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| 10/12/06 | NIH Funds Largest Long-term Study of Health and Disease in Hispanic/Latino Populations | |
| 09/13/06 | NHLBI Launches Stay in Circulation Campaign: Peripheral Arterial Disease Awareness | |
| 09/05/06 | First Totally Implanted Permanent Artificial Heart | |
| 08/24/06 | A Little TLC Goes a Long Way toward Reducing High Cholesterol | |
| 08/09/06 | Complete Guide to Physical Activity for a Healthy Heart | |
| 08/01/06 | Some Severe Emphysema Patients Continue to Benefit from Surgery | |
| 07/18/06 | Hormone called BNP Detects Pulmonary Hypertension: NHLBI Scientists Find Blood Test Predicts Common and Severe Complication of Sickle Cell Disease, and Identifies Patients at Highest Risk of Death | |
| 06/28/06 | NHLBI Offers Updated Guide with Practical Information for Lowering High Blood Pressure through Diet | |
| 05/31/06 | Study Finds Ways to Improve Detection of Blood Clots in the Lung: Enhancing Diagnostic Tests Could Reduce Deaths from Pulmonary Embolism | |
| 05/10/06 | Inhaled Corticosteroids Benefit Young Children with Frequent Wheezing but Do Not Prevent Development of Chronic Asthma | |
| 04/19/06 | Steroids Do Not Prolong Survival in Intensive Care Patients with ARDS on Life Support, Finds NHLBI Study | |
| 04/18/06 | The Heart Truth Road Show Travels to Three Cities Tour Features Free Screenings and Counseling, Health Information, and Designer Red Dresses on Display | |
| 04/11/06 | WHI Updated Analysis: No Increased Risk of Breast Cancer with Estrogen-Alone | |
| 04/11/06 | Press Release: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Adds New Resources on Heart Health | |
| 04/03/06 | IOM Report on Sleep Disorders and Sleep Deprivation—Statement from Elizabeth G. Nabel, MD, Director, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute | |
| 04/03/06 | Making Multiple Lifestyle Changes is Beneficial, Achievable in Lowering High Blood Pressure | |
| 03/24/06 | New Federally Funded Research Program Aims to Improve Survival from Cardiac Arrest and Severe Trauma | |
| 03/03/06 | NIH Offers New Comprehensive Guide To Healthy Sleep—March 27- April 2 is National Sleep Awareness Week | |
| 02/22/06 | Scientists and Study Participants Gather at Conference on Scientific Contributions of the Women’s Health Initiative - The Largest Study of Older Women’s Health | |
| 02/15/06 | WHI Study Results-Calcium and Vitamin D Supplements Offer Modest Bone Improvements, No Benefits for Colorectal Cancer | |
| 02/07/06 | News from the Women's Health Initiative: Reducing Total Fat Intake May Have Small Effect on Risk of Breast Cancer, No Effect on Risk of Colorectal Cancer, Heart Disease, or Stroke | |
| 02/06/06 | NHLBI to Launch Framingham Genetic Research Study | |
| 02/01/06 | Landmark Hypertension Treatment Study Launches Extensive Physician and Patient Education Program to Improve Public Health | |
| 01/31/06 | National Wear Red Day with the Red Dress Collection 2006 Female Musical Artists Rock the Runway to Remind Women of Their No. 1 Killer | |
| 01/31/06 | WISE Study of Women and Heart Disease Yields Important Findings On Frequently Undiagnosed Coronary Syndrome | |
| 01/03/06 | NHLBI Media Availability: Low-Fat Dietary Pattern and Weight Change - the WHI Dietary Modification Trial | |
| 12/27/05 | Having a Sibling with Heart Disease Significantly Raises Personal Heart Disease Risk | |
| 11/15/05 | NHLBI Research Highlights at American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions: Findings on Women and Heart Disease, Metabolic Syndrome in African Americans, Impact of Sodium Reduction on Risk of Cardiovascular Disease or Death | |
| 11/15/05 | Replacing Some Carbohydrates with Protein and Unsaturated Fat May Enhance Heart Health Benefits | |
| 10/03/05 | Vast Majority of Adults at Risk of Becoming Overweight or Obese | |
| 09/21/05 | NHLBI Offers Comprehensive Guidance for Women on Understanding Menopausal Hormone Therapy | |
| 07/26/05 | NHLBI Study: High Blood Pressure Not Well Controlled Among Older Men and Women | |
| 07/14/05 | Decline in Physical Activity Plays Key Role in Weight Gain Among Adolescent Girls | |
| 07/12/05 | Menopause Symptoms May Come Back After Stopping Menopausal Hormone Therapy | |
| 07/05/05 | Women’s Health Study Finds Vitamin E does not Protect Women from Heart Attack, Stroke, or Cancer | |
| 06/27/05 | Diuretics Effective for People with Diabetes and High Blood Pressure | |
| 06/01/05 | HHS Secretary Leavitt, NIH Director Tell Parents: Together, ‘We Can!’ Prevent Childhood Obesity | |
| 06/01/05 | New NHLBI-Sponsored Study Shows Programs Can Teach Children to Eat Healthier—Family Involvement and Access to Healthy Foods are Key, Say Researchers | |
| 05/18/05 | New Kidney Function Test Better than Standard at Predicting Death and Cardiovascular Outcomes | |
| 04/21/05 | Possible Mechanism for Link Between Sleep Disturbances and Metabolic Syndrome | |
| 04/20/05 | Antibiotic Treatment Does Not Reduce Risk of Secondary Cardiac Events | |
| 04/14/05 | Promise of New Medical Uses for Sodium Nitrite for Heart Attack and Organ Damage | |
| 04/13/05 | Symptom-Driven Therapy for Mild Persistent Asthma | |
| 04/12/05 | Traditional Risk Factors are Better than Emerging Risk Factors in Predicting Heart Disease Death in Older People with Chronic Kidney Disease | |
| 04/05/05 | ALLHAT Study Findings for Racial Sub-groups Show Diuretics Work Better than Newer Medicines for High Blood Pressure | |
| 03/07/05 | Statement from Elizabeth G. Nabel, M.D., Director of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health on the Findings of the Women’s Health Study | |
| 02/14/05 | NHLBI Study Shows Smoking Cessation Programs Improve Survival | |
| 02/04/05 | NHLBI Hosts Red Dress Collection 2005 Fashion Show on National Wear Red Day | |
| 01/26/05 | Elizabeth G. Nabel, M.D., Named New Director of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute | |
| 01/11/05 | New Treatment Guidelines For Pregnant Women With Asthma | |
| 01/10/05 | National Conference to Examine Effects of Dietary Supplements in Patients Taking Blood Thinning Medications | |
| 12/30/04 | Frequent Fast Food Meals Increase Weight, Diabetes Risk, Study Says | |
| 12/17/04 | NIH Halts Use of COX-2 Inhibitor in Large Cancer Prevention Trial | |
| 12/15/04 | Oral Contraceptives and Cardiovascular Disease | |
| 12/05/04 | NHLBI Stops Study Testing How Long Children with Sickle Cell Anemia Should Have Blood Transfusions to Prevent Stroke | |
| 11/23/04 | Similar Decline Over Decades in CVD for People With and Without Diabetes (Diabetics: Still Twice the Risk) | |
| 11/23/04 | New Study Finds Link Between Obesity and Atrial Fibrillation | |
| 11/18/04 | Portion Distortion Web Site: Learn How to Avoid Holiday Weight Gain by Watching Portion Sizes | |
| 11/09/04 | No Increase in Deaths or Hospitalizations for Heart Failure Patients Who Have a Pulmonary Artery Catheter | |
| 11/08/04 | Young Adults who Maintain Their Weight, Even if Overweight, Have Lower Risk Factor Levels for Heart Disease in Early Middle Age | |
| 11/07/04 | ACE Inhibitors Not Needed for Many Heart Disease Patients, According to New Study | |
| 10/22/04 | Genetics Play Role in Response to Most Common Asthma Drug | |
| 10/07/04 | Breathing Problems During Sleep May Affect Mental Development in Infants and Young Children | |
| 08/23/04 | Increasing Number of Adults with High Blood Pressure | |
| 08/18/04 | Nucleic Acid-Amplification Testing Further Safeguards Nation's Blood Supply, NHLBI Study Shows | |
| 07/12/04 | Cholesterol Guidelines Update: More-Intensive Treatment for Higher Risk Patients | |
| 06/21/04 | NIH Offers New Resources to Better Understand Sleep | |
| 06/15/04 | Genetic Connection for Atrial Fibrillation | |
| 05/27/04 | Hearts N' Parks Helps in Communities | |
| 05/04/04 | Average Blood Pressure Levels On Rise Among American Children/Teenagers | |
| 04/13/04 | WHI Study Finds No Heart Disease Benefit, Increased Stroke Risk With Estrogen Alone | |
| 03/31/04 | Scientists Compare Rat Genome With Human, Mouse | |
| 03/25/04 | First National Sleep Conference March 29-30 Explores Sleep’s Role in Public Health | |
| 03/16/04 | The Heart Truth Road Show Exhibit Travels to 5 Cities | |
| 03/08/04 | NHLBI Study Finds Implanted Defibrillator Reduces Heart Failure Deaths | |
| 03/02/04 | Estrogen-Alone Study Ends | |
| 02/13/04 | NHLBI Awards $68 Million to Fund Clinical Centers in Pediatric Heart Disease - New Program Speeds Application of Basic Research Advances to Clinical Care | |
| 02/06/04 | NHLBI Hosts Red Dress Fashion Show | |
| 02/04/04 | NHLBI Endorses AHA's Guidelines for the Prevention of CVD in Women | |
| 02/02/04 | The Heart Truth Announces Launch of Its Road Show | |
| 12/16/03 | Young Adult Fitness Protects Heart Health in Middle Age | |
| 11/11/03 | Public Access Defibrillation by Trained Community Volunteers Increases Survival for Victims of Cardiac Arrest | |
| 10/30/03 | Keep the Beat: A New Collection of Heart Healthy Recipes | |
| 10/21/03 | NHLBI Study Finds Hostility, Impatience Increase Hypertension Risk | |
| 09/09/03 | Moderate Exercise Also Promotes Weight Loss | |
| 08/28/03 | Canada and U.S. Launch Collaborative Research Programs for Circulatory and Respiratory Health | |
| 07/14/03 | NHLBI Study Tests Novel Ways To Help Americans Keep Weight Off | |
| 07/03/03 | Claude Lenfant to Retire from National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute | |
| 07/03/03 | Reducing Nationwide Obesity Starts in Neighborhoods: Hearts N' Parks Program Brings Science, Skills to 50 Communities | |
| 06/17/03 | Study of Heart Disease Patients Treated for Depression and Low Social Support Finds No Survival Benefit but Significant Improvement in Depression and Social Functioning | |
| 06/13/03 | National Asthma Conference June 19-21 on Advances in Prevention and Control | |
| 06/02/03 | Women Benefit More From Quitting Smoking Than Men | |
| 05/27/03 | Rates of Dementia Increase Among Older Women on Combination Hormone Therapy | |
| 05/20/03 | Landmark Cooperative Federal Study Defines the Role of Lung Surgery in the Treatment of Severe Emphysema | |
| 05/14/03 | NHLBI Issues New High Blood Pressure Clinical Practice Guidelines | |
| 05/05/03 | HHS and NHLBI Commemorate World Asthma Day 2003 "Communities Working for Life and Breath:" U.S. Theme | |
| 04/22/03 | NHLBI Study Finds All-in-one Approach to Lifestyle Changes Effectively Lowers Blood Pressure | |
| 04/01/03 | Hydroxyurea Therapy Improves Survival in Most Severely Affected Sickle Cell Patients | |
| 02/24/03 | Low Dose Warfarin Prevents Recurrence of Blood Clots — NHLBI Stops Study | |
| 02/20/03 | NIH Study Will Test Best Ways to Lower Risk of Heart Disease and Stroke in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes | |
| 02/12/03 | NHLBI Study Finds Possible New Indicator of Heart Disease Risk | |
| 02/07/03 | HHS Unveils the Red Dress Project to Fight Heart Disease in Women | |
| 01/29/03 | NIH Study Shows MRI Provides Faster, More Accurate Way To Diagnose Heart Attacks | |
| 01/28/03 | NHLBI Announces Grand Prize Winners of National HOW I GET A HEAP OF SLEEP Contest | |
| 01/08/03 | Frequency of Light-to-Moderate Drinking Reduces Heart Disease Risk in Men | |
| 12/17/02 | NHLBI Study Finds Traditional Diuretics Better Than Newer Medicines for Treating Hypertension | |
| 12/04/02 | Study Findings Suggest Revised Approach to Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation | |
| 11/19/02 | Study of Menopausal Women with Heart Disease Finds No Benefit, Potential for Harm from Hormone Therapy and Antioxidant Vitamins | |
| 10/30/02 | NHLBI Funds Centers for Reducing Asthma Disparities | |
| 10/30/02 | NHLBI Study Finds Improved Heart Failure Survival | |
| 10/15/02 | New Recommendations to Prevent High Blood Pressure Issued: Additional Lifestyle Approaches Advised | |
| 10/09/02 | NHLBI Launches Innovative Proteomics Centers | |
| 10/08/02 | NHLBI Funds New Heart-Health Education Projects in High-Risk Communities | |
| 09/25/02 | NHLBI Launches National Women’s Heart Health Awareness Campaign | |
| 09/19/02 | Nine Hours of Sleep Key to 'Back to School' Success | |
| 09/19/02 | National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Launches New and Expanded 'Star Sleeper' Web Site | |
| 09/04/02 | NHLBI Study Finds Dramatic Decline in Physical Activity Among African-American and White Girls | |
| 08/22/02 | Scientists Identify Gene Variant Associated with Arrhythmia in African Americans | |
| 08/19/02 | NIH to Hold Workshop on Cardiovascular Effects of Several Widely Used Herbal Dietary Supplements | |
| 08/07/02 | NIH Launches Large Clinical Trial on EDTA Chelation Therapy for Coronary Artery Disease | |
| 07/31/02 | NHLBI’s Framingham Heart Study Finds Strong Link Between Overweight/Obesity And Risk For Heart Failure | |
| 07/09/02 | NHLBI Stops Trial of Estrogen Plus Progestin Due to Increased Breast Cancer Risk, Lack of Overall Benefit | |
| 06/17/02 | Cardiac Differences in Infants Born to HIV-Positive Mothers May Persist -- Effects Based on Child's Infection Status | |
| 06/10/02 | Update on National Asthma Guidelines Released | |
| 06/05/02 | NHLBI Study Shows Weight Concerns Increase Girls’ Risk Of Becoming Smokers | |
| 04/04/02 | National Cardiovascular Health Conference to Focus on Prevention and Treatment of Nation's Leading Killer | |
| 02/26/02 | NHLBI Study Shows Vast Majority Of Middle-Aged Americans At Risk Of Developing Hypertension | |
| 02/21/02 | NHLBI Issues Resources To Help Americans "Act In Time To Heart Attack Signs" | |
| 12/17/01 | NHLBI Study Finds DASH Diet And Reduced Sodium Lowers Blood Pressure For All | |
| 12/13/01 | Scientists Use Gene Therapy To Correct Sickle Cell Disease In Mice | |
| 11/14/01 | Heart Assist Device Extends and Improves Lives | |
| 10/18/01 | Rare Lung Disease and Meningiomas | |
| 09/27/01 | Inhaled Steroids Accelerate Bone Loss in Women with Asthma | |
| 09/26/01 | Possible Way to Help Alleviate Blood Shortage | |
| 09/10/01 | National 9-1-1 Day: September 11 (9/11) | |
| 08/07/01 | NHLBI Finds Counseling Boosts Physical Fitness | |
| 06/21/01 | NHLBI Finds DASH Diet Also Lowers Cholesterol | |
| 06/07/01 | NHLBI Heart Muscle Regeneration Press Release | |
| 05/30/01 | NHLBI Beta-Blocker Research Press Release | |
| 05/30/01 | NHLBI High Blood Pressure Resources Press Release | |
| 05/23/01 | NHLBI Asthma Research Press Release | |
| 05/15/01 | NHLBI Issues Major New Cholesterol Guidelines | |
| 05/03/01 | NHLBI Press Release | |
| 04/26/01 | NHLBI Press Release | |
| 02/28/01 | Garfield the "Spokescat" for Better Sleep | |
| 02/16/01 | New Link Between Salt Sensitivity and Risk of Death | |
| 02/01/01 | Federal Health Agencies Team Up With the American Heart Association to Advance War on Heart Disease and Stroke | |
| 01/12/01 | Reducing Sodium Leads to Substantial Drop in Blood Pressure, Finds NHLBI | |
| 11/09/00 | NHLBI Publishes Update on High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy | |
| 10/17/00 | Inhaled Steroids Safe And Effective For Children With Asthma | |
| 10/04/00 | NHLBI Launches $37 Million Genomic Applications Initiative | |
| 09/14/00 | AZT and Cardiac Damage in Infants | |
| 08/23/00 | Study Launched to Test Public Access Defibrillation | |
| 08/22/00 | DASH Diet Shown to Reduce Homocysteine Levels | |
| 07/26/00 | Two NHLBI Studies Confirm Finding of Gene in Primary Pulmonary Hypertension | |
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