Streisand gives LA hospital $5M
LOS ANGELES (AP) -April 17, 2008 The 66-year-old singer-actress has donated $5 million to endow a
research and education program on women's heart disease at
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
The hospital on Wednesday announced the new Barbra Streisand
Women's Cardiovascular Research Education Program.
Dr. Eduardo Marban, who directs the Cedars-Sinai Heart
Institute, said cardiovascular disease is the nation's leading
killer of women - responsible for nearly 500,000 deaths a year -
but most research on heart disease revolves around men.
Streisand said women must get involved in reducing risks for
heart disease. The new program will conduct trials on new drugs for
women, try to identify the role of gender in heart disease, and
work on other ways of reducing risks.
