Press Room : Press Releases
Press Releases
February 7, 2008:
Few Women Aware of Peripheral Arterial Disease – A Red Flag for Heart Disease
November 29, 2007: Nominations Wanted for Jacobson Award
September 18 , 2007: New Coalition Combats One of the Nation's Leading Killers
August 23, 2007:
Senate Resolution Designates September at National P.A.D. Awareness Month
July 18, 2007 : Bard Peripheral Vascular Inc. Renews Commitment to Support VDF
July 17, 2007 : Free Screenings for Peripheral Arterial Disease to Take Place in Colorado
July 10, 2007 :
Richard H. Carmona, 17th U.S. Surgeon General, Joins VDF Board of Directors
June 7, 2007 : Jay D. Coffman, MD Receives Prestigious Jacobson Award
March 5 , 2007 : March is DVT Awareness Month: Help Educate the General Public about the Signs and Symptoms and Save Lives
February 28 , 2007 : Vascular Disease Foundation Seeking Runners for The 2007 LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon
January 24, 2007 : Vascular Disease Foundation offers Patient HealthCasts on Vascular Disease
December 12, 2006 : P.A.D. Coalition Launches New Patient Education Resources on Peripheral Arterial Disease
September 14, 2006 : P.A.D. Coalition Applauds United States Senate Resolution Designating September 18-22 as National Peripheral Arterial Disease Awareness Week
June 8, 2006 : Respected Vascular Surgeon, Educator Robert Rutherford Receives Vascular Disease Foundation's Jacobson Award
March 3, 2006 : Vascular Disease Foundation Recognizes March as Deep-Vein Thrombosis (DVT) Awareness Month
November
19, 2004 : Frank Veith Receives Julius H. Jacobson Ii Md Award For
Physician Excellence From VDF
November
18, 2004 : Yost Joins VDF Board of Directors
August
5, 2004 : A National "PAD Coalition" is Formed
July
16,
2004 : VDF Inaugurates National Advisory Board With Diomed Holdings As
Founding Member
November
21, 2003 : Diagnosis of Peripheral Arterial Disease is Important for
People with Diabetes
November 21, 2003 : Diagnosis of Peripheral Arterial Disease is Important
for People with Diabetes
April
28,
2003 : New report highlights great unmet need in the diagnosis and
treatment of Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD)
February 17, 2003 : VDF Inaugurates National Advisory Board With Diomed Holdings
As Founding Member
January 21, 2003 : Lower blood pressure decreases heart attack risk in diabetics
with clogged leg arteries
December
12, 2002 : The New England Journal of Medicine carries a story on Exercise
and Peripheral Arterial Disease (External Link)
September
19, 2001 : Study: Artery Disease is Underdiagnosed and Undertreated
