Personal Health: More Isn’t Always Better in Coronary Care
January 5, 2009
New York Times
Ira’s story is a classic example of invasive cardiology run amok.
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Smoking ban leads to major drop in heart attacks
January 5, 2009
BlondeSense / Blondesense Liz (noreply@blogger.com)
ATLANTA – A smoking ban in one Colorado city led to a dramatic drop in heart attack hospitalizations within three years, a sign of just how serious a health threat secondhand smoke is, government ...
Mission Viejo doctor faces discipline in heart attack death
January 5, 2009
The Orange County Register: Homepage
Dr. Konstantinos Melahoures is accused of negligence in failing to diagnose a patient's chest pain
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UK: Brewery chief dies of heart attack
January 8, 2009
Daily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com
David Woodhouse, managing director of the Hall & Woodhouse brewery in the UK, has died of a heart attack at the age of 48.
Random Thursday returns, loaded with gossip
January 8, 2009
Cranky Fitness / Merry (noreply@blogger.com)
111 Tibetan kids sent to Beijing for free heart disease treatments
January 8, 2009
XINHUA NEWS
Tsering Langcha makes ...
Heart Valves Implanted Without Open-Heart Surgery
January 8, 2009
Health News from Medical News Today
An innovative approach for implanting a new aortic heart valve without open-heart surgery is being offered to patients at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center.
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Robin Schone Suffers Major Heart Attack
January 7, 2009
Dear Author: Romance Book Reviews, Author Interviews, and Commentary / Jane
According to the Romantic Times, Robin Schone suffered a major heart attack on Christmas Day and is currently recovering in the hospital.
Cooling the brain could prevent damage after heart attacks
January 7, 2009
Telegraph Health
Cooling the brain during heart attacks and strokes significantly reduces brain damage by reducing the metabolism of brain cells scientists claim.
Heart valves implanted without open-heart surgery
January 7, 2009
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news
An innovative approach for implanting a new aortic heart valve without open-heart surgery is being offered to patients at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center.
Keeping Your New Year's Resolution on Track: American Heart Association Creates Online Walking Community
January 7, 2009
Market Wire - Full Feed
DALLAS, TX--(Marketwire - January 7, 2009) - Just in time to help you keep your New Year's resolution, the American Heart Association has created an online community of virtual walking buddies, or ...
Ban smoking and watch the rate of heart attacks drop
January 7, 2009
Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog / noreply@blogger.com (Kevin)
Consider the town of Pueblo, Colorado.Since banning smoking in public places three years ago, hospital admissions for myocardial infarctions had declined 41% from pre-ban levels.
Women's Heart Attack Symptoms
January 7, 2009
TargetWoman Women Portal
Although the older a woman gets, the more her chances of heart health risk, it is advised that women of all ages concern themselves with heart disease.
New Procedure Could Replace Open-Heart Surgery
January 7, 2009
ABC News
Doctors call noninvasive heart-valve repair procedure a major breakthrough.
Being Slightly Overweight Increases Heart Disease Risk
January 7, 2009
Diet Blog
Researchers have found that being slightly overweight and inactive - not just obese - increases the risk of heart disease. ...
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