Monday, February 23, 2009

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Setting the example
Paragould Daily Press Mon, 23 Feb 2009 10:18 AM PST
It has been said you can’t keep a good woman down. Paragould’s Tammy Cunningham is good woman. She has fought a deteriorating bone disease since she was a child, and survived three massive heart attacks and just keeps going.

Ghana: Kath Scores Another First
AllAfrica.com Mon, 23 Feb 2009 10:13 AM PST
Kumasi â€" THE KOMFO Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in collaboration with the Cardio Start International Compassionate Medical Assistance, a heart surgery team from the United States of America has performed a maiden heart surgery for six adults in Kumasi.

Melissa lives to tell: organs ultimate gift
Illawarra Mercury Mon, 23 Feb 2009 10:10 AM PST
For eight months Melissa Rhodes looked at the same four hospital walls, recovering from a heart-lung transplant and wondering whether it was all worth it.

Get personal to improve heart health
PhysOrg Mon, 23 Feb 2009 09:53 AM PST
Scare tactics may not be necessary when trying to get patients at risk of heart disease to change their diet or behaviour, a new study has found. Instead, doctors and nurses should be aware of the stage of life their patients are at, and offer them very specific and targeted advice.

Buddy Miller Recovering from Heart Surgery
Great American Country Mon, 23 Feb 2009 09:46 AM PST
Feb. 23, 2009 â€" Americana artist Buddy Miller, who has a new album set for release next week, will likely be in a Baltimore hospital as the project hits the streets, as he is recovering from heart surgery.

ACAC builds bridge between doctors, fitness providers and the public
Midlothian Exchange Mon, 23 Feb 2009 09:37 AM PST
courtesy of ACAC Wellness & Fitness Center February is Heart Month, and it is the perfect time to raise awareness about skills that can save lives.

Bill Friday comes home after heart surgery
The News & Observer Mon, 23 Feb 2009 09:35 AM PST
"He's doing well; everything went great," said Virginia Taylor, Friday's special assistant. "Now he just has to get his strength back."

Cancer survivors get 'Time to Heal'
North Platte Telegraph Mon, 23 Feb 2009 09:26 AM PST
The North Platte Telegraph A heart attack survivor's treatment doesn't end with successful surgery and a prescribed drug regimen. They are offered a 12-week rehabilitation programs to help regain a quality of life.

1000th Patient Receives Clot-Busting Heart Attack Treatment, South East England
Medical News Today Mon, 23 Feb 2009 09:14 AM PST
More than 1,000 heart-attack patients across Sussex, Surrey and Kent have been given a potentially life-saving, clot-busting treatment by South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Trust (SECAmb) paramedics. The 1000th patient to receive the treatment was a 56-year old woman from Uckfield, East Sussex.

Heart Valve Procedure To Help Patients Who Cannot Have Surgery, Imperial College Healthcare, England
Medical News Today Mon, 23 Feb 2009 09:14 AM PST
A new procedure to replace the heart valve of patients with aortic stenosis has been introduced at Imperial College Healthcare to help patients who have been turned down for open heart surgery.




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