On April 13, the U.S. House voted to repeal the Prevention and Public Health Fund by a vote of 236 to 183. This measure would absolutely gut the important investments made in community-based health initiatives established under health care reform, initiatives largely targeted toward improvements in the management and ultimate prevention of chronic disease. To…

Women’s Low Symptom Awareness and Hesitance to Call 9-1-1 has Dangerous Impacts Washington, DC, February 1, 2011 – A woman suffers a heart attack every minute in the United States. But according to a 2009 American Heart Association (AHA) survey, only half of women said they would call 9-1-1 if they thought they were having…