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FUNGUS CAN CUT RISK OF HEART ATTACK AND OBESITY - Daily Express


A VEGETARIAN superfood made from fungus could slash the risk of having a heart attack, becoming obese and suffering from diabetes. A diet rich in mycoprotein can lower cholesterol and could help to reduce high levels of blood glucose and insulin. It ...


3 Dec 2008

One mighty heart can energize the homeless - Detroit News


Pulling into a parking lot at the corner of Congress and Beaubien streets Thanksgiving morning, the last thing on my mind was the homeless. But piling out of our cars to run the Turkey Trot, our crew, which included my two brothers, two of my ...


3 Dec 2008

Highland Mall employees honored for saving heart attack victim - KVUE


Quick actions and proper training by Highland Mall employees are credited with saving an elderly man's life. Paul Mix, 74, and his wife were taking a routine walk around the mall on November 3 when he had a heart attack. Wednesday, two members of the ...


3 Dec 2008

Folk Singer Odetta Dies of Heart Disease Complications - Artistdirect.com


Odetta —the critically-acclaimed folk singer who planned on playing Barack Obama's inauguration next month—died on Tuesday after a long battle with heart disease. She was 77. While she was admitted to Lenox Hill Hospital three weeks ago for ...


3 Dec 2008

American Football: Six players suspended for taking banned substances - Daily Times


NEW YORK: Six NFL players have been suspended for four games each after taking banned substances which could act as masking agents for steroids, the NFL said on Tuesday. Charles Grant, Will Smith and Deuce McAllister of New Orleans Bryan Pittman of ...


3 Dec 2008

Study Says Zetia May Help Fight Heart Disease - Wall Street Journal


The cholesterol drug Zetia appeared to have a beneficial effect against progression of cardiovascular disease in a small, government-sponsored study. The results provided a dose of good news for Merck & Co. and Schering-Plough Corp. whose stocks have ...


3 Dec 2008

FDA approves new heart device wires from Medtronic (Lexington Herald-Leader)


YAHOO - FDA approves new heart device wires from Medtronic (Lexington Herald-Leader)Medtronic Inc., the world's largest medical device maker, said Wednesday it received approval for new wiring used with its heart-shocking implantable devices. The Food and Drug Administration approved the company's Sprint Quattro Secure lead for use with the company's defibrillators, which are pacemaker-like devices that send electrical shocks to stop life-threatening abnormal heart rhythms. ...


3 Dec 2008

Saliva test could detect heart attacks (San Antonio Express-News & KENS 5)


YAHOO - Saliva test could detect heart attacks (San Antonio Express-News & KENS 5)Local heart attack patients are helping test a new early detection screening that could save lives. It's technology that uses saliva to tell if someone's having a heart attack.


3 Dec 2008

ORIGINAL ARTICLE: Irbesartan in Patients with Heart Failure and Preserved Ejection Fraction (New England Journal of Medicine)


YAHOO - ORIGINAL ARTICLE: Irbesartan in Patients with Heart Failure and Preserved Ejection Fraction (New England Journal of Medicine)In a multicenter trial, 4128 patients who had heart failure with a preserved ejection fraction were randomly assigned to receive irbesartan or placebo and were followed for a mean of 49.5 months. There were no significant differences between the two study groups in the rate of the primary outcome (death or hospitalization for heart failure).


3 Dec 2008

Light Drinking Poses No Heart Risk for Women (MedicineNet.com)


YAHOO - Light Drinking Poses No Heart Risk for Women (MedicineNet.com)Title: Light Drinking Poses No Heart Risk for Women Category: Health News Created: 12/3/2008 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 12/3/2008


3 Dec 2008

Rapid Response Teams Don't Cut Hospital Heart Attacks, Death Rates (MedicineNet.com)


YAHOO - Rapid Response Teams DonTitle: Rapid Response Teams Don't Cut Hospital Heart Attacks, Death Rates Category: Health News Created: 12/3/2008 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 12/3/2008


3 Dec 2008

FDA approves new heart device wires from Medtronic (AP via Yahoo! News)


YAHOO - FDA approves new heart device wires from Medtronic (AP via Yahoo! News)Medtronic Inc., the world's largest medical device maker, said Wednesday it received approval for new wiring used with its heart-shocking implantable devices.


3 Dec 2008

Another Stake in the Taxpayers' Heart, Arnold Kling | EconLog ...


December 3, 2008. Another Stake in the Taxpayers' Heart. Arnold Kling. December 3, 2008. Subprime Lenders Still Soaking Taxpayers. Arnold Kling. December 3, 2008. Great White Parenthetical. Bryan Caplan. December 3, 2008 ...


3 Dec 2008

plusonic » Archive » Heart


Heart may have been Vancouver’s first breakthrough rock music successs, reaching gold and platinum sales of their albums. Their 70s sound is straight up guitar rock, with some great chops, power chords, and lush, often acoustic rhythm ...


3 Dec 2008

Generic Heart Medicine Performs the Same as Brand-Name Versions


A team of researchers looked into the efficacy of generic heart medications compared to brand-name versions, and found no difference between the two. Expensive drugs are no better for your heart than cheaper meds, a finding which comes ...


3 Dec 2008

The Glittering Eye » Blog Archive » Heart Disease and Vitamin D


“There are a whole array of studies linking increased cardiovascular risk with vitamin D deficiency,” noted Dr. James H. O’Keefe, director of preventive cardiology at the Mid America Heart Institute in Kansas City. ...


3 Dec 2008

Around Azeroth: Partial eclipse of the heart - WoW Insider


Around Azeroth: Partial eclipse of the heart. by Elizabeth Wachowski. Dec 3rd, 2008. Nothing weird or wild to see here, folks. Just a pretty little shot of Tinyus of on Gorgonnash back in 2007, taking his ram for a spin ...


3 Dec 2008

Fruit flies provide better understanding of human heart disease


Researchers at the Burnham Institute for Medical Research have shown in both fruit flies and humans that genes involved in embryonic heart development are also integral to adult heart function.


3 Dec 2008