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Social isolation and loneliness are associated with about a 30% increased risk of heart attack or stroke, or death from either, according to a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association, published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access, peer-reviewed journal of the American Heart Association.

More than 4 decades of research has clearly demonstrated that social isolation and loneliness carry cardiovascular risks, a new American Heart Association scientific statement concludes.

The update summarizes the latest information on the design and successful implementation of transition programs for adolescents and young adults with congenital heart disease.

Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD) is a peer-reviewed electronic journal established by the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. PCD provides an open exchange of information and knowledge among researchers, practitioners, policy makers, and others who strive to improve the health of the public through chronic disease prevention.

The existing literature shows that marijuana use may adversely affect brain health and suggests the need for efforts to educate the public and medical community, a new statement from AHA concludes.

Despite the perception that marijuana is harmless, there is some scientific evidence challenging that belief, and there are many unanswered questions about its impact on brain health, according to a new American Heart Association scientific statement published today in the Association's journal Stroke.

Despite the perception that marijuana is harmless, there is some scientific evidence challenging that belief, and there are many unanswered questions about its

Statement highlights: An in-hospital stroke is a stroke that occurs during a hospitalization for another diagnosis. In-hospital stroke affects roughly

Although hospitalized patients are in a monitored environment, stroke evaluation and treatment are often delayed compared to patients arriving with a stroke at the emergency department, contributing to higher rates of morbidity and mortality for in-hospital stroke, according to an American Heart Association scientific statement published online today in the Association's journal Stroke.

Two AHA new science advisories encourage clinicians to discuss healthy lifestyle practices with their patients at every visit and help them make changes to benefit heart health.