NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, March 6 (TNSres) -- The American College of Cardiology issued the following news release: The ketogenic or "keto" diet, which involves consuming very low amounts of carbohydrates and high amounts of fats, has been gaining popularity. However, a new study presented at the American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Session Together With the World Congress of Cardiology suggests that a "keto-like" diet may be associated with higher blood levels of "bad" cholesterol   more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, March 6 (TNSres) -- The American College of Cardiology issued the following news release: Researchers demonstrated that a causal artificial intelligence (AI) system can accurately quantify how much a person must reduce their blood pressure or low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol to overcome their inherited risk of coronary artery disease (CAD), according to research presented at the American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Session Together With the World C  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, March 6 (TNSres)-- The American College of Cardiology issued the following news release: Providing medications for chronic diseases--for example, cholesterol-lowering, blood pressure and diabetes medications--free of charge for three years did not have a significant impact on serious health outcomes associated with those conditions among low-income seniors in Canada, according to a study being presented at the American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Session To  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, March 6 (TNSres) -- The American College of Cardiology issued the following news release: In patients with multi-vessel heart disease who have had a heart attack, immediate treatment with stents in all diseased arteries was found to be as safe and effective at one year of follow-up as staged treatment, according to findings from the first large, randomized trial to address this question that is being presented at the American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Ses  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, March 6 (TNSres) -- The American College of Cardiology issued the following news release: Making a connection between the flu and the risk of subsequent heart problems significantly increased flu vaccination rates among older Danish adults, according to a study presented at the American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Session Together With the World Congress of Cardiology. A reminder message the day before the start of a national vaccine program also helped "nu  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, March 6 (TNSres) -- The American College of Cardiology issued the following news release: In patients with heart failure and a poorly functioning heart valve, a minimally invasive procedure using a clip to repair the valve was safe, cut the rate of hospitalizations for heart failure by 47% and reduced deaths from any cause by almost 30% after five years of follow-up, according to a study presented at the American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Session Together  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, March 6 (TNSres) -- The American College of Cardiology issued the following news release: Doctors who received customized electronic health record (EHR) alerts for specific patients were 2.5 times as likely to prescribe mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists (MRAs), a guideline-recommended class of heart failure medication, compared with doctors who did not receive such alerts, according to research being presented at the American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientifi  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, March 6 (TNSres) -- The American College of Cardiology issued the following news release: Patients with complex coronary artery disease who underwent a stenting procedure guided by intravascular imaging were nearly 40% less likely to die of heart disease, have a heart attack caused by a new blockage in the treated artery or need a repeat stenting procedure in the treated artery, compared with similar patients who underwent a standard angiography-guided stenting procedure  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, March 6 (TNSres) -- The American College of Cardiology issued the following news release: Patients with cardiovascular disease, such as heart disease, stroke or peripheral arterial disease, were significantly more likely to be prescribed guideline-recommended high-intensity statin therapy if their clinician was sent an automated reminder with information about their cardiovascular disease history, prior statin use and history of statin associated side effects, according   more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, March 6 (TNSres) -- The American College of Cardiology issued the following news release: The largest study to examine outcomes for patients treated outside a clinical trial setting with a minimally invasive procedure to repair a poorly functioning mitral valve in the heart found that the procedure was safe and resulted in a successful repair for nearly 9 out of 10 patients, researchers reported at the American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Session Together W  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 (TNSgov) -- American Principles Project, an organization that says it engages in campaigns and advocacy on behalf of the family, issued the following news release on March 8, 2023: American Principles Project (APP) announced its endorsement of two Texas bills aimed at cracking down on children's exposure to online pornography. The first bill, HB3570, would require all websites, including social media platforms, with large amounts of sexual material to implement age verifica  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, March 10 (TNSper) -- The Louisiana Association of Business and Industry issued the following news release: The Louisiana Association of Business and Industry (LABI) received a letter of resignation from LABI President and CEO Stephen Waguespack, who has led the organization since 2013. As a result, LABI is prepared to commence a nationwide search to find the next leader of the organization. "In leading LABI over the last decade, Stephen has not only had a tremendous im  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, March 10 (TNSgov) -- The Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association issued the following news release: The Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil & Gas Association (LMOGA) issued the following statement in response to the continued delays in development of a 5-year offshore leasing program by the U.S. Department of Interior. "Despite the obligation to maintain an offshore leasing program, the Department of Interior (DOI)'s continued delays in development are unacceptable and   more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation issued the following news release on March 8, 2023: The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) today announced the award of $660 million from its Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund (GEBF) to the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) to support construction of the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion (MBSD) project, the first and most significant of two planned sediment diversions in Louisiana. The GEBF was  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 8 (TNSrpt) -- The Southern Poverty Law Center issued the following news release on March 6, 2023: Public Funds Public Schools - a project of the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) and Education Law Center (ELC) - released a new report documenting the massive increase in public spending on private education voucher programs in the decade following the Great Recession. The report, The Fiscal Consequences of Private School Vouchers, examines the growth in voucher programs   more