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Cardiac rehab program aims to prevent further heart troubles Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier Mon, 09 Feb 2009 10:15 AM PST WATERLOO --- Beads of sweat gather on Ben Beckman's forehead. News: SmHeart Link provides iPhone, exercise equipment interaction iLounge Mon, 09 Feb 2009 10:15 AM PST iMTP Technology has introduced the SmHeart Link, a new product that serves as a wireless bridge between exercise equipment sensors and the iPhone or iPod touch. The SmHeart Link collects data from distributed health and fitness sensors such as heart rate monitors and cycling sensors and sends it to the iPhone via Wi-Fi. According to the company, the device is compatible with heart monitor chest ... ASH Compares Critics Of Link Between Smoking Bans And Dramatic Heart Attack Reductions AIDS Dissidents WHo Deny Link ... Medical News Today Mon, 09 Feb 2009 10:13 AM PST Action on Smoking and Health (UK) has, in a published (peer-reviewed) article, compared those who question the link between smoking bans and dramatic reductions in heart attacks with dissidents who deny the link between the HIV virus and AIDS. Genetic test for heart disease risk in the works KOLD News 13 Tuscon Mon, 09 Feb 2009 10:12 AM PST Thanks to research currently under way, getting a genetic test to determine your risk of having a heart attack may soon be as simple as checking your cholesterol level. Family: Man who died on Lake Erie not on ice floe Lansing State Journal Mon, 09 Feb 2009 10:06 AM PST PORT CLINTON, Ohio - Relatives of an Ohio man who died of an apparent heart attack on Lake Erie say he was not on an ice floe that broke from the shoreline, stranding 134 fisherman over the weekend. Nine gene clues found in risk of heart attack AFP via Yahoo! Singapore News Mon, 09 Feb 2009 10:06 AM PST Researchers spanning three continents have pointed the finger at nine flawed genes after carrying out the largest-ever trawl through human DNA to search for inherited risks of a heart attack. FDA OKs fibrillation ablation catheters Moldova.org Mon, 09 Feb 2009 10:00 AM PST The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says it has approved the first ablation catheters designed for the treatment of atrial fibrillation.Atrial fibrillation -- uncoordinated contractions of the upper heart chambers -- is one of the most common types of arrhythmias, affecting more than 2 million Americans, the FDA said.The federal agency said the devices approved are the NaviStar ThermoCool ... Annual Heart of Katy Fun Run scheduled Valentine's Day The Katy Times Mon, 09 Feb 2009 09:45 AM PST Christus St. Catherine Hospital is hosting its third annual Heart of Katy Fun Run Saturday, Feb. 14. Proceeds from the run will benefit the Christus St. Catherine Fund, which supports the hospital’s heart program. Fresh, healthy food too expensive, say Canadians Global TV National Mon, 09 Feb 2009 09:41 AM PST TORONTO -- Almost half of Canadians say they are going without fresh food because it is too expensive, according to a national poll released Monday by the Heart and Stroke Foundation. Sick and Tired Newstalk 1010 CFRB Mon, 09 Feb 2009 09:39 AM PST The latest study, Sick and Tired, shows poor people in the province are more likely to be hit with chronic an severe health conditions than average Ontarians. For example, diabetes, heart disease and mood disorders are 4.5 times higher in those on social assistance.

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