Gustafsson Lab (UCSD)

It's National Women's Health Week! Did you know? Nearly 80 percent of cardiac events can be prevented, cardiovascular diseases continue to be a woman’s greatest health threat. spr.ly/6011Ee20R

Home-based cardiac rehabilitation is an option to overcome barriers of traditional cardiac rehabilitation spr.ly/6013Ei57P

Cigarettes contain a mix of over 7,000 chemicals. Do you know how these chemicals can affect your health? They can cause diseases including cancer, cardiovascular disease, and COPD. Learn more about these chemicals and diseases they cause: fda.gov/tobacco-produc…

Reminder: FDA’s scientific workshop on strategies to help youth quit using tobacco, with a focus on e-cigarettes, is May 15 at the White Oak Campus in Silver Spring, MD. 👥 Register to attend or view the webcast by May 13 ✉ Submit a comment by May 31 cards.twitter.com/cards/2m2m96/7…

It’s never too late to quit smoking. Think about all the little reasons there are to be smokefree and get started at CDC.gov/quit.

FDA is working to improve public health through tobacco regulations. Today, Director of @FDATobacco Mitch Zeller will present on FDA’s Comprehensive Plan, a roadmap to better protect youth from tobacco and help adult smokers quit, at #Dialogue2019. fda.gov/TobaccoProduct…

🆕 FDA and @NIH Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study restricted-use files are now available. The PATH Study is a large, long-term study that monitors and assesses outcomes associated with tobacco use in the U.S. cards.twitter.com/cards/2m2m96/6…

Taxing tobacco, alcohol and sugary drinks could save 50 million lives globally.

“Decades of research has led to the identification of a wide range of cardiovascular disease risk factors...Collectively, these data provide overwhelming and convincing evidence that the use of tobacco products has adverse cardiovascular effects.” ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30707616

Although progress has been made, smoking remains a serious economic and health problem. Here are some of the issues that scientists believe that smoking still cause today : acc.org/latest-in-card…

Even smoking one cigarette a day increases the risk of heart disease. Find out more here!! bmj.com/content/360/bm…

How much physical activity do you need? Here are the American Heart Association recommendations for adults. spr.ly/6010EZaYg

Physical activity is one of the most effective ways to lower your chances of heart disease and leads to better brain health, sleep, memory and overall quality of life. Make every move count. #MoveMore #MondayMotivation

"If you have a heart, you are at risk for heart disease." Survivor Molly Schroeder and @DrSteinbaum talk women's heart health on the @TODAYshow. Click to watch! spr.ly/6010Ed5Ru

Even small bouts of physical activity improve health, so find more ways to move! spr.ly/6011EwWxc #HealthyforGood #MondayMotivationnat

Quitting tobacco will benefit your health at any age. The sooner you quit, the sooner your body will begin to heal. Help your body start to heal: 60plus.smokefree.gov

Today is #KickButtsDay. Take some time today to learn facts about the harms of smoking. #FACT Tobacco use causes more than 480,000 deaths each year in the United States. Find out more information to quit tobacco: #utm_source=CTPTwitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=ctp-healthobservance" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">fda.gov/TobaccoProduct…

New draft guidance from @FDATobacco seeks to prevent youth access to, and appeal of, flavored tobacco products, including e-cigarettes and cigars: fda.gov/TobaccoProduct…

How are you working to promote well-being among young people? Come visit us during #SAHM19 at booth #206 to tell us. Free tobacco prevention resources are available to help your community be smoke-free or check out our online resources at digitalmedia.hhs.gov/tobacco/

NYTS KEY FINDING: E-cigarette use surge led to uptick in overall tobacco use #YouthTobaccoUse Due to the increase in current e-cig use among youth in 2018, overall tobacco use has increased, reversing the decline seen over the last few years. #utm_source=CTPTwitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=ctp-nyts" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">fda.gov/TobaccoProduct…