Primary Recipient

PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, THE

Amount

$1,009,959.00

Award Date

9/30/2009

Administering Agency

Health and Human Services, Department of / National Institutes of Health

CDFA Number

93.701

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support

Description

Current experimental evidence supports a J- or U-shaped association between alcohol consumption and heart attack and/or high blood pressure. As such, while light-to-moderate drinking has been associated with protection from heart disease, heavy drinking i