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The American Heart Association, Association of Black Cardiologists, Inc., Society for Women's Health Research and WomenHeart: The National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease have banded together to support landmark federal legislation aimed at fighting the No. 1 killer of American women - cardiovascular diseases.
The bipartisan legislation was introduced by Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Representatives Lois Capps (D-CA) and Barbara Cubin (R-WY).
The bill would improve the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women by educating both women and health care providers about the most effective options for women.
The Heart for Women Act would authorize outreach to raise awareness about the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease in women; tighten U.S. Food and Drug Administration requirements for reporting gender-based data about new and experimental medicines and devices; and expand cost-effective screening programs for low-income, uninsured women at risk for heart disease and stroke.
In addition to the American Heart Association, Association of Black Cardiologists, Society for Women's Health Research, and WomenHeart: The National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease, the Heart for Women Act is also supported by: the Association of Women's Health Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses, Association of Women's Heart Programs, Black Women's Health Imperative Business and Professional Women/USA, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, General Federation of Women's Clubs, and the Jacobs Institute for Women's Health.
Since 1924, the American Heart Association has helped protect people of all ages and ethnicities from the ravages of cardiovascular disease and stroke, the nation's No. 1 and No. 3 killers, which claim more than 910,600 Americans a year.
Founded in 1974, the Association of Black Cardiologists, Inc., is a non-profit organization with an international membership of nearly 600 health care professionals.
The Society for Women's Health Research is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to improve the health of all women through research, education and advocacy.
WomenHeart: the National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease is a patient advocacy organization serving the 8,000,000 women living with heart disease. This article was prepared by Biotech Week editors from staff and other reports. Copyright 2006, Biotech Week via NewsRx.com.
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