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Better sleep habits may help reduce heart disease risk and aid in weight loss

Research Highlights: People who had the best heart health, defined as having healthy sleep in addition to meeting the AHA Life Simple 7, were less likely to have a diagnosis of a heart disease and were less likely to develop heart disease in the ...




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Starting estradiol therapy soon after menopause may benefit arteries

Waiting more than a decade after menopause to start estradiol...




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Heart disease risk profiles differ widely among African Americans, blacks from the Caribbean and African immigrants

Research Highlights: Black immigrants from Africa and from the Caribbean differ from U.S.-born blacks in rates of high blood pressure, diabetes, smoking and overweight/obesity. The research supports a more detailed look at black populations and the...




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For older adults, more physical activity could mean longer, healthier lives




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More steps-per-day linked to significant reductions in diabetes and high blood pressure

Research Highlights: Middle-aged adults who walked the most steps-per-day had a 43% lower risk of diabetes and a 31% lower risk of high blood pressure, compared to people of similar age who accumulated the lowest number of daily steps. Among women, ...




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Consuming more olive oil associated with less heart disease in Americans

Research Highlights: Consuming more than half a tablespoon of olive oil daily was associated with a 15% lower risk of having any type of cardiovascular disease and a 21% lower risk of having coronary heart disease. Replacing one teaspoon of butter, ...




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Eating more plant protein and dairy instead of red meat may improve heart health




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Más pasos por día se relaciona con reducciones significativas de la diabetes y la hipertensión arterial

Puntos destacados de la investigación: Los adultos de mediana edad que caminaron una mayor cantidad de pasos al día mostraron un 43% menos de riesgo de padecer diabetes y un 31% menos de riesgo de hipertensión arterial, en comparación con personas de...




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Comer más proteína vegetal y lácteos en lugar de carne roja puede mejorar la salud del corazón

Puntos destacados de la investigación: En un estudio de más de 37 000 estadounidenses, aquellos que comieron la mayor cantidad de proteína vegetal tenían un 29% menos de probabilidades de morir de una enfermedad coronaria. Sustituir una porción por...




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New “real world” data reveal potential opportunities for blood pressure improvement

Research Highlights: The PCORnet Blood Pressure Control Laboratory, a new collaborative partnership, analyzed electronic health record data from nearly 1.5 million patients including almost 6 million ambulatory visits with blood pressure measures. ...




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Miniature version of human vein allows study of deep vein thrombosis

Research Highlights: The Vein-Chip device, a miniaturized version of a large human vein, allowed scientists to study changes in vein wall cells, blood flow and other functions that lead to deep vein thrombosis in humans. The device focused on venous ...




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Brain emotional activity linked to blood vessel inflammation in recent heart attack patients

Research Highlights: People with recent heart attacks have significantly higher activity in a brain area (the amygdala) involved in stress perception and emotional response. They also have more inflammation in key arteries and increased bone marrow ...




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Genetic scoring can identify more men at risk for aortic aneurysm

Research Highlights: A genetic risk score from a blood test identified more men age 50 and older who are at higher risk of an aortic aneurysm and could benefit from ultrasound screening. Weakness and bulging in the wall of the aorta, the major blood ...








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A Matter of Decency

Denmark was the first country to sign the UN Convention relating to the status of Refugees in 1951, and since then the small Scandinavian nation has received and helped numerous refugees. Over the past decade, however, national legislation have been tightened repeatedly leading to international criticism. The danish people are torn between national interest and international human rights. Nobody knows the exact number of refugees living illegally underground in Denmark, but it remains a fact that danish citizens deliberately choose to break the law in order to help them.




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Massachusetts' ethnic mosaic

A look into Massachusetts ethnic/race/country of origin by town.




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Bright Brass: The Congolese Street Brass Band

How a group of street children formed a brass band in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.




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Mon Faso

A webdocumentary about Burkina Faso (Ouest Africa). Six people from this country will show us their dailylife and speak about their country.




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Untangling Florida's foreclosure crisis

Florida's foreclosure crisis seems like a never-ending nightmare. Mortgages are caught up in MERS, an electronic database that most homeowners never heard of until the foreclosure crisis. Homeowners in foreclosure are worried that robo signing by lenders' employees may have led to mortgage fraud. The mortgage process itself is under scrutiny by the courts and government regulators who are asking: How could something so simple as a home loan go so terribly wrong?




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The new Boston Tea Party Museum

Tour of the new boston Tea Party museum




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Passages: a common struggle for civil rights

A group of singers from Tampa Bay traveled to Israel and the West Bank to perform a play about Martin Luther King Jr. The play, "Passages of Martin Luther King," explores the philosophy of non-violence that guided the American civil rights movement. The U.S. Department of State sponsored the play's performance in Jerusalem and on the West Bank as a cultural exchange with the Palestinian National Theater and Palestinian director Kamel Elbasha. The play was performed with Palestinian and American artists who performed 10 shows over three and a half weeks as a way to share King's message of non-violence and peaceful resistance.




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The lives of Vietnamese Women

From warriors to "butterflies on wheels," Vietnamese women have inspired generations.




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Abandoned

A collection of images that follows my journey into the past and asks questions of the future, while using pictures to create an awareness of exactly what the people of Camden, N.J., must face each day.




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Unsung New Yorkers

This project presents a collective portrait of workers who keep New York City running. Their stories unfold in a series of multimedia profiles produced by students at the Columbia Journalism School.




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The Dragon Children

Chinese-Australian students have come under increasing scrutiny, raising debate about the role of culture, coaching colleges and notions of childhood in an increasingly competitive school environment. Are Chinese parents too pushy, their focus too narrow and the children too obedient? Or are there lessons to be learnt from Chinese students to ensure everyone shares in the success?




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Reframing Mexico

"Reframing Mexico" looks at the Mexico City beyond the violent headlines. The site features 12 short video documentaries and multiple interactive features. Topics include a single mother raising children in a large metro dump, a carpenter whose illegal immigration to the US ended when the American dream eluded him, a disabled father overcoming stigma and discrimination, and others. Interactive features include a border crossing game, a "build your own wrestler" feature, and more. This project is a collaboration between UNC Photojournalism and Monterrey Tec.




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Reframing Mexico

"Reframing Mexico" looks at the Mexico City beyond the violent headlines. The site features 12 short video documentaries and multiple interactive features. Topics include a single mother raising children in a large metro dump, a carpenter whose illegal immigration to the US ended when the American dream eluded him, a disabled father overcoming stigma and discrimination, and others. Interactive features include a border crossing game, a "build your own wrestler" feature, and more. This project is a collaboration between UNC Photojournalism and Monterrey Tec.




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Untitled

Multimedia produced by Jose F. Moreno/Courier-Post




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Small Dreams: Mental Illness and Primary Care

Matt Freitas, nurse practitioner, treats people with mental illness, including his daughter, who has schizophrenia. The number of patients seeking treatment for mental illness has tripled over the past three years, Freitas says. Photography, audio and production by Lauren M. Whaley, CHCF Center for Health Reporting.




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Normalizing Mental Illness: One Mom's Hope

Joyce Plis directs the National Alliance on Mental Illness in Modesto, California. She's a hero to sick people who have nowhere else to turn. Her son Eric, 46, has schizophrenia. Photography, audio and production by Lauren M. Whaley/CHCF Center for Health Reporting.




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Photography Gallery: Faces of Mental Illness

Everyone pictured in this 12-person photo gallery has a mental illness. They live in this community. A daughter. An uncle. A sister. A friend. A neighbor. A co-worker. They are us. Photography by Lauren M. Whaley/CHCF Center for Health Reporting.




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A Shadow Remains

Phillip Toledano's life is marked by the passing of family. Each death diverting the river slightly. "You see yourself clearly when your parents die. You're silhouetted on the hilltop, whatever that means."




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The Block: Stories from a Meeting Place

These are stories about a patch of land in Sydney, an infamous acre known as the Block, a place steeped in a rich history of Aboriginal culture, activism and hope. Over time, tragedy, drug abuse and crime crept into the Indigenous-owned housing precinct. In September 2010, the few remaining tenants received notice to vacate their homes. The Aboriginal Housing Company, which owned the crumbling terraces, was keen to redevelop the land. Now vacant, the Block sits on the verge of a new, uncertain rebirth. This virtual time capsule invites you to explore the Block, to witness the events that defined its 40-year history, and to meet the people whose lives it has shaped.




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Spanish Beisbol Network

A little taste of Phillies baseball on the Spanish Beisbol Network




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Serving The Whole Person

The Ethiopian Mekane Yesus Church owns and runs Aira Hospital - a small but by Ethiopian standards well equipped health facility - situtated in the far western part of rural Ethiopia. Despite financial hardship and lack of the most basic resources the dedicated surgeon Dr. Erik Erichsen and his team of local colleagues try as hard as they possibly can to serve some of the poorest people in the world




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Made In Québec, Créateurs de richesses

Portraits of entrepreneurs Quebecois, for whom the question of profit goes after those working conditions, personal development and improvement of the environment. How to do more with less? Enrich themselves ... but differently. --------------------------------------------- Des portraits d'entrepreneurs québecois, pour qui la question du profit passe après celles des conditions de travail, de l’épanouissement personnel et de l’amélioration de l’environnement. Comment faire mieux avec moins ? S’enrichir… mais différemment.




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The Battle for Istanbul

U.S. and Canadian university students traveled to Istanbul in the summer of 2013, to investigate the issues behind national street demonstrations protesting the Turkish prime minister's authoritarian style. This is their multimedia report.




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Nine Themed CT American Revolution Tours

A mixed media site that provides nine themed Connecticut American Revolution driving/bicycling tours, complete with cue sheets, Google Maps, 130 pages of narratives and biographies and more.




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WWF - Change is already there

To celebrate it's 40th birthday, WWF-France, the first French environmental NGO, offers a new interactive sensory experience based on a parallax effect. Developed on HTML5, this photographic exhibition is organized around five main themes: species, climate change, forests, ecological footprint, oceans, fresh water. WWF invites the user to share 40 years of action through videos, photos and stories.




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Kutkai: Northern Burma

A look at an unseen IDP camp (internally displaced persons) in northern Burma/Myanmar. A group of several hundred people from the Ta'ang ethnic group fled this year from fighting near their villages. This short film presents doubts and concerns of President's Thein Sein's peace plans with ethnic armed groups. With growing international attention and investment in Burma, it is important to hear from those most affected by conflict and questionable peace talks.




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Blind Wrestler

Shot and Produced by Jose F. Moreno/Courier-Post




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Rebuilding Haiti

Four years after the earthquake, how is Haiti rebuilding itself? If you were part of the process, would you be able to make the right choices? “Rebuilding Haïti" is an interactive piece of journalism. The form mixes newsgame and longform journalism. The story is about development issues (like rural exodus, land reform and brain drain).




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Cronulla Riots - The Day That Shocked the Nation

Investigate the simmering tensions between groups of Australians that led to racially motivated violence at Sydney’s Cronulla Beach in December 2005.




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Which Direction Do You Sleep?

A kinetic type story illustrating a common understanding within Ayurvedic practice. Created for my motion graphics class this semester at Ohio University.




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Junko’s Story: Surviving Hiroshima’s Atomic Bomb

An intimate account of one young girl’s harrowing experience and miraculous survival.




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New COVID-19 patient data registry will provide insights to care and adverse cardiovascular outcomes

DALLAS, April 3, 2020 —As physicians, scientists and researchers worldwide struggle to understand the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the American Heart Association is developing a novel registry to aggregate data and aid research on the disease,...




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El nuevo registro de datos de pacientes con COVID-19 proporcionará perspectivas sobre la atención y los resultados cardiovasculares adversos

DALLAS, 3 de abril del 2020 – Debido al esfuerzo de médicos, científicos e investigadores de todo el mundo por comprender la pandemia del coronavirus (COVID-19), la American Heart Association está desarrollando un nuevo registro para agregar datos y...