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WomenHeart: The National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease released policy recommendations intended to guide Congress in improving access to health care for women with heart disease, according to a press release. "Heart disease is the leading cause of death among women," Mary McGowan, CEO for WomenHeart, said in the release. "Nearly 48 million women are living with or at risk for heart disease, which means it directly or indirectly impacts every American."The recommendations are part of a multiyear initiative by WomenHeart to assess the amount of access women with heart disease have and to make improvements. "At a time when health care faces an uncertain future, it is essential that Congress does all it can to improve the heart health of our mothers, sisters, spouses and daughters," McGowan said in the release. The organization consulted patients, advocates, medical professionals, researchers and policy specialists to form the recommendations, which include:Enact legislation that allows for affordable insurance premiums and access to all necessary services;Act to reduce out-of-pocket costs;Require transparency from insurers so women can make informed decisions;Pass HR 1155, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make rehabilitation programs more accessible, especially in rural areas;Expand reimbursement for cardiac rehabilitation; andWork to minimize barriers to approving evidence-based treatments.

Cinnamon may cut heart disease risk: study

Researchers fed rats cinnamon supplements for 12 weeks along with a high-fat diet. The results suggest that cinnamon may reduce the risk of cardiovascular damage of a high-fat diet by activating the body's antioxidant and anti-inflammatory systems and slowing the fat-storing process, researchers said. more-inCinnamon may reduce the effects of a high-fat diet and risk of cardiovascular damage by slowing the fat storing process in the body, scientists including one of Indian origin have found. They found that after 12 weeks the rats weighed less and had less belly fat along with healthier levels of sugar, insulin and fat in their blood, compared to rats that did not receive cinnamon with their high-fat foods. Researchers, including Vijaya Juturu, from US-based company OmniActive Health Technologies, noted that rats which were fed cinnamon had fewer molecules involved in the body's fat-storing process and more antioxidant and anti-inflammatory molecules that protect the body from the damages of stress.


The study was presented at the American Heart Association's Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology/Peripheral Vascular Disease 2017 Scientific Sessions in Minnesota. Researchers led by Vijaya Juturu from OmniActive Health Technologies in the US' Morristown fed rats cinnamon supplements for 12 weeks along with a high-fat diet. Consuming cinnamon -- a spice used in both sweet and savoury foods -- may lessen the risk of developing obesity, diabetes and cholesterol caused by a high-fat diet, researchers, including one of Indian-origin, have said. Rats fed with cinnamon also had fewer molecules involved in the body's fat-storing process and more antioxidant and anti-inflammatory molecules that protect the body from the damages of stress, the researchers said. The findings showed that high-fat diet activates the body's antioxidant and anti-inflammatory systems and slows the fat-storing process.


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