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Press Room : Press Releases

Press Room : Press Releases

Press Releases

Link February 7, 2008: Few Women Aware of Peripheral Arterial Disease – A Red Flag for Heart Disease

Link November 29, 2007: Nominations Wanted for Jacobson Award

Link September 18 , 2007: New Coalition Combats One of the Nation's Leading Killers

Link August 23, 2007: Senate Resolution Designates September at National P.A.D. Awareness Month

Link July 18, 2007 : Bard Peripheral Vascular Inc. Renews Commitment to Support VDF

Link July 17, 2007 : Free Screenings for Peripheral Arterial Disease to Take Place in Colorado

Link July 10, 2007 : Richard H. Carmona, 17th U.S. Surgeon General, Joins VDF Board of Directors

Link June 7, 2007 : Jay D. Coffman, MD Receives Prestigious Jacobson Award

Link March 5 , 2007 : March is DVT Awareness Month: Help Educate the General Public about the Signs and Symptoms and Save Lives

Link February 28 , 2007 : Vascular Disease Foundation Seeking Runners for The 2007 LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon


Link January 24, 2007 : Vascular Disease Foundation offers Patient HealthCasts on Vascular Disease

Link December 12, 2006 : P.A.D. Coalition Launches New Patient Education Resources on Peripheral Arterial Disease

Link September 14, 2006 : P.A.D. Coalition Applauds United States Senate Resolution Designating September 18-22 as National Peripheral Arterial Disease Awareness Week

Link June 8, 2006 : Respected Vascular Surgeon, Educator Robert Rutherford Receives Vascular Disease Foundation's Jacobson Award

LinkMarch 3, 2006 : Vascular Disease Foundation Recognizes March as Deep-Vein Thrombosis (DVT) Awareness Month

Link November 19, 2004 : Frank Veith Receives Julius H. Jacobson Ii Md Award For Physician Excellence From VDF

Link November 18, 2004 : Yost Joins VDF Board of Directors

Link August 5, 2004 : A National "PAD Coalition" is Formed

Link July 16, 2004 : VDF Inaugurates National Advisory Board With Diomed Holdings As Founding Member

Link November 21, 2003 : Diagnosis of Peripheral Arterial Disease is Important for People with Diabetes

Link November 21, 2003 : Diagnosis of Peripheral Arterial Disease is Important for People with Diabetes

Link April 28, 2003 : New report highlights great unmet need in the diagnosis and treatment of Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD)

Link February 17, 2003 : VDF Inaugurates National Advisory Board With Diomed Holdings As Founding Member

Link January 21, 2003 : Lower blood pressure decreases heart attack risk in diabetics with clogged leg arteries

Link December 12, 2002 : The New England Journal of Medicine carries a story on Exercise and Peripheral Arterial Disease (External Link)

Link September 19, 2001 : Study: Artery Disease is Underdiagnosed and Undertreated