Green Heart: Will you be mine?
By Aaron Ferster As a husband and the father of two girls, I am a big fan of Valentine’s Day. The cards. Heart-shaped boxes of chocolate. Flowers. Maybe even an evening glass of bubbly (or two) once...
View ArticleAir Quality Awareness Week: Greener Hearts Result in a More Enjoyable Summer
By Dr. Wayne Cascio I was pleased to see that the American Lung Association’s annual “State of the Air” report notes that the country’s air is getting cleaner—a perfect way to kick off Air Quality...
View ArticleHealthy Hearts and Clean Air: An EPA Science Story
Reposted from EPA Connect, the Official Blog of EPA Leadership By Lek Kadeli This month is American Heart Health Month. I invite you to join me in understanding how EPA scientists and their...
View ArticleAir Pollution May be “Hard” on the Body’s Blood Vessels
Every day EPA researchers are advancing our understanding of how air pollution threatens heart health. We will be sharing some of the important studies under way and research discoveries during...
View ArticlePromoting Healthy Lifestyles and Hearts – Don’t Forget About Air Pollution
By Wayne E. Cascio, MD Each February during American Heart Month our attention is once again drawn to the importance of promoting heart health. Heart attacks and strokes are on the decline thanks to...
View ArticleEPA’s MESA Air Study Confirms that Air Pollution Contributes to the #1 Cause...
By Dr. Wayne Cascio This week we took a giant leap forward in our understanding of the relationship between air pollution and heart disease with the publication of results from the Multi-Ethnic Study...
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