news-from-the-womens-health-initiative-reducing-total-fat-intake-may-have-small-effect-on-risk-of-breast-cancer-no.html Tue, 01 May 2012 23:22:29 EDT NHLBI Press Releases New results from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's (NHLBI) Framingham Heart Study show that compared with men and women who have two or more risk factors for heart disease at age 50, those with none live substantially longer and have dramatically lower risks of developing cardiovascular disease. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2006/media-availability-having-no-risk-factors-at-age-50-greatly-improves-life-span-and-diminishes-risk-for-cardiovascular-disease.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2006/media-availability-having-no-risk-factors-at-age-50-greatly-improves-life-span-and-diminishes-risk-for-cardiovascular-disease.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:34:41 EDT NHLBI Press Releases A comprehensive genetic research study to identify genes underlying cardiovascular and other chronic diseases will be launched by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in collaboration with the Boston University (BU) School of Medicine. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2006/nhlbi-to-launch-framingham-genetic-research-study.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2006/nhlbi-to-launch-framingham-genetic-research-study.html Tue, 01 May 2012 23:25:04 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Researchers in the largest high blood pressure clinical trial ever conducted are launching a comprehensive outreach program to improve high blood pressure control nationwide. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2006/landmark-hypertension-treatment-study-launches-extensive-physician-and-patient-education-program-to-improve-public-health.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2006/landmark-hypertension-treatment-study-launches-extensive-physician-and-patient-education-program-to-improve-public-health.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:34:40 EDT NHLBI Press Releases In as many as 3 million U.S. women with coronary heart disease, cholesterol plaque may not build up into major blockages, but instead spreads evenly throughout the artery wall. As a result, diagnostic coronary angiography reveals that these women have "clear" arteries no blockages incorrectly indicating low risk. Despite this, many of these women have a high risk for heart attack, according to newly published research from the National Institutes of Health. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2006/wise-study-of-women-and-heart-disease-yields-important-findings-on-frequently-undiagnosed-coronary-syndrome.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2006/wise-study-of-women-and-heart-disease-yields-important-findings-on-frequently-undiagnosed-coronary-syndrome.html Wed, 18 Apr 2012 11:37:35 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The Heart Truth, NHLBI's national awareness campaign for women about heart disease, celebrates National Wear Red Day with the debut of its annual Red Dress Collection Fashion Show. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2006/the-nhlbi-rings-in-national-wear-red-day-with-the-red-dress-collection-2006.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2006/the-nhlbi-rings-in-national-wear-red-day-with-the-red-dress-collection-2006.html Wed, 18 Apr 2012 13:36:19 EDT NHLBI Press Releases New research suggests that inhaling hypertonic saline, a water-based concentrated salt solution, could provide long-term benefits for lung health in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2006/media-availability-treatment-shows-long-term-benefits-for-cystic-fibrosis-patients.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2006/media-availability-treatment-shows-long-term-benefits-for-cystic-fibrosis-patients.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:34:38 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Results of the first study on the long-term effects of a dietary pattern low in fat and high in carbohydrates suggest that a low-fat eating pattern does not lead to weight gain. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2006/media-availability-low-fat-dietary-pattern-weight-change-the-whi-dietary-modification-trial.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2006/media-availability-low-fat-dietary-pattern-weight-change-the-whi-dietary-modification-trial.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:34:37 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Having a sibling with a history of cardiovascular disease carries the same or greater risk as having a parent with a history of the disease, according to a new report from the long-standing Framingham Heart Study conducted by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), a part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2005/having-a-sibling-with-heart-disease-significantly-raises-personal-heart-disease-risk.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2005/having-a-sibling-with-heart-disease-significantly-raises-personal-heart-disease-risk.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:33:29 EDT NHLBI Press Releases At this year's American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions in Dallas, scientists supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health will present the latest research findings, including studies on women and heart disease, the extent of metabolic syndrome among African Americans in the Jackson Heart Study, and the impact of sodium reduction on the risk of cardiovascular disease. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2005/nhlbi-research-highlights-at-ahas-scientific-sessions.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2005/nhlbi-research-highlights-at-ahas-scientific-sessions.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:33:40 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The types of food eaten in an effort to cut down on saturated fat may make a difference in reducing heart disease risk, according to a study of people with either high blood pressure or prehypertension. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2005/replacing-some-carbohydrates-with-protein-and-unsaturated-fat-may-enhance-heart-health-benefits.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2005/replacing-some-carbohydrates-with-protein-and-unsaturated-fat-may-enhance-heart-health-benefits.html Wed, 18 Apr 2012 17:34:36 EDT NHLBI Press Releases An observational study of more than 1,000 patients at the Yale Center for Sleep Medicine found that obstructive sleep apnea significantly increases the risk of stroke or death from any cause, and that the risk is linked to sleep apnea severity. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2005/sleep-apnea-and-risk-for-stroke-and-death.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2005/sleep-apnea-and-risk-for-stroke-and-death.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:33:40 EDT NHLBI Press Releases New results from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Growth and Health Study demonstrate the development and prevalence of metabolic syndrome among black and white girls, through a 10-year study of over 2,000 girls beginning at ages 9 and 10. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2005/metabolic-syndrome-in-girls.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2005/metabolic-syndrome-in-girls.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:33:41 EDT NHLBI Press Releases New research shows that idiopathic interstitial pneumonia (IIP), a group of potentially fatal disorders that affects the lungs, may be caused by an interaction between a specific genetic background and cigarette smoking. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2005/lung-scarring-diseases-linked-to-genes-and-smoking.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2005/lung-scarring-diseases-linked-to-genes-and-smoking.html Wed, 18 Apr 2012 17:05:08 EDT NHLBI Press Releases A new study analyzes trends in cholesterol levels among U.S. adults, using data from 5 National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys conducted between 1960 and 2002. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2005/nih-media-availability-trends-in-cholesterol-levels.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2005/nih-media-availability-trends-in-cholesterol-levels.html Thu, 19 Apr 2012 17:37:45 EDT NHLBI Press Releases A large, community-based study -- considered the first study to assess the long-term risk of developing overweight and obesity in adults -- found that over 30 years, nine out of 10 men and seven out of 10 women were overweight or became overweight. In addition, more than one in three were obese or became obese. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2005/vast-majority-of-adults-at-risk-of-becoming-overweight-or-obese.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2005/vast-majority-of-adults-at-risk-of-becoming-overweight-or-obese.html Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:58:49 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health has awarded the first three grants in a new research program on cell-based therapy of heart, lung, and blood diseases. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2005/nhlbi-funds-new-centers-for-cell-based-therapy.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2005/nhlbi-funds-new-centers-for-cell-based-therapy.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:33:43 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Women facing decisions about menopause and hormone therapy can find comprehensive information in a new booklet from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2005/nhlbi-offers-comprehensive-guidance-for-women-on-understanding-menopausal-hormone-therapy.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2005/nhlbi-offers-comprehensive-guidance-for-women-on-understanding-menopausal-hormone-therapy.html Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:58:56 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) and the American Heart Association have issued a joint scientific statement on the diagnosis and management of metabolic syndrome, a growing public health problem affecting over 26 percent of adults, or over 50 million Americans. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2005/media-availability-diagnosis-amp-management-of-the-metabolic-syndrome-an-ahanhlbi-scientific-statement-for-healthcare-professionals.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2005/media-availability-diagnosis-amp-management-of-the-metabolic-syndrome-an-ahanhlbi-scientific-statement-for-healthcare-professionals.html Wed, 18 Apr 2012 17:07:48 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Nearly three-quarters of men and women age 80 and older have high blood pressure, but their conditions are frequently not kept under control, according to new data from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's (NHLBI) long-standing Framingham Heart Study. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2005/nhlbi-study-high-blood-pressure-not-well-controlled-among-older-men-and-women.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2005/nhlbi-study-high-blood-pressure-not-well-controlled-among-older-men-and-women.html Thu, 19 Apr 2012 15:29:28 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Girls who were inactive during adolescence gained an average of 10 to 15 pounds more than active girls, according to results of a 10-year observational study of obesity. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2005/decline-in-physical-activity-plays-key-role-in-weight-gain-among-adolescent-girls.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2005/decline-in-physical-activity-plays-key-role-in-weight-gain-among-adolescent-girls.html Tue, 01 May 2012 18:50:53 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Some women who use a combination of estrogen and progestin to control the symptoms of menopause might find symptoms return when they stop the hormones, according to the latest findings from the Women's Health Initiative (WHI), a major clinical trial of the risks and benefits of menopausal hormone therapy supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2005/menopause-symptoms-may-come-back-after-stopping-menopausal-hormone-therapy.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2005/menopause-symptoms-may-come-back-after-stopping-menopausal-hormone-therapy.html Tue, 01 May 2012 18:49:20 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Vitamin E supplements do not protect healthy women against heart attacks and stroke, according to new results from the Women's Health Study, a long-term clinical trial of the effect of vitamin E and aspirin on both the prevention of cardiovascular disease and of cancer. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2005/womens-health-study-finds-vitamin-e-does-not-protect-women-from-heart-attack-stroke-or-cancer.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2005/womens-health-study-finds-vitamin-e-does-not-protect-women-from-heart-attack-stroke-or-cancer.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:33:47 EDT NHLBI Press Releases In people with diabetes, diuretics work as well as ACE-inhibitors and calcium channel blockers in protecting against heart attack and improving survival, and offer more protection against congestive heart failure. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2005/diuretics-effective-for-people-with-diabetes-and-high-blood-pressure.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2005/diuretics-effective-for-people-with-diabetes-and-high-blood-pressure.html Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:16:03 EDT NHLBI Press Releases A study of preadolescent children found that those who attended a behaviorally oriented nutrition education program and were taught to follow a diet low in saturated fat and dietary cholesterol adopted significantly better dietary habits over several years compared to their peers who received only general nutritional information. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2005/new-nhlbi-sponsored-study-shows-programs-can-teach-children-to-eat-healthier.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2005/new-nhlbi-sponsored-study-shows-programs-can-teach-children-to-eat-healthier.html Mon, 16 Apr 2012 10:44:34 EDT NHLBI Press Releases HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt today announced the launch of We Can!, Ways to Enhance Children's Activity & Nutrition, a national education program from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to help prevent overweight and obesity among youth ages 8-13. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2005/hhs-secretary-leavitt-nih-director-tell-parents-together-we-can-prevent-childhood-obesity.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2005/hhs-secretary-leavitt-nih-director-tell-parents-together-we-can-prevent-childhood-obesity.html Mon, 16 Apr 2012 10:44:34 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Cystatin-C, a new blood test for kidney function, is a better predictor of death and cardiovascular risk among the elderly than the standard measure of kidney function, according to a National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)-funded study published in the May 19 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2005/new-kidney-function-test-better-than-standard-at-predicting-death-and-cardiovascular-outcomes.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2005/new-kidney-function-test-better-than-standard-at-predicting-death-and-cardiovascular-outcomes.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:33:49 EDT NHLBI Press Releases A new mouse study suggests that a brain system that controls the sleep/wake cycle might also play a role in regulating appetite and metabolism. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2005/study-finds-possible-mechanism-for-link-between-sleep-disturbances-and-metabolic-syndrome.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2005/study-finds-possible-mechanism-for-link-between-sleep-disturbances-and-metabolic-syndrome.html Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:59:49 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Taking antibiotics weekly for one year does not reduce the risk of a heart attack or other cardiac event for patients with stable coronary artery disease, according to a study funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2005/new-study-shows-antibiotic-treatment-does-not-reduce-risk-of-secondary-cardiac-events.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2005/new-study-shows-antibiotic-treatment-does-not-reduce-risk-of-secondary-cardiac-events.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:33:51 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Sodium nitrite, a naturally occurring chemical and common meat preservative, is only used medically to treat cyanide poisoning. But if the results of a new animal study hold up under further research in people, the chemical may one day be used to protect and preserve tissue and organ function after heart attack, high risk abdominal surgery, and organ transplantation. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2005/nhlbi-study-the-promise-of-new-medical-uses-for-sodium-nitrite-for-heart-attack-and-organ-damage.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2005/nhlbi-study-the-promise-of-new-medical-uses-for-sodium-nitrite-for-heart-attack-and-organ-damage.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:33:52 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Some adults with mild persistent asthma may be able to adequately control their asthma by taking corticosteroids only when needed, instead of taking anti-inflammatory medication daily, according to new results from the Improving Asthma Control Trial (IMPACT). http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2005/nhlbi-study-suggests-symptom-driven-therapy-may-be-sufficient-for-some-adults-with-mild-persistent-asthma.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2005/nhlbi-study-suggests-symptom-driven-therapy-may-be-sufficient-for-some-adults-with-mild-persistent-asthma.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:33:52 EDT NHLBI Press Releases New study findings show that traditional heart disease risk factors are more strongly associated with risk of death from cardiovascular disease than newer, emerging risk factors in older people with chronic kidney disease. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2005/traditional-risk-factors-are-better-than-emerging-risk-factors-in-predicting-heart-disease-death-in-older-people-with-chronic-kidney.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2005/traditional-risk-factors-are-better-than-emerging-risk-factors-in-predicting-heart-disease-death-in-older-people-with-chronic-kidney.html Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:04:33 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Diuretics work better than newer therapies in treating high blood pressure and reducing risk of heart disease in both black and non-black patients, according to a long-term, multi-center trial of antihypertensive therapies funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2005/allhat-study-findings-for-racial-sub-groups-show-diuretics-work-better-than-newer-medicines-for-high-blood-pressure.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2005/allhat-study-findings-for-racial-sub-groups-show-diuretics-work-better-than-newer-medicines-for-high-blood-pressure.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:33:54 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The Women's Health Study is the first large clinical trial to study the use of low-dose aspirin to prevent heart attack and stroke in women. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2005/statement-from-dr-nabel-director-of-the-nhlbi-of-the-nih-on-the-findings-of-the-womens-health-study.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2005/statement-from-dr-nabel-director-of-the-nhlbi-of-the-nih-on-the-findings-of-the-womens-health-study.html Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:54:21 EDT NHLBI Press Releases New findings from the Lung Health Study (LHS) show that intensive smoking cessation programs can significantly improve long-term survival among smokers. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2005/nhlbi-study-shows-smoking-cessation-programs-improve-survival.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2005/nhlbi-study-shows-smoking-cessation-programs-improve-survival.html Tue, 01 May 2012 18:53:31 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The Heart Truth, a national awareness campaign for women about heart disease sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), will host the Red Dress Collection 2005 Fashion Show today at Olympus Fashion Week in New York City on National Wear Red Day. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2005/the-nhlbi-hosts-red-dress-collection-2005-fashion-show-on-national-wear-red-day.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2005/the-nhlbi-hosts-red-dress-collection-2005-fashion-show-on-national-wear-red-day.html Tue, 01 May 2012 18:54:31 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Elias Zerhouni, M.D., director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), today announced the appointment of Elizabeth G. Nabel, M.D., as director of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2005/elizabeth-g-nabel-md-named-new-director-of-the-national-heart-lung-and-blood-institute.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2005/elizabeth-g-nabel-md-named-new-director-of-the-national-heart-lung-and-blood-institute.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:33:56 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The National Asthma Education and Prevention Program (NAEPP) is issuing the first new guidelines in more than a decade for managing asthma during pregnancy. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2005/new-treatment-guidelines-for-pregnant-women-with-asthma.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2005/new-treatment-guidelines-for-pregnant-women-with-asthma.html Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:48:15 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute will convene a conference this week to evaluate the risks of interactions between dietary supplements and prescription blood-thinning medications which are used by four million Americans to ward off heart attack or stroke. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2005/national-conference-to-examine-effects-of-dietary-supplements-in-patients-taking-blood-thinning-medications.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2005/national-conference-to-examine-effects-of-dietary-supplements-in-patients-taking-blood-thinning-medications.html Tue, 01 May 2012 18:56:20 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Young adults who eat frequently at fast-food restaurants gain more weight and have a greater increase in insulin resistance in early middle age, according to a large multi-center study funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) and published in the January 1 issue of The Lancet. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2004/eating-at-fast-food-restaurants-more-than-twice-per-week-is-associated-with-more-weight-gain-and-insulin-resistance-in-otherwise.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2004/eating-at-fast-food-restaurants-more-than-twice-per-week-is-associated-with-more-weight-gain-and-insulin-resistance-in-otherwise.html Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:14:36 EDT NHLBI Press Releases A Women's Health Initiative (WHI) review of a recent abstract on the effects of oral contraceptive use on cardiovascular disease has found flaws in both the design and interpretation of the WHI data used in the study. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2004/statement-on-oral-contraceptive-study-from-barbara-alving-md-director-of-the-womens-health-initiative-and-acting-director-of-the.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2004/statement-on-oral-contraceptive-study-from-barbara-alving-md-director-of-the-womens-health-initiative-and-acting-director-of-the.html Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:14:36 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has stopped early a clinical trial studying whether children with sickle cell anemia at high risk for stroke could at some point after a minimum of 30 months (range 30-91 months) safely stop receiving the periodic blood transfusions that prevent strokes. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2004/nhlbi-stops-study-testing-how-long-children-with-sickle-cell-anemia-should-have-blood-transfusions-to-prevent-stroke.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2004/nhlbi-stops-study-testing-how-long-children-with-sickle-cell-anemia-should-have-blood-transfusions-to-prevent-stroke.html Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:14:36 EDT NHLBI Press Releases There appears to be an association between obesity and the risk of developing the heart rhythm disorder atrial fibrillation, according to a study of participants in the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's (NHLBI) Framingham Heart Study. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2004/new-study-finds-link-between-obesity-and-atrial-fibrillation.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2004/new-study-finds-link-between-obesity-and-atrial-fibrillation.html Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:14:36 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Adults with and without diabetes have benefited similarly from the decline in cardiovascular disease (CVD) rates over the last several decades, according to a study funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). However the study, which is published in the November 24 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, found that people with diabetes still have twice the risk of cardiovascular disease compared to people without diabetes. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2004/similar-decline-over-decades-in-cardiovascular-disease-rates-for-people-with-and-without-diabetes.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2004/similar-decline-over-decades-in-cardiovascular-disease-rates-for-people-with-and-without-diabetes.html Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:14:36 EDT NHLBI Press Releases New additions to the 'Portion Distortion Interactive Quiz' section of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's (NHLBI) Web Site show the difference in size and calories between portions offered 20 years ago and what is often a standard serving today. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2004/portion-distortion-web-site-learn-how-to-avoid-holiday-weight-gain-by-watching-portion-sizes.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2004/portion-distortion-web-site-learn-how-to-avoid-holiday-weight-gain-by-watching-portion-sizes.html Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:14:36 EDT NHLBI Press Releases New findings from a multi-center study supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health show that pulmonary artery catheters did not significantly increase or decrease deaths or the number of days hospitalized in patients with severe heart failure. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2004/no-increase-in-deaths-or-hospitalizations-for-heart-failure-patients-who-have-a-pulmonary-artery-catheter.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2004/no-increase-in-deaths-or-hospitalizations-for-heart-failure-patients-who-have-a-pulmonary-artery-catheter.html Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:14:36 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Young adults who maintain their weight over time, even if they are overweight, have lower risk factor levels for heart disease and are less likely to develop metabolic syndrome in middle age than those whose weight increases, according to the results of a large multi-center study funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health and presented at the annual meeting of the American Heart Association. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2004/young-adults-who-maintain-their-weight-even-if-overweight-have-lower-risk-factor-levels-for-heart-disease-in-early-middle.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2004/young-adults-who-maintain-their-weight-even-if-overweight-have-lower-risk-factor-levels-for-heart-disease-in-early-middle.html Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:14:36 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Many heart disease patients who are already receiving state-of-the-art therapy do not benefit from additional treatment with angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, according to results of a new study funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2004/ace-inhibitors-not-needed-for-many-heart-disease-patients-according-to-new-study.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2004/ace-inhibitors-not-needed-for-many-heart-disease-patients-according-to-new-study.html Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:14:36 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Researchers in the Asthma Clinical Research Network (ACRN) of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health, found that over time, how participants responded to daily doses of inhaled albuterol differed depending on which form of a specific gene they had inherited. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2004/genetics-play-role-in-response-to-most-common-asthma-drug.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2004/genetics-play-role-in-response-to-most-common-asthma-drug.html Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:14:36 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Children who have problems breathing during sleep tend to score lower on tests of mental development and intelligence than do other children their age, according to two studies funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2004/breathing-problems-during-sleep-may-affect-mental-development-in-infants-and-young-children.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2004/breathing-problems-during-sleep-may-affect-mental-development-in-infants-and-young-children.html Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:14:36 EDT NHLBI Press Releases A letter initiated by the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) calls on the National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) to form an independent panel to review the Adult Treatment Panel III (ATP III, 2001) recommendations for cholesterol management and a 2004 update to these recommendations. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2004/cholesterol-guidelines-strength-of-the-science-base-and-the-integrity-of-the-development-process.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2004/cholesterol-guidelines-strength-of-the-science-base-and-the-integrity-of-the-development-process.html Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:14:36 EDT NHLBI Press Releases A new analysis of the prevalence of high blood pressure in the US shows a striking increase over the last 10 years in the number of adults with this condition. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2004/the-increasing-number-of-adults-with-high-blood-pressure.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2004/the-increasing-number-of-adults-with-high-blood-pressure.html Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:14:36 EDT NHLBI Press Releases State-of-the-art testing systems to screen donated blood have improved the safety of the nation's blood supply by preventing the transmission of potentially deadly viruses, according to a new study funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), a component of the National Institutes of Health. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2004/nucleic-acid-amplification-testing-further-safeguards-nations-blood-supply-nhlbi-study-shows.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2004/nucleic-acid-amplification-testing-further-safeguards-nations-blood-supply-nhlbi-study-shows.html Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:14:36 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) coordinates the development of clinical practice guidelines under the auspices of several national health education programs. The Institute seeks to ensure the scientific objectivity of these clinical guidelines and updates to guidelines through a variety of mechanisms. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2004/nhlbi-clinical-guidelines-development.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2004/nhlbi-clinical-guidelines-development.html Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:14:36 EDT NHLBI Press Releases A 2004 update to the National Cholesterol Education Program's (NCEP) clinical practice guidelines on cholesterol management advises physicians to consider new, more intensive treatment options for people at high and moderately high risk for a heart attack. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2004/update-on-cholesterol-guidelines-more-intensive-treatment-options-for-higher-risk-patients.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2004/update-on-cholesterol-guidelines-more-intensive-treatment-options-for-higher-risk-patients.html Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:14:36 EDT NHLBI Press Releases To help parents and their children understand and fully appreciate the importance of sleep, the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) Office of Science Education and National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) have developed a new supplemental curriculum for use in high school biology classes. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2004/nih-offers-new-resources-to-better-understand-sleep.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2004/nih-offers-new-resources-to-better-understand-sleep.html Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:14:36 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Having a parent with atrial fibrillation (AF) strongly increased an offspring's risk of developing this heart rhythm disorder, according to a study of participants in the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's (NHLBI) Framingham Heart Study. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2004/parental-atrial-fibrillation-increases-risk-in-offspring-finds-nhlbis-framingham-heart-study.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2004/parental-atrial-fibrillation-increases-risk-in-offspring-finds-nhlbis-framingham-heart-study.html Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:14:36 EDT NHLBI Press Releases From eating more heart-healthy foods to being more physically active, participants in Hearts N' Parks programs across the country report significant improvements in what they know, think, and do about heart-healthy eating and physical activity, according to the 2003 performance report. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2004/hearts-n-parks-program-continues-to-help-participants-of-all-ages-adopt-heart-healthy-behaviors.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2004/hearts-n-parks-program-continues-to-help-participants-of-all-ages-adopt-heart-healthy-behaviors.html Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:14:36 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Systolic and diastolic blood pressure levels for children and teenagers have risen substantially since 1988, according to a new study supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2004/average-blood-pressure-levels-on-rise-among-american-childrenteenagers.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2004/average-blood-pressure-levels-on-rise-among-american-childrenteenagers.html Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:14:36 EDT NHLBI Press Releases A large, multi-center heart disease prevention study, part of the Women's Health Initiative (WHI), found that estrogen-alone hormone therapy had no effect on coronary heart disease risk but increased the risk of stroke for postmenopausal women. The study also found that estrogen-alone therapy significantly increased the risk of deep vein thrombosis, had no significant effect on the risk of breast or colorectal cancer, and reduced the risk of hip and other fractures. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2004/whi-study-finds-no-heart-disease-benefit-increased-stroke-risk-with-estrogen-alone.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2004/whi-study-finds-no-heart-disease-benefit-increased-stroke-risk-with-estrogen-alone.html Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:14:36 EDT NHLBI Press Releases An international research team, supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), today announced it has completed a high-quality, draft sequence of the genome of the laboratory rat, and has used that data to explore how the rat's genetic blueprint stacks up against those of mice and humans. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2004/scientists-compare-rat-genome-with-human-mouse.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2004/scientists-compare-rat-genome-with-human-mouse.html Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:14:36 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The first National Sleep Conference, to be held March 29 and 30 at the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, will address the latest evidence regarding sleep and sleep disorders, and explore ways to improve public health and safety. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2004/first-national-sleep-conference-march-29-30-explores-sleeps-role-in-public-health.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2004/first-national-sleep-conference-march-29-30-explores-sleeps-role-in-public-health.html Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:14:36 EDT NHLBI Press Releases From April 2-4, The Heart Truth Road Show a traveling exhibit about women's heart health, sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) will visit San Diego to deliver an urgent heart health wake-up call to local women. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2004/the-heart-truth-road-show-visits-san-diego-april-2-4.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2004/the-heart-truth-road-show-visits-san-diego-april-2-4.html Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:14:36 EDT NHLBI Press Releases From March 19-21, The Heart Truth Road Show a traveling exhibit about women's heart health, sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) will visit Philadelphia's Plaza King of Prussia shopping mall to deliver an urgent heart health wake-up call to local women. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2004/the-heart-truth-road-show-visits-philadelphia-march-19-21.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2004/the-heart-truth-road-show-visits-philadelphia-march-19-21.html Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:14:36 EDT NHLBI Press Releases From April 30-May 2, The Heart Truth Road Show -- a traveling exhibit about women's heart health, sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) -- will visit Miami's Aventura Mall to deliver an urgent heart health wake-up call to local women. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2004/the-heart-truth-road-show-visits-miami-april-30-may-2.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2004/the-heart-truth-road-show-visits-miami-april-30-may-2.html Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:14:36 EDT NHLBI Press Releases From April 16-18, The Heart Truth Road Show a traveling exhibit about women's heart health, sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) will visit Dallas' Valley View Center to deliver an urgent heart health wake-up call to local women. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2004/the-heart-truth-road-show-visits-dallas-april-16-18.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2004/the-heart-truth-road-show-visits-dallas-april-16-18.html Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:14:36 EDT NHLBI Press Releases From March 26-28, The Heart Truth Road Show a traveling exhibit about women's heart health, sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) will visit Chicago to deliver an urgent heart health wake-up call to local women. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2004/the-heart-truth-road-show-visits-chicago-march-26-28.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2004/the-heart-truth-road-show-visits-chicago-march-26-28.html Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:14:36 EDT NHLBI Press Releases From March to May, The Heart Truth Road Show a traveling exhibit about women's heart health, sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) will visit shopping malls in five metropolitan cities to deliver an urgent heart health wake-up call to local women. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2004/heart-truth-road-show-travels-to-5-cities.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2004/heart-truth-road-show-travels-to-5-cities.html Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:14:36 EDT NHLBI Press Releases An implantable cardiac defibrillator (ICD) significantly reduces deaths in heart failure patients, according to a new study supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), one of the National Institutes of Health. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2004/nhlbi-study-finds-implanted-defibrillator-reduces-heart-failure-deaths.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2004/nhlbi-study-finds-implanted-defibrillator-reduces-heart-failure-deaths.html Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:14:36 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has instructed participants in the estrogen-alone study of the Women's Health Initiative (WHI), a large multi-center trial, to stop taking their study pills and to begin the follow-up phase of the study. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2004/nih-asks-participants-in-womens-health-initiative-estrogen-alone-study-to-stop-study-pills-begin-follow-up-phase.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2004/nih-asks-participants-in-womens-health-initiative-estrogen-alone-study-to-stop-study-pills-begin-follow-up-phase.html Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:14:36 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), one of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has awarded grants to four centers to accelerate research aimed at understanding heart development and treating pediatric heart disease. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2004/nhlbi-awards-68-to-fund-clinical-centers-in-pediatric-heart-disease.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2004/nhlbi-awards-68-to-fund-clinical-centers-in-pediatric-heart-disease.html Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:14:36 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Red Dress returns to center stage today as the Red Dress Collection 2004 debuts at Olympus Fashion Week. The Red Dress, the national symbol for women and heart disease awareness, was created and first introduced by NHLBI, one of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), at February's Fashion Week 2003. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2004/nhlbi-hosts-the-red-dress-collection-2004-fashion-show.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2004/nhlbi-hosts-the-red-dress-collection-2004-fashion-show.html Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:14:36 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health endorses the evidence based guidelines for the prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in women released today by the American Heart Association. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2004/statement-from-barbara-alving-md-acting-director-national-heart-lung-and-blood-institute-on-guidelines-for-the-prevention-of-cardiovascular.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2004/statement-from-barbara-alving-md-acting-director-national-heart-lung-and-blood-institute-on-guidelines-for-the-prevention-of-cardiovascular.html Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:14:36 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), one of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), announced at an American Heart Month program in Washington D.C., its plans for a traveling exhibit on heart health. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2004/the-heart-truth-announces-launch-of-its-road-show.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2004/the-heart-truth-announces-launch-of-its-road-show.html Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:14:36 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Cardiorespiratory fitness in early adulthood significantly decreases the chance of developing high blood pressure and diabetes -- both major risk factors for heart disease and stroke -- in middle age, according to a new study supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2003/young-adult-fitness-protects-heart-health-in-middle-age.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2003/young-adult-fitness-protects-heart-health-in-middle-age.html Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:01:17 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The number of survivors of sudden cardiac arrest markedly increased when the victims were helped by community volunteers trained to perform not only CPR but also to use an automated external defibrillator (AED), a device that shocks an ineffectively beating heart back into normal rhythm, according to the results of a large multi-center study funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) in collaboration with the American Heart Association. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2003/public-access-defibrillation-by-trained-community-volunteers-increases-survival-for-victims-of-cardiac-arrest.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2003/public-access-defibrillation-by-trained-community-volunteers-increases-survival-for-victims-of-cardiac-arrest.html Wed, 02 May 2012 17:16:39 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Add some healthy dishes to your holiday table this year with the help of a colorful new cookbook from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2003/keep-the-beat-a-new-collection-of-heart-healthy-recipes-just-in-time-for-the-holidays-from-the.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2003/keep-the-beat-a-new-collection-of-heart-healthy-recipes-just-in-time-for-the-holidays-from-the.html Wed, 02 May 2012 17:21:11 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Impatience and hostility -- two hallmarks of the "type A" behavior pattern -- increase young adults' long-term risk of developing high blood pressure, according to a study funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health. Further, the more intense the behaviors, the greater the risk. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2003/nhlbi-study-finds-hostility-impatience-increase-hypertension-risk.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2003/nhlbi-study-finds-hostility-impatience-increase-hypertension-risk.html Wed, 02 May 2012 17:23:50 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Women trying to lose weight can benefit as much from a moderate physical activity as from an intense workout, according to a new study supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2003/study-finds-moderate-physical-activity-promotes-weight-loss-as-well-as-intense-exercise.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2003/study-finds-moderate-physical-activity-promotes-weight-loss-as-well-as-intense-exercise.html Wed, 02 May 2012 17:24:47 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The leading federal health research agencies in Canada and the United States — the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) — have formed a partnership to advance research of cardiovascular and respiratory diseases. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2003/canada-and-us-launch-collaborative-research-programs-for-circulatory-and-respiratory-health.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2003/canada-and-us-launch-collaborative-research-programs-for-circulatory-and-respiratory-health.html Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:59:34 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) today announced the launch of a major study that could help solve one of the hardest aspects of weight loss' keeping off lost pounds. The study, called the "Weight Loss Maintenance Trial," will be done in two phases at four clinical sites. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2003/nhlbi-study-tests-novel-ways-to-help-americans-keep-weight-off.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2003/nhlbi-study-tests-novel-ways-to-help-americans-keep-weight-off.html Fri, 20 Apr 2012 16:48:05 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Bethesda, Maryland Claude Lenfant, M.D., Director of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), one of the Institutes of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has announced his impending retirement, effective August 30, 2003. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2003/claude-lenfant-to-retire-from-national-heart-lung-and-blood-institute.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2003/claude-lenfant-to-retire-from-national-heart-lung-and-blood-institute.html Fri, 20 Apr 2012 16:23:06 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Children, adolescents, and adults reported adopting healthier behaviors—such as choosing heart-healthy foods more often—after participating in a Hearts N' Parks program, according to a new report on the community-based lifestyle initiative. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2003/reducing-nationwide-obesity-stars-in-neighborhoods.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2003/reducing-nationwide-obesity-stars-in-neighborhoods.html Wed, 02 May 2012 17:31:13 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The first major study to evaluate the effects of treating depression and low social support in recent heart attack patients found no reduction in deaths or second heart attacks; however, study participants showed significant improvement in depression and social functioning. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2003/study-of-heart-disease-patients-treated-for-depression-and-low-social-support-finds-no-survival-benefit-but-significant-improvement-in.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2003/study-of-heart-disease-patients-treated-for-depression-and-low-social-support-finds-no-survival-benefit-but-significant-improvement-in.html Wed, 02 May 2012 17:36:12 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The nation's leading asthma clinicians, researchers, and public health experts will present the latest scientific advances in asthma prevention and control at a national conference June 19-21 at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, D.C. Conference highlights include reports on novel approaches for treating asthma attacks, environmental triggers of asthma attacks, the health effects of outdoor air pollution, innovative and effective community programs, and creative ways to educate patients. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2003/national-asthma-conference-june-19-21-on-advances-in-prevention-and-control.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2003/national-asthma-conference-june-19-21-on-advances-in-prevention-and-control.html Wed, 02 May 2012 17:42:48 EDT NHLBI Press Releases New findings from the Lung Health Study (LHS) indicate that, in general, women's lung function improves significantly more than men's after sustained smoking cessation. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2003/women-benefit-more-from-quitting-smoking-than-men.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2003/women-benefit-more-from-quitting-smoking-than-men.html Fri, 20 Apr 2012 16:59:29 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Results of the largest study of bilateral lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS) to treat severe emphysema indicate that, on average, patients who undergo LVRS with medical therapy are more likely to function better after two years and do not face an increased risk of death compared to those who receive medical therapy only. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2003/landmark-cooperative-federal-study-defines-the-role-of-lung-surgery-in-the-treatment-of-severe-emphysema.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2003/landmark-cooperative-federal-study-defines-the-role-of-lung-surgery-in-the-treatment-of-severe-emphysema.html Wed, 02 May 2012 18:03:38 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) today released new clinical practice guidelines for the prevention, detection, and treatment of high blood pressure. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2003/nhlbi-issues-new-high-blood-pressure-clinical-practice-guidelines.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2003/nhlbi-issues-new-high-blood-pressure-clinical-practice-guidelines.html Fri, 20 Apr 2012 16:42:55 EDT NHLBI Press Releases May 6, 2003 marks the fifth annual World Asthma Day, when people around the world will take action to increase public awareness of the global burden of asthma and promote better asthma diagnosis and treatment. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2003/hhs-and-nhlbi-commemorate-world-asthma-day-2003.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2003/hhs-and-nhlbi-commemorate-world-asthma-day-2003.html Wed, 02 May 2012 18:17:58 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Lifestyle changes to prevent or control high blood pressure need not be made one at a time. According to a study supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), with special counseling, Americans can make all the needed changes at the same time. The best results were achieved when the lifestyle changes included adoption of the DASH diet, which is rich in fruits, vegetables, and lowfat dairy products. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2003/nhlbi-study-finds-all-in-one-approach-to-lifestyle-changes-effectively-lowers-blood-pressure.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2003/nhlbi-study-finds-all-in-one-approach-to-lifestyle-changes-effectively-lowers-blood-pressure.html Thu, 03 May 2012 11:08:25 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Sickle cell anemia patients who took the drug hydroxyurea over a 9-year period experienced a 40 percent reduction in deaths, according to the first study to evaluate whether the treatment prolongs life, announced the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2003/hydroxyurea-therapy-improves-survival-in-most-severely-affected-sickle-cell-patients.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2003/hydroxyurea-therapy-improves-survival-in-most-severely-affected-sickle-cell-patients.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:32:20 EDT NHLBI Press Releases A study of long-term, low-dose warfarin to prevent the recurrence of the blood clotting disorders deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism resulted in such a high degree of benefit to the patients - without significant adverse effects - that the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health has stopped the study early. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2003/low-dose-warfarin-prevents-recurrence-of-blood-clots-nhlbi-stops-study.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2003/low-dose-warfarin-prevents-recurrence-of-blood-clots-nhlbi-stops-study.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:32:19 EDT NHLBI Press Releases HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson today proclaimed the third Friday in February, February 21, as Women's Heart Day. Secretary Thompson also highlighted "The Red Dress Project," the centerpiece of a national campaign -- The Heart Truth -- from the National Institutes of Health's National, Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI), designed to raise awareness that heart disease is the number one killer of American women. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2003/hhs-announces-womens-heart-day-and-highlights-the-red-dress-project-to-educate-women-about-heart-disease.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2003/hhs-announces-womens-heart-day-and-highlights-the-red-dress-project-to-educate-women-about-heart-disease.html Thu, 03 May 2012 13:39:07 EDT NHLBI Press Releases A major new study will test the best approaches to lowering the risk of heart disease and stroke in adults with type 2 diabetes. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2003/nih-study-will-test-best-ways-to-lower-risk-of-heart-disease-and-stroke-in-adults-with-type-2-diabetes.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2003/nih-study-will-test-best-ways-to-lower-risk-of-heart-disease-and-stroke-in-adults-with-type-2-diabetes.html Fri, 20 Apr 2012 16:50:48 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Levels of a type of adult stem cell in the bloodstream may indicate a person's risk of developing cardiovascular disease, according to a study supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2003/nhlbi-study-finds-possible-new-indicator-of-heart-disease-risk.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2003/nhlbi-study-finds-possible-new-indicator-of-heart-disease-risk.html Thu, 03 May 2012 12:34:12 EDT NHLBI Press Releases HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson today announced the launch of a new national partnership with Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week and top fashion designers to raise awareness that heart disease is the number one killer of American women. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2003/hhs-unveils-the-red-dress-project-to-fight-heart-disease-in-women-with-top-designers-during-mercedes-benz-fashion-week-in.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2003/hhs-unveils-the-red-dress-project-to-fight-heart-disease-in-women-with-top-designers-during-mercedes-benz-fashion-week-in.html Thu, 03 May 2012 13:39:20 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) at the National Institutes of Health today announced the three Grand Prize Winners of its "How I Get a Heap of Sleep" contest. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2003/nhlbi-announces-grand-prize-winners-of-national-how-i-get-a-heap-of-sleep-contest.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2003/nhlbi-announces-grand-prize-winners-of-national-how-i-get-a-heap-of-sleep-contest.html Thu, 03 May 2012 13:43:37 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Advanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology can detect heart attack in emergency room patients with chest pain more accurately and faster than traditional methods, according to a new study supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2003/nih-study-shows-mri-provides-faster-more-accurate-way-to-diagnose-heart-attacks.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2003/nih-study-shows-mri-provides-faster-more-accurate-way-to-diagnose-heart-attacks.html Thu, 03 May 2012 13:41:52 EDT NHLBI Press Releases A 12-year study of 38,077 male health professionals found that men who drank alcohol three or more days per week had a reduced risk of heart attack compared with men who drank less frequently. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2003/frequency-of-light-to-moderate-drinking-reduces-heart-disease-risk-in-men.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2003/frequency-of-light-to-moderate-drinking-reduces-heart-disease-risk-in-men.html Fri, 20 Apr 2012 16:28:06 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Less costly, traditional diuretics work better than newer medicines to treat high blood pressure and prevent some forms of heart disease, according to results from the largest hypertension clinical trial ever conducted. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2002/nhlbi-study-finds-traditional-diuretics-better-than-newer-medicines-for-treating-hypertension.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2002/nhlbi-study-finds-traditional-diuretics-better-than-newer-medicines-for-treating-hypertension.html Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:12:32 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The preferred and most frequently used initial therapy for the common heart rhythm disorder atrial fibrillation (AF) is a strategy to restore and maintain a normal heart rhythm. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2002/study-findings-suggest-revised-approach-to-therapy-for-atrial-fibrillation.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2002/study-findings-suggest-revised-approach-to-therapy-for-atrial-fibrillation.html Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:12:32 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) has created a new program to accelerate research aimed at understanding why certain racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic groups are more severely affected by asthma than other populations and at determining ways to close the gaps in prevalence and treatment of this common chronic disease. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2002/nhlbi-funds-centers-for-reducing-asthma-disparities.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2002/nhlbi-funds-centers-for-reducing-asthma-disparities.html Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:12:32 EDT NHLBI Press Releases A study sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health found that postmenopausal women with heart disease who took hormone therapy and high dose antioxidant vitamins - either alone or in combination with hormones - did not have fewer heart attacks, deaths, or progression of coronary disease. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2002/study-of-menopausal-women-with-heart-disease-finds-no-benefit-potential-for-harm-from-hormone-therapy-and-antioxidant-vitamins.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2002/study-of-menopausal-women-with-heart-disease-finds-no-benefit-potential-for-harm-from-hormone-therapy-and-antioxidant-vitamins.html Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:12:32 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Survival after a heart failure diagnosis has greatly improved over the past 50 years, according to a study from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2002/nhlbi-study-finds-improved-heart-failure-survival.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2002/nhlbi-study-finds-improved-heart-failure-survival.html Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:12:32 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Cardiovascular experts and leading women's health advocates joined the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health today for the unveiling of The Heart Truth, the NHLBI's women's heart health awareness campaign. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2002/nhlbi-launches-national-womens-heart-health-awareness-campaign.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2002/nhlbi-launches-national-womens-heart-health-awareness-campaign.html Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:12:32 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The National High Blood Pressure Education Program (NHBPEP) has updated its recommendations to prevent hypertension (high blood pressure). http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2002/new-recommendations-to-prevent-high-blood-pressure-issued.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2002/new-recommendations-to-prevent-high-blood-pressure-issued.html Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:12:32 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health, has launched a major initiative to develop innovative proteomic technologies by creating 10 special centers of research, each funded for 7 years. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2002/nhlbi-launches-innovative-proteomics-centers.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2002/nhlbi-launches-innovative-proteomics-centers.html Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:12:32 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) today announced the funding of six new community-based education projects, which will focus on improving the cardiovascular health of those at increased risk for heart disease and stroke. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2002/nhlbi-funds-new-heart-health-education-projects-in-high-risk-communities.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2002/nhlbi-funds-new-heart-health-education-projects-in-high-risk-communities.html Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:12:32 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) today launched Mission Z, a new and expanded Web site to educate young children - their parents, teachers, and pediatricians - about the importance of adequate nighttime sleep for children. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2002/national-heart-lung-and-blood-institute-launches-new-and-expanded-star-sleeper-web-site.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2002/national-heart-lung-and-blood-institute-launches-new-and-expanded-star-sleeper-web-site.html Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:12:32 EDT NHLBI Press Releases As children and parents prepare for the new school year, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) encourages them to put adequate nighttime sleep on the "back to school" list, along with pencils, binders and backpacks. According to the National Center on Sleep Disorders Research (NCSDR) at NHLBI, children need at least nine hours of sleep each night on a regular basis for their health, safety, and best performance in school and other activities. Inadequate sleep in children can lead to attention difficulties, easy frustration, and difficulty controlling emotions. "Adequate nighttime sleep is just as important as healthy eating and exercise for children' http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2002/nine-hours-of-sleep-key-to-back-to-school-success.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2002/nine-hours-of-sleep-key-to-back-to-school-success.html Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:12:32 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Both African-American and white girls experience a dramatic decline in physical activity during adolescence with the greatest decline occurring in black girls, according to a study supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2002/nhlbi-study-finds-dramatic-decline-in-physical-activity-among-african-american-and-white-girls.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2002/nhlbi-study-finds-dramatic-decline-in-physical-activity-among-african-american-and-white-girls.html Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:12:32 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Scientists supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute have identified a gene variant that is associated with arrhythmia - abnormal heart rhythm - in African Americans. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2002/scientists-identify-gene-variant-associated-with-arrhythmia-in-african-americans.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2002/scientists-identify-gene-variant-associated-with-arrhythmia-in-african-americans.html Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:12:32 EDT NHLBI Press Releases While extreme obesity has been associated with heart failure, until now, data have been limited regarding the influence of overweight and lesser degrees of obesity on the risk of this disease. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2002/nhlbis-framingham-heart-study-finds-strong-link-between-overweightobesity-and-risk-for-heart-failure.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2002/nhlbis-framingham-heart-study-finds-strong-link-between-overweightobesity-and-risk-for-heart-failure.html Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:12:32 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Alternative medicine researchers and practitioners from the United States, as well as Germany, Mexico and Russia, will meet later this week to exchange ideas, report on current research, and discuss ways to foster collaborative research on the cardiovascular effects of botanicals, namely garlic, ginkgo biloba, hawthorn, and phytoestrogens. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2002/nih-to-hold-workshop-on-cardiovascular-effects-of-several-widely-used-herbal-dietary-supplements.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2002/nih-to-hold-workshop-on-cardiovascular-effects-of-several-widely-used-herbal-dietary-supplements.html Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:12:32 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has stopped early a major clinical trial of the risks and benefits of combined estrogen and progestin in healthy menopausal women due to an increased risk of invasive breast cancer http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2002/nhlbi-stops-trial-of-estrogen-plus-progestin-due-to-increased-breast-cancer-risk-lack-of-overall-benefit.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2002/nhlbi-stops-trial-of-estrogen-plus-progestin-due-to-increased-breast-cancer-risk-lack-of-overall-benefit.html Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:12:32 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The National Asthma Education and Prevention Program (NAEPP), has issued an update of selected topics in the Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma. The guidelines now recommend inhaled corticosteroids as safe, effective and preferred first-line therapy for children as well as adults with persistent asthma. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2002/update-on-national-asthma-guidelines-released.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2002/update-on-national-asthma-guidelines-released.html Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:12:32 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The hearts of children whose mothers are infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) show subtle differences in cardiac structure and function by echocardiogram regardless of whether the children are born infected with HIV http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2002/cardiac-differences-in-infants-born-to-hiv-positive-mothers-may-persist.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2002/cardiac-differences-in-infants-born-to-hiv-positive-mothers-may-persist.html Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:12:32 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Concern about weight and the drive to be thin increase the risk a girl will become a daily smoker by the time she's 18 or 19 years old, according to a new study sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). Weight concerns increased the risk for both black and white girls. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2002/study-shows-weight-concerns-increase-girls-risk-of-becoming-smokers.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2002/study-shows-weight-concerns-increase-girls-risk-of-becoming-smokers.html Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:12:32 EDT NHLBI Press Releases From sessions on ways to combat trends in obesity to differences in heart attack symptoms between black and white women, health experts will present the latest findings on the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease (CVD) at a national conference sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2002/national-cardiovascular-health-conference-to-focus-on-prevention-and-treatment-of-nations-leading-killer.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2002/national-cardiovascular-health-conference-to-focus-on-prevention-and-treatment-of-nations-leading-killer.html Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:12:32 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Middle-aged Americans face a 90 percent chance of developing high blood pressure at some time during the rest of their lives, according to a new study supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2002/nhlbi-study-shows-vast-majority-of-middle-aged-americans-at-risk-of-developing-hypertension.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2002/nhlbi-study-shows-vast-majority-of-middle-aged-americans-at-risk-of-developing-hypertension.html Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:12:32 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), the American Heart Association, and other organizations recently issued a host of resources aimed at helping Americans know how to react to a heart attack and so save heart muscle and lives. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2002/nhlbi-issues-resources-to-help-americans-act-in-time-to-heart-attack-signs.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2002/nhlbi-issues-resources-to-help-americans-act-in-time-to-heart-attack-signs.html Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:12:32 EDT NHLBI Press Releases A new continuing education program on the protection of human participants in research is now available online. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2001/nih-course-on-human-research-protections-goes-online.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2001/nih-course-on-human-research-protections-goes-online.html Thu, 19 Apr 2012 09:39:21 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The DASH diet plus reduced dietary sodium lowers blood pressure for all persons, according to the first detailed subgroup analysis of the DASH study results. The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension study was supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2001/nhlbi-study-finds-dash-diet-and-reduced-sodium-lowers-blood-pressure-for-all.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2001/nhlbi-study-finds-dash-diet-and-reduced-sodium-lowers-blood-pressure-for-all.html Thu, 19 Apr 2012 10:56:47 EDT NHLBI Press Releases For the first time scientists have corrected sickle cell disease in mice using gene therapy, according to a study supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health and published in the December 14 issue of Science. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2001/scientists-use-gene-therapy-to-correct-sickle-cell-disease-in-mice.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2001/scientists-use-gene-therapy-to-correct-sickle-cell-disease-in-mice.html Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:41:53 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Treating patients who are depressed and lack social support with counseling and psychotropic drugs soon after a heart attack did not lower their risk of death or of having a second heart attack. However, the treatment program reduced patients' depression and increased their level of social support, according to a study supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) and presented today at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions conference. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2001/study-finds-no-reduction-in-deaths-or-heart-attacks-in-heart-disease-patients-treated-for-depression-and-low-social-support.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2001/study-finds-no-reduction-in-deaths-or-heart-attacks-in-heart-disease-patients-treated-for-depression-and-low-social-support.html Fri, 10 Aug 2012 10:49:40 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Scientists supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health have demonstrated that despite several serious side effects, a type of implantable heart pump, called a left ventricular assist device (LVAD), can significantly extend and improve the lives of terminally ill patients with end stage heart failure (ESHF) who are not eligible for cardiac transplantation. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2001/nhlbi-funded-study-finds-heart-assist-device-extends-and-improves-lives-of-patients-with-end-stage-heart-failure.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2001/nhlbi-funded-study-finds-heart-assist-device-extends-and-improves-lives-of-patients-with-end-stage-heart-failure.html Thu, 19 Apr 2012 11:02:30 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The Framingham Heart Study (FHS) - which helped give the world the term "risk factor" to describe behaviors or conditions that increase the chance of disease - is about to enter a new phase by recruiting its third generation of participants. FHS scientists expect the Third Generation Study to yield even more breakthroughs about factors that promote the development of cardiovascular and other diseases. Begun in 1948, FHS is part of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). The new phase was announced by NHLBI and Boston University, which has been associated with the study since 1971. Bos http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2001/framingham-heart-study-enters-new-phase.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2001/framingham-heart-study-enters-new-phase.html Tue, 01 May 2012 18:35:34 EDT NHLBI Press Releases High-normal blood pressure significantly increases the risk of heart attack, stroke, and heart failure, according to a new study supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). The adverse effects of high-normal blood pressure held for both men and women and at all ages, although it was especially high for those age 65 and older. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2001/nhlbi-study-finds-high-normal-blood-pressure-increases-cardiovascular-risk.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2001/nhlbi-study-finds-high-normal-blood-pressure-increases-cardiovascular-risk.html Tue, 01 May 2012 18:37:06 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Scientists at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) report that women with a rare lung disease known as LAM (lymphangioleiomyomatosis) have a high prevalence of meningiomas, a type of brain tumor. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2001/women-with-rare-lung-disease-found-to-also-have-high-prevalence-of-meningiomas.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2001/women-with-rare-lung-disease-found-to-also-have-high-prevalence-of-meningiomas.html Tue, 01 May 2012 18:42:19 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Premenopausal women who use inhaled corticosteroids to treat persistent asthma may experience accelerated bone loss in the hip compared to those who do not use inhaled steroids, according to results of a new study of 109 women ages18 to 45 years old. In the September 27, 2001, issue of the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) in Boston report that the effect of the inhaled steroids was directly related to the dose - that is, the bone density loss increased with the number of puffs per day and persisted throughout the three-year study. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2001/nhlbi-supported-study-finds-inhaled-steroids-accelerate-bone-loss-in-women-with-asthma.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2001/nhlbi-supported-study-finds-inhaled-steroids-accelerate-bone-loss-in-women-with-asthma.html Thu, 19 Apr 2012 10:22:15 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Blood donors with hemochromatosis, a disorder in which iron accumulates in organs and body tissues, do not pose a greater risk to blood safety than other donors, according to the results of a study funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) and published in the September 26 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2001/study-finds-hemochromatosis-patients-blood-is-as-safe-as-other-donated-blood.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2001/study-finds-hemochromatosis-patients-blood-is-as-safe-as-other-donated-blood.html Wed, 18 Apr 2012 14:05:20 EDT NHLBI Press Releases A joint call to action urging physicians to educate their patients about heart attack warning signs - and the importance of calling 9-1-1 immediately - was announced today at a news conference by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) and the American Heart Association. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2001/national-9-1-1-day-september-11-911-citing-alarming-delays-in-treatment-nhlbi-and-american-heart-association-call-on-physicians.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2001/national-9-1-1-day-september-11-911-citing-alarming-delays-in-treatment-nhlbi-and-american-heart-association-call-on-physicians.html Wed, 18 Apr 2012 17:02:16 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Emphysema patients who have severe lung obstruction with either limited ability to exchange gas when breathing or damage that is evenly distributed throughout their lungs receive little benefit from lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS) and are at high risk of death from the procedure, according to early results from the National Emphysema Treatment Trial (NETT). NETT is a five-year, multicenter, randomized study to evaluate the role of LVRS in the treatment of severe emphysema. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2001/nhlbi-funded-emphysema-study-finds-certain-patients-at-high-risk-for-death-following-lung-surgery.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2001/nhlbi-funded-emphysema-study-finds-certain-patients-at-high-risk-for-death-following-lung-surgery.html Wed, 02 May 2012 10:46:34 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Just 3 hours of advice and counseling by doctors and other health care professionals over 2 years can boost sedentary adults' physical fitness, according to a new study sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2001/nhlbi-study-finds-brief-counseling-by-health-professionals-boosts-patients-physical-fitness.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2001/nhlbi-study-finds-brief-counseling-by-health-professionals-boosts-patients-physical-fitness.html Thu, 19 Apr 2012 09:06:28 EDT NHLBI Press Releases An eating plan known to lower blood pressure also significantly lowers blood cholesterol levels, according to results of a study supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health. Scientists have found that the DASH(Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diet significantly reduces the levels of total cholesterol and of low-density lipoprotein (LDL), or "bad" cholesterol. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2001/dash-hypertension-diet-also-lowers-cholesterol-finds-new-nhlbi-funded-study.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2001/dash-hypertension-diet-also-lowers-cholesterol-finds-new-nhlbi-funded-study.html Tue, 01 May 2012 16:16:33 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Challenging one of medicine's long-standing beliefs, a team of scientists funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) and the National Institute on Aging (NIA) has found the strongest evidence to date that human heart muscle cells regenerate after a heart attack. In a paper published in the June 7 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, scientists from New York Medical College in Valhalla, NY report their success in finding large scale replication of heart muscle cells in two regions of the heart, and in identifying several other key indicators of cell regeneration. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2001/scientists-find-that-heart-muscle-cells-regenerate-after-a-heart-attack.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2001/scientists-find-that-heart-muscle-cells-regenerate-after-a-heart-attack.html Thu, 19 Apr 2012 09:11:06 EDT NHLBI Press Releases A study sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) found that, overall, the beta-blocker bucindolol did not increase survival for moderate to severe heart failure. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2001/nhlbi-va-study-finds-no-increased-survival-from-beta-blocker-for-moderate-to-advanced-heart-failure.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2001/nhlbi-va-study-finds-no-increased-survival-from-beta-blocker-for-moderate-to-advanced-heart-failure.html Thu, 19 Apr 2012 09:12:09 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The National High Blood Pressure Education Program (NHBPEP) has several new and updated resources to help consumers and their clinicians better control their blood pressure. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2001/nhlbi-unveils-new-resources-to-help-consumers-control-their-blood-pressure.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2001/nhlbi-unveils-new-resources-to-help-consumers-control-their-blood-pressure.html Wed, 02 May 2012 14:03:18 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Researchers supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) today report findings from two studies that address an ongoing controversy about whether long-acting beta-agonists (LABs) should replace or supplement inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) in the treatment of adults with mild-to-moderate persistent asthma. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2001/nhlbi-researchers-find-long-acting-beta-agonists-not-as-effective-as-inhaled-corticosteroids-in-treating-persistent-asthma.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2001/nhlbi-researchers-find-long-acting-beta-agonists-not-as-effective-as-inhaled-corticosteroids-in-treating-persistent-asthma.html Wed, 02 May 2012 14:05:23 EDT NHLBI Press Releases In observance of the third annual World Asthma Day, May 3, 2001, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) at the National Institutes of Health today reported that asthma continues to be a major public health problem in the U.S., but more organizations at both the national and community levels are joining together to combat it. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2001/nhlbi-reports-new-asthma-data-for-world-asthma-day-2001.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2001/nhlbi-reports-new-asthma-data-for-world-asthma-day-2001.html Wed, 02 May 2012 14:20:36 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Salud para su Corazón, a unique community-based heart-health education program for Latinos, is rapidly expanding across the U.S. - making a difference in underserved communities in Texas, Illinois, New Mexico, and California. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2001/national-heart-lung-and-blood-institute-expands-salud-para-su-corazn.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2001/national-heart-lung-and-blood-institute-expands-salud-para-su-corazn.html Thu, 19 Apr 2012 09:22:01 EDT NHLBI Press Releases To ensure that science-based information about cardiovascular disease (CVD) reaches people in low-income and minority communities, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) at the National Institutes of Health today announced a partnership with six community-based organizations. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2001/nhlbi-creates-community-partnership-to-eliminate-disparities-in-cardiovascular-health.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2001/nhlbi-creates-community-partnership-to-eliminate-disparities-in-cardiovascular-health.html Thu, 19 Apr 2012 09:26:39 EDT NHLBI Press Releases A "practical guide" to help health care providers manage the treatment of their overweight and obese patients, an online interactive menu planner, and consumer tips on behavior change for weight management are some of the new tools being unveiled by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) this month to help tackle America's battle of the bulge. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2001/new-tools-for-health-care-providers-and-the-public-to-combat-overweight-and-obesity.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2001/new-tools-for-health-care-providers-and-the-public-to-combat-overweight-and-obesity.html Wed, 02 May 2012 14:30:43 EDT NHLBI Press Releases At Least Nine Hours Sleep Each Night Recommended for Children The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) today launched a major five-year educational initiative to reach young children - their parents, teachers, and health care providers - with the message that adequate nighttime sleep - at least nine hours each night - is important to their health, performance, and safety. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2001/nhlbi-launches-sleep-and-children-education-program-with-garfield-the-cat-as-spokescat.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2001/nhlbi-launches-sleep-and-children-education-program-with-garfield-the-cat-as-spokescat.html Wed, 02 May 2012 14:34:55 EDT NHLBI Press Releases A sensitivity to salt increases the risk of death as much as high blood pressure, according to a study supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2001/study-shows-new-link-between-salt-sensitivity-and-risk-of-death.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2001/study-shows-new-link-between-salt-sensitivity-and-risk-of-death.html Wed, 02 May 2012 14:58:35 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Children with high blood cholesterol levels can benefit from reducing the amount of fat, saturated fat, and cholesterol in their diets without adversely affecting their normal development during puberty, according to new results from a long-term study funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2001/nhlbi-study-shows-reduced-fat-intake-to-lower-cholesterol-is-safe-and-beneficial-for-children.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2001/nhlbi-study-shows-reduced-fat-intake-to-lower-cholesterol-is-safe-and-beneficial-for-children.html Wed, 02 May 2012 15:03:21 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The Federal government and the American Heart Association - including its division the American Stroke Association - are joining forces in the fight against heart disease and stroke, America's number one and number three killers, respectively. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2001/federal-health-agencies-team-up-with-the-american-heart-association-to-advance-war-on-heart-disease-and-stroke.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2001/federal-health-agencies-team-up-with-the-american-heart-association-to-advance-war-on-heart-disease-and-stroke.html Thu, 03 May 2012 14:39:27 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Sodium reduction combined with either a typical U.S. diet or the "DASH" diet, which is rich in vegetables, fruit, and low-fat dairy products and low in total and saturated fat, substantially lowered blood pressure in persons with high blood pressure and persons with higher than optimal blood pressure, according to the results of a study supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2001/reducing-sodium-leads-to-substantial-drop-in-blood-pressure-finds-nhlbi-study.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2001/reducing-sodium-leads-to-substantial-drop-in-blood-pressure-finds-nhlbi-study.html Thu, 19 Apr 2012 09:41:58 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Acute lung injury patients on ventilators who require a feeding tube have a similar number of ventilator-free hospital days and similar mortality rates if they receive a low-calorie feeding program initially followed by a full-calorie program compared to a full-calorie program right away. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2012/restricting-calories-early-on-does-not-help-acute-lung-injury-patients-on-ventilators.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2012/restricting-calories-early-on-does-not-help-acute-lung-injury-patients-on-ventilators.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:39:32 EDT NHLBI Press Releases As part of American Heart Month, on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute’s (NHLBI’s) The Heart Truth campaign, with the support of the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH), will showcase its signature event, the Red Dress Collection 2012 at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York City. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2012/the-nih-urges-women-to-protect-their-heart-health.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2012/the-nih-urges-women-to-protect-their-heart-health.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:39:33 EDT NHLBI Press Releases National Institutes of Health researchers and their colleagues have identified how resveratrol, a naturally occurring chemical found in red wine and other plant products, may confer its health benefits. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2012/nih-study-uncovers-probable-mechanism-underlying-resveratrol-activity.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2012/nih-study-uncovers-probable-mechanism-underlying-resveratrol-activity.html Fri, 14 Dec 2012 12:08:58 EST NHLBI Press Releases The National Institutes of Health has launched two multi-site clinical trials to evaluate treatments for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. One will compare continuous chest compressions (CCC) combined with pause-free rescue breathing to standard cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), which includes a combination of chest compressions and pauses for rescue breathing. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2012/nih-launches-trials-to-evaluate-cpr-and-drugs-after-sudden-cardiac-arrest.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2012/nih-launches-trials-to-evaluate-cpr-and-drugs-after-sudden-cardiac-arrest.html Tue, 17 Apr 2012 15:25:52 EDT NHLBI Press Releases In one of the largest-ever analyses of lifetime risks for cardiovascular disease (CVD), researchers have found that middle-aged adults who have one or more elevated traditional risk factors for CVD, such as high blood pressure, have a substantially greater chance of having a major CVD event, such as heart attack or stroke, during their remaining lifetime than people with optimal levels of risk factors. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2012/elevated-risk-factors-linked-to-major-cardiovascular-disease-events-across-a-lifetime.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2012/elevated-risk-factors-linked-to-major-cardiovascular-disease-events-across-a-lifetime.html Fri, 07 Sep 2012 12:23:01 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Adding the acid reflux drug lansoprazole to a standard inhaled steroid treatment for asthma does not improve asthma control in children who have no symptom of acid reflux, according to a new study funded in part by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2012/treatment-of-silent-acid-reflux-does-not-improve-asthma-in-children-nih-study-finds.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2012/treatment-of-silent-acid-reflux-does-not-improve-asthma-in-children-nih-study-finds.html Mon, 23 Apr 2012 11:45:23 EDT NHLBI Press Releases New research shows similar survival rates after two years for high-risk leukemia patients who receive blood stem cell or bone marrow transplants from unrelated donors. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2011/nih-media-availability-similar-survival-rates-found-for-blood-stem-cell-and-bone-marrow-transplants-from-unrelated-donors.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2011/nih-media-availability-similar-survival-rates-found-for-blood-stem-cell-and-bone-marrow-transplants-from-unrelated-donors.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:39:21 EDT NHLBI Press Releases A liberal strategy for providing red blood cell transfusions following hip-fracture surgery to patients at risk for cardiovascular disease neither lowered their post-surgical risk of death nor improved their recovery rates when compared to a restrictive transfusion strategy, according to new research supported by the National Institutes of Health. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2011/nih-supported-study-finds-no-benefit-for-a-liberal-transfusion-strategy-after-hip-fracture-surgery.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2011/nih-supported-study-finds-no-benefit-for-a-liberal-transfusion-strategy-after-hip-fracture-surgery.html Fri, 20 Apr 2012 11:31:39 EDT NHLBI Press Releases An experimental gene therapy technique boosted the production of a vital blood clotting factor in six people with hemophilia B, according to new research supported by the National Institutes of Health. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2011/gene-therapy-helps-patients-with-hemophilia-b.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2011/gene-therapy-helps-patients-with-hemophilia-b.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:39:04 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Giving daily low doses of an inhaled corticosteroid to preschool-age children who have recurrent wheezing and are at risk for developing asthma does no better than intermittent high doses to control the condition, according to a study funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2011/no-outcome-difference-between-two-treatments-for-wheezing-preschoolers.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2011/no-outcome-difference-between-two-treatments-for-wheezing-preschoolers.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:39:03 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Awareness of COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), the nation’s third leading killer, continues to rise in the United States, according to the results of a Web-based survey released today by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2011/copd-awareness-continues-to-rise-new-nih-survey-finds.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2011/copd-awareness-continues-to-rise-new-nih-survey-finds.html Fri, 20 Apr 2012 11:21:36 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Obese adults who received weight loss coaching via phone, Web, and email contact, as well as support from their primary care providers often lost a significant amount of weight—5 percent or more of their starting body weight—and kept it off for two years, reports a research team funded by the National Institutes of Health. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2011/nih-studies-find-long-term-weight-loss-methods-for-clinical-practice.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2011/nih-studies-find-long-term-weight-loss-methods-for-clinical-practice.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:39:03 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Building on scientific advances that link sleep problems to health and safety risks, the National Institutes of Health today released the 2011 NIH Sleep Disorders Research Plan. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2011/updated-nih-sleep-disorders-research-plan-seeks-to-promote-and-protect-sleep-health.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2011/updated-nih-sleep-disorders-research-plan-seeks-to-promote-and-protect-sleep-health.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:39:02 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Stem cells obtained from bone marrow, known as BMCs, can be safely injected into people 2-3 weeks following a heart attack, reports a new clinical trial supported by the National, Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health. However, while safe, the BMCs did not improve heart function six months after their administration. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2011/delayed-stem-cell-therapy-following-heart-attack-is-safe-but-not-effective.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2011/delayed-stem-cell-therapy-following-heart-attack-is-safe-but-not-effective.html Fri, 20 Apr 2012 09:58:46 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health, has stopped one arm of a three arm multi-center, clinical trial studying treatments for the lung-scarring disease idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) for safety concerns. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2011/commonly-used-three-drug-regimen-for-idiopathic-pulmonary-fibrosis-found-harmful.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2011/commonly-used-three-drug-regimen-for-idiopathic-pulmonary-fibrosis-found-harmful.html Fri, 10 May 2013 13:22:01 EDT NHLBI Press Releases National Institutes of Health-funded scientists have corrected sickle cell disease in adult laboratory mice by activating production of a special blood component normally produced before, but not after, birth. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2011/nih-funded-researchers-correct-sickle-cell-disease-in-adult-mice.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2011/nih-funded-researchers-correct-sickle-cell-disease-in-adult-mice.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:39:00 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Advances in tissue engineering and stem cell therapies will be among the research topics discussed during the National Institutes of Health’s fourth Symposium on Cardiovascular Regenerative Medicine, which will be held Oct. 4-5. More than 30 leading researchers will share insights into the state of the regenerative medicine field. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2011/media-advisory-nih-hosts-cardiovascular-regenerative-medicine-symposium-oct-4-5.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2011/media-advisory-nih-hosts-cardiovascular-regenerative-medicine-symposium-oct-4-5.html Fri, 20 Apr 2012 09:37:46 EDT NHLBI Press Releases A genetic variant may explain why some people with asthma do not respond well to inhaled corticosteroids, the most widely prescribed medicine for long-term asthma control. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2011/nih-funded-study-connects-gene-variant-to-response-to-asthma-drugs.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2011/nih-funded-study-connects-gene-variant-to-response-to-asthma-drugs.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:38:59 EDT NHLBI Press Releases A study supported by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services could not validate or confirm previous research findings that suggested the presence of one of several viruses in blood samples of people living with chronic fatigue syndrome. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2011/xmrv-and-related-viruses-not-confirmed-in-blood-of-healthy-donors-or-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-patients.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2011/xmrv-and-related-viruses-not-confirmed-in-blood-of-healthy-donors-or-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-patients.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:38:58 EDT NHLBI Press Releases In one of the largest genomics studies ever, an international research consortium that includes the National Institutes of Health has identified 29 genetic variations across 28 regions of the human genome that influence blood pressure. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2011/international-genome-consortium-discovers-new-genes-that-control-blood-pressure.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2011/international-genome-consortium-discovers-new-genes-that-control-blood-pressure.html Fri, 20 Apr 2012 09:27:43 EDT NHLBI Press Releases A new analysis of data collected from more than 200,000 adults has found that a combination of five healthy lifestyle factors is associated with a reduced risk of developing type 2 diabetes. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2011/nih-media-availability-combination-of-five-lifestyle-factors-linked-to-lower-diabetes-risk.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2011/nih-media-availability-combination-of-five-lifestyle-factors-linked-to-lower-diabetes-risk.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:38:57 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), will host researchers from across the country at a symposium: “Genomics: Gene Discovery and Clinical Applications for Cardiovascular, Lung, and Blood Diseases.” http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2011/media-advisory-nhlbi-to-showcase-genomics-projects-breakthroughs-september-12-13.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2011/media-advisory-nhlbi-to-showcase-genomics-projects-breakthroughs-september-12-13.html Fri, 20 Apr 2012 09:24:43 EDT NHLBI Press Releases National Institutes of Health researchers have found that Parkin, an important protein linked with some cases of early-onset Parkinson’s disease, regulates how cells in our bodies take up and process dietary fats. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2011/protein-linked-to-parkinsons-disease-may-regulate-fat-metabolism.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2011/protein-linked-to-parkinsons-disease-may-regulate-fat-metabolism.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:38:56 EDT NHLBI Press Releases A comparison clinical study of two aplastic anemia treatments found that ATGAM, currently the only licensed aplastic anemia drug in the United States, improved blood cell counts and survival significantly more than did Thymoglobulin, a similar but reportedly more potent treatment. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2011/standard-aplastic-anemia-therapy-improves-patient-outcomes-better-than-newer-version.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2011/standard-aplastic-anemia-therapy-improves-patient-outcomes-better-than-newer-version.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:38:55 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Adding a common antibiotic to the usual daily treatment regimen for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can reduce the occurrence of acute exacerbations and improve quality of life, reports new results from a clinical trial funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2011/commonly-prescribed-antibiotic-reduces-acute-copd-attacks.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2011/commonly-prescribed-antibiotic-reduces-acute-copd-attacks.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:38:56 EDT NHLBI Press Releases An NIH-funded network of researchers will evaluate potential harmful effects of the Deepwater Horizon disaster on reproduction and birth outcomes, the cardiorespiratory system, and behavior and mental health. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2011/nih-funded-research-network-to-explore-oil-spill-health-effects.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2011/nih-funded-research-network-to-explore-oil-spill-health-effects.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:38:54 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Researchers have identified important risk factors for death and transplantation in children with dilated cardiomyopathy (heart muscle disease), according to results from a study supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2011/nih-media-availability-study-finds-important-risk-factors-for-death-and-transplantation-in-children-with-heart-muscle-disease.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2011/nih-media-availability-study-finds-important-risk-factors-for-death-and-transplantation-in-children-with-heart-muscle-disease.html Fri, 20 Apr 2012 09:01:43 EDT NHLBI Press Releases A trio of large-scale genome-wide association studies, or GWAS, have identified more than 15 gene variants responsible for the diversity of white blood cell counts among whites, African-Americans, and Japanese. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2011/nih-media-availability-nih-funds-massive-genome-studies-that-identify-genetics-behind-white-blood-cell-counts.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2011/nih-media-availability-nih-funds-massive-genome-studies-that-identify-genetics-behind-white-blood-cell-counts.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:38:53 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The National Institutes of Health today announced an agreement with two non-profit organizations to accelerate the development of potential clinical therapies for rare blood cancers. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2011/nih-and-non-profits-sign-research-and-development-agreement.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2011/nih-and-non-profits-sign-research-and-development-agreement.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:38:52 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health has stopped a clinical trial studying a blood lipid treatment 18 months earlier than planned. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2011/nih-stops-clinical-trial-on-combination-cholesterol-treatment.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2011/nih-stops-clinical-trial-on-combination-cholesterol-treatment.html Fri, 10 May 2013 13:22:01 EDT NHLBI Press Releases A drug now used to treat adults who have sickle cell disease appears to be safe for children aged 8 to 19 months, results from a new National Institutes of Health-funded study suggest. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2011/nih-funded-study-finds-sickle-cell-treatment-safe-for-young-children.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2011/nih-funded-study-finds-sickle-cell-treatment-safe-for-young-children.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:38:51 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Scientists funded by the National Institutes of Health have identified a common genetic variant associated with substantially increased risk of developing pulmonary fibrosis, a debilitating and life-threatening lung condition. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2011/common-genetic-variant-linked-to-pulmonary-fibrosis-risk.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2011/common-genetic-variant-linked-to-pulmonary-fibrosis-risk.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:38:50 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Today, the National Institutes of Health joins with public health officials, health organizations, and patient groups around the world to recognize World Asthma Day. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2011/world-asthma-day-nih-research-advances-help-people-with-asthma.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2011/world-asthma-day-nih-research-advances-help-people-with-asthma.html Tue, 24 Apr 2012 08:35:55 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Nine state and local organizations will receive a total of $383,000 for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) education initiatives, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health, announced today. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2011/nhlbi-funds-nine-organizations-to-improve-awareness-of-copd.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2011/nhlbi-funds-nine-organizations-to-improve-awareness-of-copd.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:38:48 EDT NHLBI Press Releases A new study found that coronary artery bypass surgery added to medical therapy for selected chronic heart failure patients offered benefits over medical therapy alone. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2011/bypass-surgery-medications-both-options-to-be-considered-for-heart-failure-patients-with-coronary-artery-disease.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2011/bypass-surgery-medications-both-options-to-be-considered-for-heart-failure-patients-with-coronary-artery-disease.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:38:49 EDT NHLBI Press Releases To combat the obesity epidemic, the National Institutes of Health is encouraging diverse scientific investigations through a new Strategic Plan for NIH Obesity Research. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2011/new-strategic-plan-for-nih-obesity-research-seeks-to-curb-epidemic.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2011/new-strategic-plan-for-nih-obesity-research-seeks-to-curb-epidemic.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:38:49 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Researchers have found a link between high blood pressure and a greater drop in average walking speeds in older adults, according to results from a new National Institutes of Health-funded study. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2011/nih-study-high-blood-pressure-linked-to-steeper-decline-in-walking-speeds-in-seniors.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2011/nih-study-high-blood-pressure-linked-to-steeper-decline-in-walking-speeds-in-seniors.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:38:47 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Sirolimus, a drug currently used to help prevent transplant rejection, can improve lung function and quality of life in individuals living with the lung disease lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM), according to the results of a new study sponsored and conducted in part by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2011/nih-media-availability-sirolimus-therapy-alleviates-symptoms-of-lung-disease-lam.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2011/nih-media-availability-sirolimus-therapy-alleviates-symptoms-of-lung-disease-lam.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:38:48 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Abnormal heart rate turbulence is associated with an increased risk of heart disease death in otherwise low-risk older individuals, according to a study funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2011/nih-funded-study-finds-new-possible-risk-factor-of-heart-disease.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2011/nih-funded-study-finds-new-possible-risk-factor-of-heart-disease.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:38:46 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Inhaling nitric oxide gas does not reduce pain crises or shorten hospital stays in people living with sickle cell disease, according to the results of a new study sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2011/nih-media-availability-study-finds-nitric-oxide-does-not-help-sickle-cell-pain-crisis.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2011/nih-media-availability-study-finds-nitric-oxide-does-not-help-sickle-cell-pain-crisis.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:38:47 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Nutritious meals can be tasty and easy to prepare, according to a new family cookbook from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2011/new-nih-cookbook-encourages-families-to-eat-healthfully.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2011/new-nih-cookbook-encourages-families-to-eat-healthfully.html Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:01:29 EDT NHLBI Press Releases On Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2011, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute’s (NHLBI) The Heart Truth campaign will once again bring the Red Dress to life on the runway at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York City, with the debut of the Red Dress Collection 2011. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2011/nih-encourages-women-to-take-charge-of-their-heart-health.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2011/nih-encourages-women-to-take-charge-of-their-heart-health.html Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:48:23 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Cardiac arrests that can be treated by electric stimulation, also known as shockable arrests, were found at a higher frequency in public settings than in the home, according to a National Institutes of Health-funded study appearing in the Jan. 27 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2011/shockable-cardiac-arrests-are-more-common-in-public-than-home.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2011/shockable-cardiac-arrests-are-more-common-in-public-than-home.html Wed, 18 Apr 2012 13:26:10 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Clinical researchers at the National Institutes of Health’s Undiagnosed Diseases Program (UDP) have identified the genetic cause of a rare and debilitating vascular disorder not previously explained in the medical literature. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2011/nih-researchers-identify-genetic-cause-of-new-vascular-disease.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2011/nih-researchers-identify-genetic-cause-of-new-vascular-disease.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:38:44 EDT NHLBI Press Releases To engage young adults in protecting their future heart health, the National Institutes of Health's National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) has funded seven clinical trials that combine behavioral weight management programs with technologies such as text messaging, online social networking, and Bluetooth-enabled scales. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2010/trials-use-technology-to-help-young-adults-achieve-healthy-weights.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2010/trials-use-technology-to-help-young-adults-achieve-healthy-weights.html Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:43:09 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Results from a government-sponsored clinical trial of inactivated 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine in people with asthma indicate that a single dose of vaccine was safe and induced a strong immune response predictive of protection. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2010/2009-h1n1-vaccine-safe-and-induces-robust-immune-response-in-people-with-asthma.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2010/2009-h1n1-vaccine-safe-and-induces-robust-immune-response-in-people-with-asthma.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:37:58 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The number of Americans who report being aware of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, increased by 4 percentage points between 2008 and 2010, but many people at risk are still unaware of the disease, according to mailed survey results released today by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2010/new-nih-data-show-gains-in-copd-awareness.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2010/new-nih-data-show-gains-in-copd-awareness.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:37:59 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The Heart Truth® campaign to raise awareness about women's heart disease takes the spotlight at The George Bush Presidential Library and Museum, where The Heart Truth Founding Ambassador Laura Bush recently unveiled the latest installment of the First Ladies Red Dress Collection. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2010/first-ladies-join-the-heart-truth-to-raise-womens-heart-disease-awareness.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2010/first-ladies-join-the-heart-truth-to-raise-womens-heart-disease-awareness.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:38:00 EDT NHLBI Press Releases More than 30 experts from around the world are scheduled to present Nov. 16-17 in Bethesda, Md., at the James B. Herrick Symposium – Sickle Cell Disease Care and Research: Past, Present, and Future. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2010/media-advisory-nih-to-host-sickle-cell-disease-symposium.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2010/media-advisory-nih-to-host-sickle-cell-disease-symposium.html Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:29:54 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health, has launched the first large-scale, multicenter study to investigate the effectiveness of body cooling treatment in infants and children who have had cardiac arrest. The Therapeutic Hypothermia after Pediatric Cardiac Arrest (THAPCA) trials total more than $21 million over six years. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2010/nhlbi-launches-body-cooling-treatment-study-for-pediatric-cardiac-arrest.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2010/nhlbi-launches-body-cooling-treatment-study-for-pediatric-cardiac-arrest.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:38:00 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The National Institutes of Health plans to add about 1,750 participants over the age of 75 to its upcoming Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT) to determine whether a lower blood pressure range in older adults will reduce cardiovascular and kidney diseases, age-related cognitive decline, and dementia. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2010/nih-blood-pressure-trial-expands-to-include-more-older-adults.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2010/nih-blood-pressure-trial-expands-to-include-more-older-adults.html Mon, 30 Apr 2012 17:10:49 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Three grants totaling more than $4.5 million, from agencies of the National Institutes of Health, will be used to explore novel treatment strategies for muscular dystrophy. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2010/nih-awards-muscular-dystrophy-cooperative-research-center-grants.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2010/nih-awards-muscular-dystrophy-cooperative-research-center-grants.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:38:02 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute is awarding $65 million to renew its Programs for Nanotechnology Research to help researchers develop tools based on materials designed at the molecular level to detect and deliver treatments for heart, lung, and blood diseases. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2010/nhlbi-renews-programs-for-nanotechnology-research.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2010/nhlbi-renews-programs-for-nanotechnology-research.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:38:01 EDT NHLBI Press Releases A drug commonly used for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) successfully treats adults whose asthma is not well-controlled on low doses of inhaled corticosteroids, reported researchers supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2010/possible-alternate-therapy-for-adults-with-poorly-controlled-asthma.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2010/possible-alternate-therapy-for-adults-with-poorly-controlled-asthma.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:38:03 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The tenth anniversary of the Jackson Heart Study (JHS) will be observed on Sept. 23-24 in Jackson, Mississippi. The JHS is the largest study in history to investigate genetic factors that affect high blood pressure, heart and lung disease, stroke, diabetes, and other important diseases in African-Americans. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2010/nih-celebrates-ten-years-of-research-into-health-disparities.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2010/nih-celebrates-ten-years-of-research-into-health-disparities.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:38:02 EDT NHLBI Press Releases September is National Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month. This year's commemoration takes on added significance: 2010 is the 100th anniversary of the first research paper on sickle cell disease in Western medical literature. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2010/nih-recognizes-sickle-cell-disease-awareness-month.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2010/nih-recognizes-sickle-cell-disease-awareness-month.html Fri, 07 Sep 2012 12:09:57 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Information about the risk factors, diagnosis and treatment of peripheral arterial disease, or P.A.D., has just been added to NIHSeniorHealth, the senior-friendly health and wellness website from the National Institutes of Health. Consumers can visit www.nihseniorhealth.gov/peripheralarterialdisease/toc.html to learn more about P.A.D., which develops when arteries in the body become clogged with fatty deposits, limiting blood flow. P.A.D. affects an estimated 8 million to 12 million people, most of them over age 50. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2010/peripheral-arterial-disease-newest-offering-on-nihseniorhealth-site.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2010/peripheral-arterial-disease-newest-offering-on-nihseniorhealth-site.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:38:04 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The National Institutes of Health is launching two major research efforts, totaling $72.5 million, to examine ways to curtail the nation's childhood obesity epidemic. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2010/nih-funded-studies-aim-to-prevent-treat-childhood-obesity.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2010/nih-funded-studies-aim-to-prevent-treat-childhood-obesity.html Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:06:06 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Scanning the genomes of more than 100,000 people from all over the world, scientists report the largest set of genes discovered underlying high cholesterol and high triglycerides — the major risk factors for coronary heart disease, the nation's number one killer. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2010/nih-genomic-mapping-study-finds-largest-set-of-genes-related-to-major-risk-factor-for-heart-disease.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2010/nih-genomic-mapping-study-finds-largest-set-of-genes-related-to-major-risk-factor-for-heart-disease.html Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:01:15 EDT NHLBI Press Releases In people with longstanding type 2 diabetes who are at high risk for heart attack and stroke, lowering blood sugar to near-normal levels did not delay the combined risk of diabetic damage to kidneys, eyes, or nerves, but did delay several other signs of diabetic damage, a study has found. The intensive glucose treatment was compared with standard glucose control. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2010/aiming-for-near-normal-blood-sugar-did-not-delay-combined-risk-of-diabetic-damage-for-people-with-long-standing-diabetes-nih-sponsored-trial.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2010/aiming-for-near-normal-blood-sugar-did-not-delay-combined-risk-of-diabetic-damage-for-people-with-long-standing-diabetes-nih-sponsored-trial.html Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:13:48 EDT NHLBI Press Releases In high-risk adults with type 2 diabetes, researchers have found that two therapies may slow the progression of diabetic retinopathy, an eye disease that is the leading cause of vision loss in working-age Americans. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2010/accord-eye-study-finds-two-therapies-slow-diabetic-eye-disease-progression.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2010/accord-eye-study-finds-two-therapies-slow-diabetic-eye-disease-progression.html Fri, 20 Apr 2012 13:41:33 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health, is funding nine research grants to determine if the safety and efficacy of red blood cell transfusions vary depending on how long the cells have been stored. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2010/national-heart-lung-and-blood-institute-funds-research-to-improve-safety-of-red-blood-cell-transfusions.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2010/national-heart-lung-and-blood-institute-funds-research-to-improve-safety-of-red-blood-cell-transfusions.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:38:07 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Scientists from across the nation will gather June 3-4 to discuss what is known about sickle cell trait and the potential health implications related to this genetic blood condition. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2010/media-advisory-nhlbi-to-hold-workshop-on-health-consequences-of-sickle-cell-trait.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2010/media-advisory-nhlbi-to-hold-workshop-on-health-consequences-of-sickle-cell-trait.html Fri, 20 Apr 2012 13:28:57 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) has stopped a clinical trial evaluating a new approach to reduce the risk of recurrent stroke in children with sickle cell anemia and iron overload because of evidence that the new treatment was unlikely to prove better than the existing treatment. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2010/stroke-prevention-study-in-children-with-sickle-cell-anemia-iron-overload-stopped-early.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2010/stroke-prevention-study-in-children-with-sickle-cell-anemia-iron-overload-stopped-early.html Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:52:48 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Infants born with a severely underdeveloped heart who undergo a newer surgical procedure are more likely to survive their first year and not require a heart transplant than those who have a more traditional surgical procedure, according to a report by researchers supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), which is part of the National Institutes of Health. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2010/newer-heart-surgery-for-infants-offers-first-year-survival-benefit-over-traditional-procedure.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2010/newer-heart-surgery-for-infants-offers-first-year-survival-benefit-over-traditional-procedure.html Fri, 20 Apr 2012 13:26:58 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Sickle cell disease may affect brain function in adults who have few or mild complications of the inherited blood disease, according to results of the first study to examine cognitive functioning in adults with sickle cell disease. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2010/new-study-suggests-sickle-cell-disease-may-affect-brain-function-in-adults.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2010/new-study-suggests-sickle-cell-disease-may-affect-brain-function-in-adults.html Fri, 20 Apr 2012 13:20:04 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Two findings from an NIH research network study provide new information on how much oxygen very preterm infants should receive starting on the first day of life and the most effective means to deliver it to them. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2010/higher-oxygen-levels-improve-preterm-survival-increase-risk-for-eye-condition.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2010/higher-oxygen-levels-improve-preterm-survival-increase-risk-for-eye-condition.html Fri, 20 Apr 2012 13:22:17 EDT NHLBI Press Releases May 4, 2010 marks World Asthma Day, when public officials, health organizations, and patient groups around the world take action to increase public awareness of the global burden of asthma and promote better asthma diagnosis and treatment. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2010/nih-institutes-renew-dedication-to-asthma-prevention-diagnosis-and-treatment.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2010/nih-institutes-renew-dedication-to-asthma-prevention-diagnosis-and-treatment.html Fri, 20 Apr 2012 13:17:06 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The National Institutes of Health announced today the awarding of 10 new Centers for Population Health and Health Disparities, designed to better understand and address inequities associated with the two leading causes of death in the United States – cancer and heart disease. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2010/nih-announces-ten-awards-for-centers-for-population-health-and-health-disparities.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2010/nih-announces-ten-awards-for-centers-for-population-health-and-health-disparities.html Fri, 20 Apr 2012 13:18:04 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Including a coronary artery calcium score in a risk assessment for future heart disease events, such as heart attacks, provides a better estimate in some populations than a standard coronary risk factors assessment, according to research supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2010/adding-coronary-calcium-score-to-traditional-risk-factors-improves-risk-assessment-for-heart-disease.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2010/adding-coronary-calcium-score-to-traditional-risk-factors-improves-risk-assessment-for-heart-disease.html Fri, 20 Apr 2012 13:10:44 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Scientists at Stanford and Harvard Universities collaborated to assess the clinical usefulness of analyzing a patient's full genome for disease risks and unusual drug responses. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2010/patients-whole-genome-reveals-risk-of-diseases-and-adverse-drug-responses.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2010/patients-whole-genome-reveals-risk-of-diseases-and-adverse-drug-responses.html Fri, 20 Apr 2012 13:12:28 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Taking vitamin C and E supplements starting in early pregnancy does not reduce the risk for the hypertensive disorders and their complications that occur during pregnancy, according to a study by a National Institutes of Health research network. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2010/vitamin-c-and-e-supplements-do-not-reduce-risk-for-blood-pressure-disorders-of-pregnancy.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2010/vitamin-c-and-e-supplements-do-not-reduce-risk-for-blood-pressure-disorders-of-pregnancy.html Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:59:13 EDT NHLBI Press Releases To help speed the translation of scientific discoveries into usable treatments in congenital heart disease, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health launched the Bench to Bassinet Program (http://www.benchtobassinet.net/). http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2010/media-availability-bench-to-bassinet-program-seeks-congenital-heart-disease-treatments.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2010/media-availability-bench-to-bassinet-program-seeks-congenital-heart-disease-treatments.html Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:55:58 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Obstructive sleep apnea is associated with an increased risk of stroke in middle-aged and older adults, especially men, according to new results from a landmark study supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2010/sleep-apnea-tied-to-increased-risk-of-stroke.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2010/sleep-apnea-tied-to-increased-risk-of-stroke.html Tue, 01 May 2012 17:46:21 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Lowering blood pressure to normal levels – below currently recommended levels – did not significantly reduce the combined risk of fatal or nonfatal cardiovascular disease events in adults with type 2 diabetes who were at especially high risk for cardiovascular disease events, according to new results from the landmark Action to Control Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetes (ACCORD) clinical trial. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2010/landmark-accord-trial-finds-intensive-blood-pressure-and-combination-lipid-therapies-do-not-reduce-combined-cardiovascular-events-in-adults-with.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2010/landmark-accord-trial-finds-intensive-blood-pressure-and-combination-lipid-therapies-do-not-reduce-combined-cardiovascular-events-in-adults-with.html Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:13:48 EDT NHLBI Press Releases A new study has found the addition of long-acting beta-agonist therapy to be the most effective of three step-up, or supplemental, treatments for children whose asthma is not well controlled on low doses of inhaled corticosteroids alone. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2010/childhood-asthma-treatment-not-one-size-fits-all.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2010/childhood-asthma-treatment-not-one-size-fits-all.html Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:22:24 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Investigators have developed a new mathematical approach to analyze molecular data derived from complex mixtures of immune cells. This approach, when combined with well-established techniques, readily identifies changes in small samples of human whole blood, and has the potential to distinguish between health and disease states. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2010/new-approach-to-immune-cell-analysis-seen-as-first-step-to-better-distinguish-health-and-disease.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2010/new-approach-to-immune-cell-analysis-seen-as-first-step-to-better-distinguish-health-and-disease.html Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:42:35 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Scientists have devised a new computational model that can be used to reveal genetic regulatory elements responsible for development of the human heart and maintenance of its function. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2010/scientists-map-genetic-regulatory-elements-for-the-heart.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2010/scientists-map-genetic-regulatory-elements-for-the-heart.html Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:17:53 EDT NHLBI Press Releases New analyses from the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) confirm that combination hormone therapy increases the risk of heart disease in healthy postmenopausal women. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2010/whi-study-data-confirm-short-term-heart-disease-risks-of-combination-hormone-therapy-for-postmenopausal-women.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2010/whi-study-data-confirm-short-term-heart-disease-risks-of-combination-hormone-therapy-for-postmenopausal-women.html Mon, 23 Apr 2012 09:46:30 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Medical researchers are developing a new surveillance system to determine the number of patients diagnosed with a family of inherited blood disorders known as hemoglobinopathies, including sickle cell disease, thalassemias, and hemoglobin E disease. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2010/nhlbi-cdc-launch-surveillance-and-research-program-for-inherited-blood-diseases.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2010/nhlbi-cdc-launch-surveillance-and-research-program-for-inherited-blood-diseases.html Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:21:29 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded four contracts totaling $23.6 million to begin preclinical testing of devices to help children born with congenital heart defects or those who develop heart failure. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2010/nhlbi-funds-preclinical-tests-on-devices-for-infants-and-children-with-congenital-heart-defects.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2010/nhlbi-funds-preclinical-tests-on-devices-for-infants-and-children-with-congenital-heart-defects.html Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:08:55 EDT NHLBI Press Releases A common lung condition, COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) diminishes the heart's ability to pump effectively even when the disease has no or mild symptoms, according to research published in the Jan. 21 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2010/copd-even-when-mild-limits-heart-function.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2010/copd-even-when-mild-limits-heart-function.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:38:19 EDT NHLBI Press Releases In recognition of American Heart Month, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) and its heart disease awareness campaign—The Heart Truth— is reminding all American women that heart disease prevention remains critically important, despite that fact that awareness is at an all time high. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2010/even-with-heart-disease-awareness-on-the-rise-prevention-remains-critically-important-for-american-women.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2010/even-with-heart-disease-awareness-on-the-rise-prevention-remains-critically-important-for-american-women.html Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:07:57 EDT NHLBI Press Releases This afternoon we lost one of the greatest scientists of our time, Marshall W. Nirenberg, Ph.D., to a long battle with cancer. Our deepest sympathies are with his wife, Myrna Weissman, Ph.D., other members of his family, and many friends and colleagues. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2010/statement-on-nobel-laureate-marshall-w-nirenberg-decipherer-of-the-genetic-code.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2010/statement-on-nobel-laureate-marshall-w-nirenberg-decipherer-of-the-genetic-code.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:38:19 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Researchers have discovered evidence that suggests a genetic variant may be associated with better preserved lung function among children with asthma and adults who smoke, according to a new study funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), which is part of the National Institutes of Health. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2009/media-availability-genetic-variant-may-control-lung-function-and-risk-of-copd.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2009/media-availability-genetic-variant-may-control-lung-function-and-risk-of-copd.html Wed, 25 Apr 2012 12:19:57 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Initial results from a large, randomized clinical trial for patients with multiple myeloma, a cancer of the blood and bone marrow, showed that patients who received the oral drug lenalidomide (Revlimid, also known as CC-5013) following a blood stem cell transplant had their cancer kept in check longer than patients who received a placebo. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2009/drug-for-multiple-myeloma-demonstrated-to-significantly-extend-disease-free-survival.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2009/drug-for-multiple-myeloma-demonstrated-to-significantly-extend-disease-free-survival.html Wed, 25 Apr 2012 12:15:47 EDT NHLBI Press Releases A modified blood adult stem-cell transplant regimen has effectively reversed sickle cell disease in 9 of 10 adults who had been severely affected by the disease, according to results of a National Institutes of Health study in the Dec. 10 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. The trial was conducted at the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, Md., by NIH researchers at the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI), and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2009/blood-stem-cell-transplant-regimen-reverses-sickle-cell-disease-in-adults.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2009/blood-stem-cell-transplant-regimen-reverses-sickle-cell-disease-in-adults.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:37:16 EDT NHLBI Press Releases A new study involving data from more than 20,000 individuals has uncovered several DNA sequences linked to impaired pulmonary function. The findings may ultimately lead to better understanding of lung function and diseases like asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2009/nih-funded-study-unveils-potential-genetic-links-to-lung-disease-risk.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2009/nih-funded-study-unveils-potential-genetic-links-to-lung-disease-risk.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:37:14 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health has approved the award of 13 contracts to local organizations across the country to develop, implement, and test science-based approaches to improve asthma control using evidence-based national guidelines for diagnosing and managing asthma. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2009/national-heart-lung-and-blood-institute-initiates-thirteen-new-projects-to-advance-asthma-control.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2009/national-heart-lung-and-blood-institute-initiates-thirteen-new-projects-to-advance-asthma-control.html Mon, 30 Apr 2012 15:54:35 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The National Institutes of Health is launching a $37 million program that will use findings from basic research on human behavior to develop more effective interventions to reduce obesity. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2009/nih-launches-program-to-develop-innovative-approaches-to-combat-obesity.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2009/nih-launches-program-to-develop-innovative-approaches-to-combat-obesity.html Mon, 30 Apr 2012 15:50:55 EDT NHLBI Press Releases New education strategies for better controlling hypertension and research suggesting a possible link between short-term and long-term exposure to air pollution and increased risk of constricted blood vessels are among the research highlights from studies supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) at the American Heart Association's 2009 Scientific Sessions in Orlando held Nov. 14–18. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2009/highlights-of-nhlbi-supported-research-presented-at-american-heart-associations-scientific-sessions.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2009/highlights-of-nhlbi-supported-research-presented-at-american-heart-associations-scientific-sessions.html Wed, 25 Apr 2012 12:51:44 EDT NHLBI Press Releases To help busy people and families shop for, prepare, and serve healthy meals, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health created and published Keep the Beat Recipes: Deliciously Healthy Dinners. The new cookbook features 75 simple and delicious recipes influenced by Asian, Latino, Mediterranean, and American cuisine that are good for your heart and taste great too. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2009/nhlbi-publishes-new-heart-healthy-cookbook.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2009/nhlbi-publishes-new-heart-healthy-cookbook.html Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:01:28 EDT NHLBI Press Releases A day-long symposium will be held at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Thursday, November 12, to mark the American Chemical Society's designation of the deciphering of the genetic code as a National Historic Chemical Landmark. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2009/nih-symposium-to-mark-designation-of-genetic-code-as-national-historic-chemical-landmark.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2009/nih-symposium-to-mark-designation-of-genetic-code-as-national-historic-chemical-landmark.html Mon, 30 Apr 2012 15:57:26 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Awareness of COPD—chronic obstructive pulmonary disease—continues to grow in the United States, according to national survey results released today by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2009/survey-awareness-of-copd-the-nations-fourth-leading-cause-of-death-is-rising-but-understanding-is-still-low.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2009/survey-awareness-of-copd-the-nations-fourth-leading-cause-of-death-is-rising-but-understanding-is-still-low.html Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:19:16 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Enrollment has ended early in a large, multicenter clinical trial comparing two distinct resuscitation strategies delivered by emergency medical service (EMS) providers to increase blood flow during cardiac arrest. The study's independent monitoring board and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), the lead sponsor of the study, stopped enrollment based on preliminary data suggesting that neither strategy significantly improved survival. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2009/nhlbi-stops-enrollment-in-study-on-resuscitation-methods-for-cardiac-arrest.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2009/nhlbi-stops-enrollment-in-study-on-resuscitation-methods-for-cardiac-arrest.html Fri, 10 May 2013 13:22:01 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The National Institutes of Health is launching a large multicenter randomized clinical trial to determine whether maintaining blood pressure levels lower than current recommendations further reduces the risk of cardiovascular and kidney diseases, or age-related cognitive decline. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2009/nih-launches-multicenter-clinical-trial-to-test-blood-pressure-strategy.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2009/nih-launches-multicenter-clinical-trial-to-test-blood-pressure-strategy.html Mon, 30 Apr 2012 17:10:49 EDT NHLBI Press Releases A research team at Vanderbilt University has developed an innovative optical system to simultaneously image electrical activity and metabolic properties in the same region of a heart, to study the complex mechanisms that lead to sudden cardiac arrest. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2009/researchers-develop-innovative-imaging-system-to-study-sudden-cardiac-arrest.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2009/researchers-develop-innovative-imaging-system-to-study-sudden-cardiac-arrest.html Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:32:29 EDT NHLBI Press Releases With advancements in the field of stem cell research accelerating, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will hold its third Symposium on Cardiovascular Regenerative Medicine to review the latest findings in the field and examine future directions. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2009/nhlbi-to-convene-symposium-on-cardiovascular-regenerative-medicine.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2009/nhlbi-to-convene-symposium-on-cardiovascular-regenerative-medicine.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:37:21 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health has approved the award of 15 contracts under its communications contract with Porter Novelli totaling $462,000 to leading community-based lung health organizations from New Hampshire to California to support efforts to improve awareness and understanding of COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), the nation's fourth leading cause of death. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2009/the-nhlbis-copd-learn-more-breathe-better-campaign-expands-community-network.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2009/the-nhlbis-copd-learn-more-breathe-better-campaign-expands-community-network.html Mon, 30 Apr 2012 17:23:07 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), one of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded $170 million to be paid over seven years to 18 teams of research scientists to develop the high-potential field of stem and progenitor cell tools and therapies. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2009/nhlbi-awards-170-million-to-fund-stem-cell-research.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2009/nhlbi-awards-170-million-to-fund-stem-cell-research.html Mon, 30 Apr 2012 17:17:56 EDT NHLBI Press Releases A study examining the role of parents and the home environment in adolescents' food intake, physical activity, body image and weight control behaviors, is among the research grants awarded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2009/nhlbi-awards-recovery-act-funds-to-support-study-of-parents-role-in-adolescent-eating-and-activity-behaviors.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2009/nhlbi-awards-recovery-act-funds-to-support-study-of-parents-role-in-adolescent-eating-and-activity-behaviors.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:37:23 EDT NHLBI Press Releases In a new study of nearly one million adults between the ages of 18 and 64, nearly 70 percent of participants underwent at least one medical imaging procedure between July 2005 and December 2007, resulting in an average effective dose of radiation nearly double the amount they would otherwise be exposed to from natural sources. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2009/media-availability-more-research-on-risks-and-benefits-of-medical-imaging-needed.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2009/media-availability-more-research-on-risks-and-benefits-of-medical-imaging-needed.html Wed, 25 Apr 2012 11:33:18 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea is associated with an increased risk of death from any cause in middle-aged adults, especially men, according to new results from a landmark study supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2009/media-availability-severe-sleep-apnea-tied-to-increased-risk-of-death.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2009/media-availability-severe-sleep-apnea-tied-to-increased-risk-of-death.html Tue, 01 May 2012 17:46:21 EDT NHLBI Press Releases NHLBI has stopped a clinical trial testing a drug treatment for pulmonary hypertension in adults with sickle cell disease nearly one year early due to safety concerns. In an interim review of safety data from 33 participants who completed 16 weeks of treatment, researchers found that, compared to participants on placebo (dummy pill), participants taking sildenafil (Revatio) were significantly more likely to have serious medical problems. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2009/nhlbi-stops-study-of-treatment-for-pulmonary-hypertension-in-patients-with-sickle-cell-disease-due-to-safety-concerns.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2009/nhlbi-stops-study-of-treatment-for-pulmonary-hypertension-in-patients-with-sickle-cell-disease-due-to-safety-concerns.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:37:25 EDT NHLBI Press Releases In a pioneering effort that generated massive amounts of DNA sequence data from 12 people, a team supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has demonstrated the feasibility and value of a new strategy for identifying relatively rare genetic variants that may cause or contribute to disease. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2009/nih-funded-researchers-sequence-exomes-of-12-people.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2009/nih-funded-researchers-sequence-exomes-of-12-people.html Mon, 30 Apr 2012 17:29:43 EDT NHLBI Press Releases A worldwide network of research and training centers will build institutional and community capacity to prevent and control chronic diseases, announced the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), one of the National Institutes of Health. The NHLBI is awarding 10 contracts totaling more than $34 million in this effort. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2009/nhlbi-funds-research-and-training-centers-aimed-at-prevention-and-treatment-of-chronic-diseases-in-developing-countries-and-collaborates-with.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2009/nhlbi-funds-research-and-training-centers-aimed-at-prevention-and-treatment-of-chronic-diseases-in-developing-countries-and-collaborates-with.html Tue, 01 May 2012 14:33:55 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Optimal medical therapy for patients with diabetes and stable coronary heart disease is equally effective at lowering the risk of death, heart attack, and stroke as prompt revascularization procedures with either coronary bypass surgery or angioplasty, according to results from an international multicenter clinical trial supported by the National Institutes of Health. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2009/optimal-medical-therapy-as-beneficial-as-elective-revascularization-procedures-in-patients-with-type-2-diabetes-and-stable-coronary-heart-disease.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2009/optimal-medical-therapy-as-beneficial-as-elective-revascularization-procedures-in-patients-with-type-2-diabetes-and-stable-coronary-heart-disease.html Tue, 01 May 2012 22:25:23 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health announced that it will award 22 grants totaling $3.3 million in funds provided from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to focus additional research on two common, yet complex and difficult-to-treat lung diseases. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2009/nhlbis-first-grants-supported-by-american-recovery-and-reinvestment-act-will-study-lung-diseases.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2009/nhlbis-first-grants-supported-by-american-recovery-and-reinvestment-act-will-study-lung-diseases.html Mon, 23 Apr 2012 12:09:19 EDT NHLBI Press Releases New data released today by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health show that among all women, the level of awareness of heart disease as their number one killer continues to increase, particularly among women in older age groups including those more at risk of getting heart disease. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2009/nhlbi-media-availability-awareness-of-heart-disease-as-the-number-one-killer-of-women-continues-to-increase-but-women-struggle.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2009/nhlbi-media-availability-awareness-of-heart-disease-as-the-number-one-killer-of-women-continues-to-increase-but-women-struggle.html Mon, 23 Apr 2012 12:12:54 EDT NHLBI Press Releases An international research team has identified a number of unsuspected genetic variants associated with systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, and hypertension (high blood pressure), suggesting potential avenues of investigation for the prevention or treatment of hypertension. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2009/researchers-uncover-genetic-clues-to-blood-pressure.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2009/researchers-uncover-genetic-clues-to-blood-pressure.html Tue, 01 May 2012 14:38:16 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health has stopped enrollment into a clinical trial testing the effects of highly concentrated (hypertonic) saline solutions on patients with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) when given as soon as possible after the injury. After reviewing data on more than 1,000 participants, the study's monitoring board and the NHLBI determined that the hypertonic saline solutions were no better than the standard treatment of normal saline and that it is unlikely that continuing to enroll new patients would change the outcome of the study. There were no concerns about safety. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2009/nhlbi-stops-enrollment-in-study-of-concentrated-saline-for-patients-with-traumatic-brain-injury.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2009/nhlbi-stops-enrollment-in-study-of-concentrated-saline-for-patients-with-traumatic-brain-injury.html Mon, 23 Apr 2012 12:09:30 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Today, on World Asthma Day, we at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, components of the National Institutes of Health, stand together with the international community to renew our dedication to understand the causes of asthma and to find better ways to treat, prevent and manage this disease. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2009/world-asthma-day-may-5-2009.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2009/world-asthma-day-may-5-2009.html Mon, 23 Apr 2012 11:55:49 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The month of April is observed as National Donate Life Month in recognition of those whose organ, tissue, and marrow donations have saved and enhanced lives. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2009/national-donate-life-month-april-2009.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2009/national-donate-life-month-april-2009.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:37:30 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Scientists have identified a previously unknown connection between two genetic variants and an increased risk of stroke, providing strong evidence for the existence of specific genes that help explain the genetic component of stroke. The research was funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health and by several other NIH institutes and centers. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2009/researchers-discover-new-genetic-variants-associated-with-increased-risk-of-stroke.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2009/researchers-discover-new-genetic-variants-associated-with-increased-risk-of-stroke.html Fri, 20 Apr 2012 10:55:22 EDT NHLBI Press Releases A commonly used treatment for acid reflux does not improve asthma symptoms or control in patients who do not have symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux (GER), according to a new study supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health and by the American Lung Association (ALA). http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2009/acid-reflux-without-symptoms-does-not-worsen-asthma.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2009/acid-reflux-without-symptoms-does-not-worsen-asthma.html Mon, 23 Apr 2012 11:45:23 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Regular exercise is safe for heart failure patients and may slightly lower their risk of death or hospitalization, according to results from the largest and most comprehensive clinical trial to examine the effects of exercise in chronic heart failure patients. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2009/exercise-is-safe-improves-quality-of-life-in-patients-with-chronic-heart-failure.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2009/exercise-is-safe-improves-quality-of-life-in-patients-with-chronic-heart-failure.html Mon, 23 Apr 2012 11:35:51 EDT NHLBI Press Releases A type of surgery which reshapes the scarred left ventricle, the main pumping chamber of the heart, and is often done in conjunction with heart bypass, not only failed to reduce deaths and hospitalizations in heart failure patients but also did not improve patients' quality of life compared to bypass alone after four years of follow-up, according to the results of a large international clinical trial funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2009/surgery-to-reshape-ventricle-in-heart-failure-patients-offers-no-added-benefit-over-bypass-surgery.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2009/surgery-to-reshape-ventricle-in-heart-failure-patients-offers-no-added-benefit-over-bypass-surgery.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:37:32 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The NHLBI has stopped a clinical trial studying the benefits and safety of administering a highly concentrated form of saline solution in the ambulance (before hospital arrival) to trauma patients suffering from shock due to severe bleeding. The trial was stopped because patients who received the concentrated saline solutions were no more likely to survive than those who received a normal saline solution. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2009/the-nhlbi-halts-study-of-concentrated-saline-for-patients-with-shock-due-to-lack-of-survival-benefit.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2009/the-nhlbi-halts-study-of-concentrated-saline-for-patients-with-shock-due-to-lack-of-survival-benefit.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:37:32 EDT NHLBI Press Releases As many as 1 in 100 black men and women develop heart failure before the age of 50, 20 times the rate in whites in this age group, according to new findings from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2009/heart-failure-before-age-50-substantially-more-common-in-blacks.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2009/heart-failure-before-age-50-substantially-more-common-in-blacks.html Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:46:19 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The National Institutes of Health's We Can! program has partnered with Subway Restaurants to reach families throughout the United States and beyond with practical tips and tools to help children and their parents maintain a healthy weight and prevent overweight and obesity. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2009/nihs-we-can-partners-with-subway-restaurants-to-expand-movement-to-prevent-childhood-obesity.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2009/nihs-we-can-partners-with-subway-restaurants-to-expand-movement-to-prevent-childhood-obesity.html Tue, 01 May 2012 15:00:14 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The landmark Framingham Heart Study (FHS) is launching a major initiative to discover risk factors and markers that could lead to new blood tests to identify individuals at high risk of heart disease and stroke. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2009/framingham-heart-study-launches-new-project-to-develop-blood-tests-for-heart-disease.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2009/framingham-heart-study-launches-new-project-to-develop-blood-tests-for-heart-disease.html Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:14:37 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Heart-healthy diets that reduce calorie intake—regardless of differing proportions of fat, protein, or carbohydrate—can help overweight and obese adults achieve and maintain weight loss, according to a study funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2009/heart-healthy-reduced-calorie-diets-promote-long-term-weight-loss.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2009/heart-healthy-reduced-calorie-diets-promote-long-term-weight-loss.html Tue, 01 May 2012 15:08:43 EDT NHLBI Press Releases New results from the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) Observational Study provide additional evidence that aspirin may reduce the risk of death in postmenopausal women who have heart disease or who have had a stroke. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2009/aspirin-improves-survival-in-women-with-stable-heart-disease-according-to-whi-study.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2009/aspirin-improves-survival-in-women-with-stable-heart-disease-according-to-whi-study.html Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:54:21 EDT NHLBI Press Releases In a large-scale study and an upcoming clinical trial, scientists supported by the National Institutes of Health address one of the trickiest issues in prescribing medicine—how to quickly optimize each patient's dosage of the common blood-thinning drug warfarin. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2009/could-genetics-improve-warfarin-dosing.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2009/could-genetics-improve-warfarin-dosing.html Tue, 01 May 2012 19:30:18 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Two nutrients, sodium and potassium, may work together to affect blood pressure and heart disease risk, according to a new analysis from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2009/nhlbi-media-availability-high-sodium-paired-with-low-potassium-intake-is-linked-to-increased-risk-of-cardiovascular-disease.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2009/nhlbi-media-availability-high-sodium-paired-with-low-potassium-intake-is-linked-to-increased-risk-of-cardiovascular-disease.html Tue, 01 May 2012 15:21:43 EDT NHLBI Press Releases February is American Heart Month, and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's (NHLBI) landmark heart health awareness campaign for women—The Heart Truth—continues to help increase awareness that heart disease is the No.1 killer of women. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2009/during-heart-month-and-on-national-wear-red-day-the-heart-truth-campaign-raises-awareness.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2009/during-heart-month-and-on-national-wear-red-day-the-heart-truth-campaign-raises-awareness.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:37:37 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Researchers have identified a gene that directly affects the production of a form of hemoglobin that is instrumental in modifying the severity of the inherited blood disorders sickle cell disease and thalassemia. The discovery could lead to breakthrough therapies for these diseases. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2008/nhlbi-media-availability-researchers-find-new-genetic-target-for-sickle-cell-disease-therapy.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2008/nhlbi-media-availability-researchers-find-new-genetic-target-for-sickle-cell-disease-therapy.html Fri, 20 Apr 2012 14:48:50 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health has expanded its collection of genetic and clinical data first made freely available to researchers worldwide last year, to include clinical and genetic information collected from three asthma research networks. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2008/nih-expands-open-access-dataset-of-genetic-and-clinical-data-to-include-asthma.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2008/nih-expands-open-access-dataset-of-genetic-and-clinical-data-to-include-asthma.html Tue, 01 May 2012 15:26:41 EDT NHLBI Press Releases New analyses from a three-year study of adults with diabetes but without a history of cardiovascular disease suggest that those who need both ezetimibe and a statin to lower their cholesterol to target levels receive benefits similar to those who can achieve lower cholesterol targets with statins alone. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2008/nhlbi-media-availability-ezetimibe-with-statins-effective-at-reversing-atherosclerosis-in-adults-with-diabetes.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2008/nhlbi-media-availability-ezetimibe-with-statins-effective-at-reversing-atherosclerosis-in-adults-with-diabetes.html Fri, 20 Apr 2012 16:45:09 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Awareness of COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) is growing, but few Americans have a thorough understanding of the disease, according to a new national survey released today. The new data show that 64 percent of survey respondents had heard of COPD, compared with 49 percent in a 2004 survey. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2008/new-survey-suggests-growing-awareness-of-copd-nations-fourth-leading-killer.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2008/new-survey-suggests-growing-awareness-of-copd-nations-fourth-leading-killer.html Fri, 20 Apr 2012 18:44:53 EDT NHLBI Press Releases An experimental anti-cancer drug can prevent -- and even reverse -- potentially fatal cardiovascular damage in a mouse model of progeria, a rare genetic disorder that causes the most dramatic form of human premature aging, National Institutes of Health (NIH) researchers reported today. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2008/anti-cancer-drug-prevents-reverses-cardiovascular-damage-in-mouse-model-of-premature-aging-disorder.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2008/anti-cancer-drug-prevents-reverses-cardiovascular-damage-in-mouse-model-of-premature-aging-disorder.html Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:42:40 EDT NHLBI Press Releases New results from three studies being presented at the AHA Scientific Sessions in New Orleans and published in scientific journals today provide the strongest evidence to date that a simple blood test for high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) is a useful marker for cardiovascular disease. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2008/statement-from-elizabeth-g-nabel-md-director-national-heart-lung-and-blood-institute.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2008/statement-from-elizabeth-g-nabel-md-director-national-heart-lung-and-blood-institute.html Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:13:59 EDT NHLBI Press Releases A new Web site from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), "Children and Clinical Studies" (www.ChildrenAndClinicalStudies.nhlbi.nih.gov), offers parents and health care providers an insider's guide to children's medical research and how clinical studies in youth are conducted. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2008/nih-launches-new-web-site-for-parents-on-medical-research-studies-for-children.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2008/nih-launches-new-web-site-for-parents-on-medical-research-studies-for-children.html Tue, 01 May 2012 15:32:20 EDT NHLBI Press Releases For the first time, researchers have developed a genetically altered animal model for cystic fibrosis (CF) that closely matches the characteristics of the disease in humans. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2008/new-pig-model-of-cystic-fibrosis-lays-groundwork-for-better-understanding-of-human-disease.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2008/new-pig-model-of-cystic-fibrosis-lays-groundwork-for-better-understanding-of-human-disease.html Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:53:47 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Researchers have identified two new genes – and confirmed the role of a third gene – associated with increased risk of higher levels of uric acid in the blood, which can lead to gout, a common, painful form of arthritis. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2008/nhlbi-media-availability-new-genes-linked-to-gout.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2008/nhlbi-media-availability-new-genes-linked-to-gout.html Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:49:53 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Acting Surgeon General Steven K. Galson, M.D., M.P.H., today issued a Call to Action to reduce the number of cases of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism in the United States. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2008/acting-surgeon-general-issues-call-to-action-to-prevent-deep-vein-thrombosis-and-pulmonary-embolism.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2008/acting-surgeon-general-issues-call-to-action-to-prevent-deep-vein-thrombosis-and-pulmonary-embolism.html Tue, 01 May 2012 19:08:12 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The National Institutes of Health announced today that it has increased its support of high-impact research with 2008 NIH Director's Pioneer and New Innovator Awards to 47 scientists, many of whom are in the early stages of their careers. The grants, estimated to be up to $138 million over five years, enable recipients to pursue exceptionally innovative approaches that could transform biomedical and behavioral science. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2008/nih-extends-its-commitment-to-transformative-research-with-138-million-for-directors-pioneer-and-new-innovator-awards-in-2008.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2008/nih-extends-its-commitment-to-transformative-research-with-138-million-for-directors-pioneer-and-new-innovator-awards-in-2008.html Tue, 01 May 2012 19:03:33 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Sleep-disordered breathing (also known as sleep apnea) is associated with an increased risk of death, according to new results from the Wisconsin Sleep Cohort, an 18-year observational study. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2008/nhlbi-media-availability-sleep-apnea-linked-to-increased-risk-of-death.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2008/nhlbi-media-availability-sleep-apnea-linked-to-increased-risk-of-death.html Fri, 20 Apr 2012 16:43:17 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The first study to look at the relationship between not getting enough sleep and blood pressure in healthy adolescents, has found that teens who slept less than 6.5 hours a night were 2.5 times more likely to have elevated blood pressure compared to those who slept longer. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2008/nhlbi-media-availability-poor-sleep-in-teens-linked-to-higher-blood-pressure.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2008/nhlbi-media-availability-poor-sleep-in-teens-linked-to-higher-blood-pressure.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:36:31 EDT NHLBI Press Releases When smokers kick the habit, odds are they are not alone in making the move. Instead, the decision to quit smoking often cascades through social networks, with entire clusters of spouses, friends, siblings and co-workers giving up the habit roughly in tandem, according to a new study supported in part by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2008/smokers-flock-together-and-quit-together.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2008/smokers-flock-together-and-quit-together.html Tue, 01 May 2012 19:18:12 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Care management delivered through online communications by a pharmacist helped patients with high blood pressure and their doctors achieve greater control of the condition, according to a new study funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2008/nhlbi-media-availability-better-blood-pressure-control-achieved-with-online-care-management-by-pharmacist.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2008/nhlbi-media-availability-better-blood-pressure-control-achieved-with-online-care-management-by-pharmacist.html Fri, 20 Apr 2012 16:52:40 EDT NHLBI Press Releases As we mark the opening of the National Kidney Foundation's Transplant Games, we honor the courageous athletes preparing to compete. Each of these athletes has received an organ or bone marrow transplant and is a living testament to the indomitable human spirit, the scientific progress that has been achieved in transplantation research, and the generosity and compassion of thousands of organ and bone marrow donors and their families. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2008/statement-of-anthony-s-fauci-md-director-national-institute-of-allergy-and-infectious-diseases-griffin-p-rodgers-md-macp-director.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2008/statement-of-anthony-s-fauci-md-director-national-institute-of-allergy-and-infectious-diseases-griffin-p-rodgers-md-macp-director.html Sun, 22 Apr 2012 17:38:09 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Intensively targeting blood sugar to near-normal levels in adults with type 2 diabetes at especially high risk for heart attack and stroke does not significantly reduce the risk of major cardiovascular events, such as fatal or nonfatal heart attacks or stroke, but increases risk of death, compared to standard treatment. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2008/accord-clinical-trial-publishes-results.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2008/accord-clinical-trial-publishes-results.html Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:13:48 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The U.S. Department of Interior and the National Institutes of Health's We Can! program—a national education program to help children maintain a healthy weight—are encouraging children and families to get outside and play at a nearby national park or national wildlife refuge this weekend and beyond. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2008/give-dad-the-gift-of-good-health-for-fathers-day-this-year.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2008/give-dad-the-gift-of-good-health-for-fathers-day-this-year.html Tue, 01 May 2012 19:12:05 EDT NHLBI Press Releases A new analysis of a subgroup of participants in the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) hormone therapy clinical trials suggests that healthy, postmenopausal women whose blood cholesterol levels are normal or lower are not at increased, short-term risk for heart attack when taking hormone therapy. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2008/nhlbi-media-availability-new-whi-analysis-shows-that-blood-cholesterol-levels-predict-risk-of-heart-disease-due-to-hormone-therapy.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2008/nhlbi-media-availability-new-whi-analysis-shows-that-blood-cholesterol-levels-predict-risk-of-heart-disease-due-to-hormone-therapy.html Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:16:12 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Leaders at the National Institutes of Health and the Center for Genomic Medicine in Japan have signed a letter of intent creating a Global Alliance for Pharmacogenomics. The effort aims to identify genetic factors that contribute to individual responses to medicines, including rare and dangerous side effects. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2008/launching-a-global-alliance-for-pharmacogenomics.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2008/launching-a-global-alliance-for-pharmacogenomics.html Fri, 20 Apr 2012 16:46:55 EDT NHLBI Press Releases On this World Asthma Day, we at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), parts of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), stand side-by-side with scientists, policymakers, patient advocates, health care providers, and patients across the country to renew our dedication to understanding the causes of asthma, finding better treatments and promoting better asthma control. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2008/statement-from-elizabeth-g-nabel-md-director-national-heart-lung-and-blood-institute-and-anthony-s-fauci-md-director-national.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2008/statement-from-elizabeth-g-nabel-md-director-national-heart-lung-and-blood-institute-and-anthony-s-fauci-md-director-national.html Tue, 01 May 2012 19:19:47 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Aggressively lowering cholesterol and blood pressure levels below current targets in adults with type 2 diabetes may help to prevent – and possibly reverse – hardening of the arteries. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2008/aggressively-lowering-cholesterol-and-blood-pressure-may-reverse-atherosclerosis-in-adults-with-diabetes.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2008/aggressively-lowering-cholesterol-and-blood-pressure-may-reverse-atherosclerosis-in-adults-with-diabetes.html Fri, 20 Apr 2012 16:45:09 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Turnoff Week, April 21-27, is an excellent time to start limiting recreational screen time and boosting physical activity and healthier living, and We Can! (Ways to Enhance Children's Activity and Nutrition) is working with the Center for Screen Time Awareness and other national and community organizations to raise public awareness about the negative impact of excessive screen time. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2008/we-can-joins-national-call-for-reducing-screen-time-during-turnoff-week.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2008/we-can-joins-national-call-for-reducing-screen-time-during-turnoff-week.html Tue, 01 May 2012 19:24:31 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Risk for developing asthma is linked to variants in a gene called CHI3L1, which can be measured by checking levels of an inherited blood protein regulated by that gene, according to new research sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2008/gene-linked-to-inherited-blood-biomarker-associated-with-asthma-risk.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2008/gene-linked-to-inherited-blood-biomarker-associated-with-asthma-risk.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:36:38 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Greater amounts of calcium deposits in a person's arteries, as measured by a CT scan, increase the likelihood of a future coronary event such as a heart attack, angina, or death from coronary heart disease, according to a study funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health. This study is the first to confirm this finding in multiple ethnic groups. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2008/nhlbi-media-availabilitycoronary-calcium-measurement-predicts-heart-events-in-multiple-ethnic-groups.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2008/nhlbi-media-availabilitycoronary-calcium-measurement-predicts-heart-events-in-multiple-ethnic-groups.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:36:39 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The first study to explore the use of automated external defibrillator (AEDs) in the home has found that although the safe and easy-to-use devices are effective for certain types of cardiac arrest, they were underused. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2008/automated-external-defibrillators-and-cpr-are-equally-helpful-for-sudden-cardiac-arrest-in-the-home.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2008/automated-external-defibrillators-and-cpr-are-equally-helpful-for-sudden-cardiac-arrest-in-the-home.html Wed, 02 May 2012 17:16:39 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Afterschool programs can modestly increase the amount of physical activity among girls in middle school, according to new results from the Trial of Activity for Adolescent Girls (TAAG), a multiple site, community-based study supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2008/after-school-programs-can-increase-physical-activity-of-adolescent-girls.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2008/after-school-programs-can-increase-physical-activity-of-adolescent-girls.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:36:40 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Recently, a laptop computer was stolen from the locked car trunk of a researcher who is employed by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). The theft, which occurred outside of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) campus, appears to have been a random one, though the computer contained some unencrypted research information from an ongoing cardiac MRI study conducted between 2001 and 2007. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2008/statement-from-elizabeth-g-nabel-md-director-of-the-national-heart-lung-and-blood-institute-nhlbi-on-a-stolen-nhlbi.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2008/statement-from-elizabeth-g-nabel-md-director-of-the-national-heart-lung-and-blood-institute-nhlbi-on-a-stolen-nhlbi.html Fri, 20 Apr 2012 16:40:15 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Adults who lost weight in a six-month program were able to keep at least some of the weight off for 2.5 years with the help of brief monthly personal counseling, according to a new study from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2008/personal-counseling-and-web-based-strategies-show-modest-success-for-sustaining-weight-loss-according-to-nhlbi-study.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2008/personal-counseling-and-web-based-strategies-show-modest-success-for-sustaining-weight-loss-according-to-nhlbi-study.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:36:41 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Researchers with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Pharmacogenetics Research Network found that the gene VKORC1 plays a major role in determining a patient's initial sensitivity to warfarin treatment – when dosage amounts are most critical to prevent clotting problems in patients. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2008/researchers-identify-genetic-variation-to-predict-initial-response-to-commonly-prescribed-blood-thinning-drug.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2008/researchers-identify-genetic-variation-to-predict-initial-response-to-commonly-prescribed-blood-thinning-drug.html Tue, 01 May 2012 19:30:18 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The NHLBI Advisory Council (NHLBAC) recently conducted an extensive review of the Institute's National Sickle Cell Disease Program and, based on that review, the NHLBI is announcing today a series of innovations in the program and a realignment of the sickle cell disease research effort. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2008/nhlbi-announcement-institute-to-realign-its-sickle-cell-disease-research-program.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2008/nhlbi-announcement-institute-to-realign-its-sickle-cell-disease-research-program.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:36:42 EDT NHLBI Press Releases New results from the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) confirm that the health risks of long-term use of combination (estrogen plus progestin) hormone therapy in healthy, postmenopausal women persist even a few years after stopping the drugs and clearly outweigh the benefits. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2008/whi-follow-up-study-confirms-health-risks-of-long-term-combination-hormone-therapy-outweigh-benefits-for-postmenopausal-women.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2008/whi-follow-up-study-confirms-health-risks-of-long-term-combination-hormone-therapy-outweigh-benefits-for-postmenopausal-women.html Mon, 23 Apr 2012 09:46:30 EDT NHLBI Press Releases An independent panel convened this week by the NIH concluded that the use of hydroxyurea for sickle cell patients should be increased in adolescents and adults. Hydroxyurea was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for use in adults with sickle cell anemia in 1998, but provider and patient concerns have hindered its use, depriving many patients of its proven benefits. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2008/panel-finds-hydroxyurea-treatment-is-underutilized-for-sickle-cell-disease.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2008/panel-finds-hydroxyurea-treatment-is-underutilized-for-sickle-cell-disease.html Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:52:48 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health, today issued the first clinical guidelines in the United States for the diagnosis and management of von Willebrand Disease (VWD), the most common inherited bleeding disorder. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2008/nhlbi-issues-first-us-von-willebrand-disease-clinical-practice-guidelines.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2008/nhlbi-issues-first-us-von-willebrand-disease-clinical-practice-guidelines.html Tue, 01 May 2012 19:33:17 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health has stopped one treatment within a large, ongoing North American clinical trial of diabetes and cardiovascular disease 18 months early due to safety concerns after review of available data, although the study will continue. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2008/for-safety-nhlbi-changes-intensive-blood-sugar-treatment-strategy-in-clinical-trial-of-diabetes-and-cardiovascular-disease.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2008/for-safety-nhlbi-changes-intensive-blood-sugar-treatment-strategy-in-clinical-trial-of-diabetes-and-cardiovascular-disease.html Tue, 01 May 2012 19:35:48 EDT NHLBI Press Releases New York — Heart disease deaths in American women continued to decline in 2005, and for the first time, have declined six years consecutively, covering the years 2000-2005, according to newly analyzed data announced today by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2008/heart-disease-deaths-continue-to-decline-in-american-women.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2008/heart-disease-deaths-continue-to-decline-in-american-women.html Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:46:17 EDT NHLBI Press Releases New research shows that in people with high blood pressure as part of metabolic syndrome, a cluster of conditions that increases the risk for heart disease, diuretics offer greater protection against cardiovascular disease, including heart failure, and are at least as effective for lowering blood pressure as newer, more expensive medications. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2008/diuretics-most-effective-blood-pressure-medication-for-people-with-metabolic-syndrome.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2008/diuretics-most-effective-blood-pressure-medication-for-people-with-metabolic-syndrome.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:36:46 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Chest pain is still the most common sign of a heart attack for most women, although studies have shown that women are more likely than men to have symptoms other than chest pain or discomfort when experiencing a heart attack or other form of acute coronary syndrome (ACS), according to an article "Symptom Presentation of Women With Acute Coronary Syndromes – Myth vs. Reality" published online Dec. 10 in the Archives of Internal Medicine. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2007/heart-attack-symptoms-in-women-are-they-different.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2007/heart-attack-symptoms-in-women-are-they-different.html Tue, 01 May 2012 22:02:52 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health today announced a new strategic plan to guide its next decade of research, training, and education to reduce the national burden of cardiovascular, lung, blood, and sleep disorders. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2007/national-heart-lung-and-blood-institute-of-the-national-institutes-of-health-announces-new-strategic-plan.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2007/national-heart-lung-and-blood-institute-of-the-national-institutes-of-health-announces-new-strategic-plan.html Fri, 20 Apr 2012 10:19:03 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The nation's top health officials will honor residents of Framingham, Mass., Nov. 29, when they visit the Boston-area community to pay tribute to the thousands of individuals who have participated in the landmark Framingham Heart Study. HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt, the keynote speaker at an event in Framingham honoring the participants, will discuss a new initiative involving the use of genetic data from the study. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2007/top-washington-health-officials-to-honor-framingham-heart-study-participants.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2007/top-washington-health-officials-to-honor-framingham-heart-study-participants.html Fri, 20 Apr 2012 10:33:54 EDT NHLBI Press Releases A new partnership between the National Institutes of Health's We Can! (Ways to Enhance Children's Activity and Nutrition) program and the Association of Children's Museums (ACM) will expand efforts to address the epidemic of childhood overweight. In addition, three major cities – Boston, Pittsburgh, and Las Vegas – will be designated as We Can! Cities. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2007/acting-us-surgeon-general-galson-nih-director-zerhouni-announce-expanded-efforts-to-address-nationwide-childhood-overweight-epidemic.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2007/acting-us-surgeon-general-galson-nih-director-zerhouni-announce-expanded-efforts-to-address-nationwide-childhood-overweight-epidemic.html Tue, 01 May 2012 22:06:40 EDT NHLBI Press Releases At the American Heart Association's 2007 Scientific Sessions in Orlando held November 4 - 7, scientists supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health present the latest research findings, including studies on the relationship between physical activity and a stable body mass index (BMI), new insights in hormone therapy and coronary artery disease in women, and how bystander use of automated external defibrillators during cardiac arrest more than doubles survival chances. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2007/nhlbi-research-highlights-at-american-heart-associations-scientific-sessions.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2007/nhlbi-research-highlights-at-american-heart-associations-scientific-sessions.html Tue, 01 May 2012 22:11:23 EDT NHLBI Press Releases COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), a serious lung disease, is the fourth leading cause of death in the United States. An American dies every 4.5 minutes from COPD. While there are 12 million people with a diagnosis of COPD, there may be another 12 million who have it and don't know it. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2007/statement-from-elizabeth-g-nabel-md-director-national-heart-lung-and-blood-institute-national-institutes-of-health-on-copd-awareness.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2007/statement-from-elizabeth-g-nabel-md-director-national-heart-lung-and-blood-institute-national-institutes-of-health-on-copd-awareness.html Fri, 20 Apr 2012 10:38:13 EDT NHLBI Press Releases A diet low in fat could reduce the risk of ovarian cancer in healthy postmenopausal women, according to new results from the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) Dietary Modification Trial. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2007/media-availability-low-fat-dietary-pattern-may-lower-risk-of-ovarian-cancer-the-whi-dietary-modification-trial.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2007/media-availability-low-fat-dietary-pattern-may-lower-risk-of-ovarian-cancer-the-whi-dietary-modification-trial.html Fri, 20 Apr 2012 10:46:08 EDT NHLBI Press Releases NIH is launching one of the most extensive collections of genetic and clinical data ever made freely available to researchers worldwide. Called SHARe (SNP Health Association Resource), the Web-based dataset will include data from the Framingham Heart Study on more than 9,300 participants spanning three generations. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2007/nih-launches-extensive-open-access-dataset-of-genetic-and-clinical-data-.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2007/nih-launches-extensive-open-access-dataset-of-genetic-and-clinical-data-.html Fri, 20 Apr 2012 10:55:22 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The 2007 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine is shared by two long-time NIH grantees, Mario R. Capecchi, Ph.D., of the University of Utah School of Medicine, and Oliver Smithies, Ph.D., of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The two researchers are honored, along with Sir Martin J. Evans, Ph.D., of Cardiff University, for developing the powerful technology known as "gene targeting." http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2007/nih-grantees-win-2007-nobel-prize-in-physiology-or-medicine-for-developing-techniques-to-target-specific-genes-in-mice.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2007/nih-grantees-win-2007-nobel-prize-in-physiology-or-medicine-for-developing-techniques-to-target-specific-genes-in-mice.html Fri, 20 Apr 2012 10:48:52 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The National Asthma Education and Prevention Program (NAEPP) today issued the first comprehensive update in a decade of clinical guidelines for the diagnosis and management of asthma. The guidelines emphasize the importance of asthma control and introduce new approaches for monitoring asthma. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2007/national-asthma-guidelines-updated.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2007/national-asthma-guidelines-updated.html Tue, 01 May 2012 22:21:48 EDT NHLBI Press Releases To accelerate the advancement of stem cell biology from bench to bedside for treatment of cardiovascular disease, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will host the scientific symposium Cardiovascular Regenerative Medicine, October 1 - 2 at the NIH Natcher Conference Center in Bethesda, Maryland. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2007/nih-to-hold-symposium-on-cardiovascular-regenerative-medicine.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2007/nih-to-hold-symposium-on-cardiovascular-regenerative-medicine.html Tue, 01 May 2012 22:16:54 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Middle-aged adults who drank more than one soft drink daily, either diet or regular, have a more than 40 percent greater rate of either having or developing metabolic syndrome, a cluster of conditions that increase the risk for heart disease, according to new data from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2007/framingham-observational-study-notes-greater-incidence-of-metabolic-syndrome-among-adults-consuming-soft-drinks.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2007/framingham-observational-study-notes-greater-incidence-of-metabolic-syndrome-among-adults-consuming-soft-drinks.html Fri, 20 Apr 2012 11:02:37 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health supports two clinical trials testing approaches that use rosiglitazone to reduce cardiovascular disease in people with diabetes: the Action to Control Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetes (ACCORD) trial and the Bypass Angioplasty Revascularization Investigation 2 Diabetes (BARI 2D) trial. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2007/nhlbi-statement-on-use-of-rosiglitazone-in-two-nhlbi-funded-clinical-trials.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2007/nhlbi-statement-on-use-of-rosiglitazone-in-two-nhlbi-funded-clinical-trials.html Tue, 01 May 2012 22:25:23 EDT NHLBI Press Releases New results from a substudy of the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) Estrogen-Alone Trial show that younger postmenopausal women who take estrogen-alone hormone therapy have significantly less buildup of calcium plaque in their arteries compared to their peers who did not take hormone therapy. The findings do not alter the current recommendations regarding hormone therapy use for postmenopausal women. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2007/whi-study-of-younger-postmenopausal-women-links-estrogen-therapy-to-less-plaque-in-arteries.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2007/whi-study-of-younger-postmenopausal-women-links-estrogen-therapy-to-less-plaque-in-arteries.html Fri, 20 Apr 2012 11:04:33 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Adults with obstructive sleep apnea benefit significantly from longer nightly use of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), a device to improve breathing during sleep, according to the first study to identify the nightly duration of CPAP use needed to gain maximum benefit for daytime alertness and functioning. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2007/nhlbi-media-availability-longer-treatment-benefits-sleep-apnea-patients.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2007/nhlbi-media-availability-longer-treatment-benefits-sleep-apnea-patients.html Fri, 20 Apr 2012 11:42:12 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The Heart Truth Road Show, a traveling women's heart health exhibit designed to bring heart health education and screenings to women across the country, stops in Washington, DC May 14-16. Celebrating National Women's Health Week, the exhibit offers information about heart disease and its risk factors and free heart disease risk factor screenings. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2007/the-heart-truth-road-show-travels-to-washington-dc.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2007/the-heart-truth-road-show-travels-to-washington-dc.html Tue, 01 May 2012 22:27:29 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has established the We Can! City Program to assist towns and cities across the nation in mobilizing their communities to prevent childhood overweight. The first three cities to be selected for the program are South Bend, Indiana; Gary, Indiana; and Roswell, Georgia. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2007/nih-launches-we-can-city-program.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2007/nih-launches-we-can-city-program.html Tue, 01 May 2012 22:37:11 EDT NHLBI Press Releases A must read for women who want to show their hearts some love, "The Healthy Heart Handbook for Women" is an invaluable and easy-to-use resource every woman should read from cover to cover. A full-color, 122-page booklet from The Heart Truth campaign, it is packed with the latest information on preventing and controlling the risk factors for heart disease – the No.1 killer of women. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2007/love-your-heart-new-nhlbi-resource-helps-women-reduce-heart-disease-risk.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2007/love-your-heart-new-nhlbi-resource-helps-women-reduce-heart-disease-risk.html Tue, 01 May 2012 22:30:46 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Having above optimal levels of risk factors for heart disease between the ages of 18 and 30 can mean a two to three times greater risk of later developing coronary calcium, a strong predictor of heart disease, according to results of a new study from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2007/nhlbi-study-having-elevated-risk-factors-in-young-adulthood-significantly-raises-risk-of-coronary-calcium-later-on.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2007/nhlbi-study-having-elevated-risk-factors-in-young-adulthood-significantly-raises-risk-of-coronary-calcium-later-on.html Tue, 01 May 2012 22:39:14 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Reducing sodium intake not only prevents high blood pressure, but also prevents heart disease, according to new clinical trial data from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2007/reducing-sodium-decreases-long-term-risk-for-cardiovascular-disease.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2007/reducing-sodium-decreases-long-term-risk-for-cardiovascular-disease.html Fri, 20 Apr 2012 11:50:23 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Secondary analyses of findings from the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) suggest that women who begin hormone therapy within 10 years of menopause may have less risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) due to hormone therapy than women farther from menopause. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2007/nhlbi-media-availability-effect-of-hormone-therapy-on-risk-of-heart-disease-may-vary-by-age-and-years-since-menopause.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2007/nhlbi-media-availability-effect-of-hormone-therapy-on-risk-of-heart-disease-may-vary-by-age-and-years-since-menopause.html Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:01:23 EDT NHLBI Press Releases A new study shows that as rates of diabetes have risen in the U.S., the proportion of cardiovascular disease (CVD) linked to diabetes has also increased. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2007/media-availability-increasing-proportion-of-cardiovascular-disease-due-to-diabetes-over-the-last-50-years.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2007/media-availability-increasing-proportion-of-cardiovascular-disease-due-to-diabetes-over-the-last-50-years.html Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:20:15 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Having a build-up of calcium plaque in the arteries means increased risk of heart attacks and death from heart disease in multiple ethnic groups, according to new findings from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2007/nhlbi-media-availability-calcium-plaque-build-up-in-the-arteries-leads-to-coronary-heart-disease-in-multi-ethnic-groups.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2007/nhlbi-media-availability-calcium-plaque-build-up-in-the-arteries-leads-to-coronary-heart-disease-in-multi-ethnic-groups.html Tue, 24 Apr 2012 15:31:50 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Unveiling of The Heart Truth's First Ladies Red Dress Collection exhibit, featuring Red Dresses and suits worn by America's seven living First Ladies. As continued supporters of The Heart Truth, Mrs. Laura Bush, the national ambassador for The Heart Truth campaign, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, Mrs. Barbara Bush, Mrs. Nancy Reagan, Mrs. Rosalynn Carter, Mrs. Betty Ford, and Mrs. Claudia (Lady Bird) Johnson have contributed red dresses and suits from their personal collections for a limited viewing at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2007/the-heart-truth-unveils-first-ladies-red-dress-collection.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2007/the-heart-truth-unveils-first-ladies-red-dress-collection.html Tue, 01 May 2012 22:45:48 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Researchers from the long-standing Framingham Heart Study (FHS), a program of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health, report that people whose parents live longer were more likely to avoid developing high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and other risk factors for cardiovascular disease in middle age than their peers whose parents died younger. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2007/framingham-study-shows-parents-who-live-long-pass-on-lower-risk-of-cardiovascular-disease.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2007/framingham-study-shows-parents-who-live-long-pass-on-lower-risk-of-cardiovascular-disease.html Tue, 01 May 2012 22:42:31 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Results from the NHLBI Growth and Health Study of more than 2,300 girls suggest that girls as young as age 9 who are overweight are at increased risk for short-term and long-term problems that increase the chances of developing cardiovascular disease. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2007/nhlbi-media-availability-overweight-girls-at-risk-for-cardiovascular-disease.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2007/nhlbi-media-availability-overweight-girls-at-risk-for-cardiovascular-disease.html Tue, 01 May 2012 18:50:53 EDT NHLBI Press Releases New York — The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health announced today that the number of heart disease deaths in American women is decreasing. Newly analyzed data shows that the number of women who die from heart disease has shifted from 1 in 3 women to 1 in 4—a decrease of nearly 17,000 deaths from 2003 to 2004. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2007/heart-disease-deaths-in-american-women-decline.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2007/heart-disease-deaths-in-american-women-decline.html Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:37:19 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The Women's Health Initiative (WHI) embarks on its next phase of research with 12 new contracts awarded last week by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health. The studies will help explain the postmenopausal hormone therapy and other clinical trial findings and will investigate the impact of genetic and biological markers on common diseases affecting postmenopausal women. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2007/media-availability-nhlbi-awards-12-womens-health-initiative-contracts-to-study-genetic-and-biological-markers-of-common-diseases-affecting-postmenopausal.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2007/media-availability-nhlbi-awards-12-womens-health-initiative-contracts-to-study-genetic-and-biological-markers-of-common-diseases-affecting-postmenopausal.html Tue, 01 May 2012 22:49:46 EDT NHLBI Press Releases The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health, in partnership with leading professional societies, health, and advocacy organizations today launches COPD Learn More Breathe Better, a national campaign designed to improve awareness among those at greatest risk for the disease. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2007/nih-launches-new-campaign-aimed-at-increasing-awareness-early-diagnosis-and-treatment-of-copd.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2007/nih-launches-new-campaign-aimed-at-increasing-awareness-early-diagnosis-and-treatment-of-copd.html Fri, 20 Apr 2012 18:44:50 EDT NHLBI Press Releases Although several medications are available to help children maintain asthma control, clinical trials directly comparing them have not been conducted. In fact, current recommendations in national and international asthma guidelines are based either on studies of single treatments compared to a placebo in children or on comparison studies in adults. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2007/media-availability-inhaled-steroids-best-treatment-for-children-with-asthma.html http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/2007/media-availability-inhaled-steroids-best-treatment-for-children-with-asthma.html Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:48:05 EDT NHLBI Press Releases