Tag: cardio

  • Physician Groups Issue Joint Statement in Support of Raising Alabama’s Legal Tobacco Age to 21

    Physician Groups Issue Joint Statement in Support of Raising Alabama’s Legal Tobacco Age to 21

    DOWNLOAD THE MEDIA RELEASE MONTGOMERY — The Medical Association of the State of Alabama, the Alabama Chapter-American Academy of Pediatrics, the American College of Cardiology-Alabama Chapter, the Alabama Dermatology Society, and the Alabama Academy of Family Physicians have joined in support of legislation that would raise Alabama’s legal tobacco age from 19 to 21. “Research…

  • Be Heart Healthy in February!

    Be Heart Healthy in February!

    According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), one out of every four female deaths in 2013 was due to cardiovascular disease, yet only 54 percent of women recognize that heart disease is the leading cause of death among them. “Having uncontrolled blood pressure, which has no symptoms, can result in cardiovascular disease,…