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New study shows eating pulses every day improves blood vessel function and fights heart disease PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance Mon, 20 Apr 2009 10:07 AM PDT Eating beans and peas every day is not only good for you; it can help fight cardiovascular disease - the number one cause of death worldwide. PENN Medicine News: Early Target: Key Gene in Mouse Embryo Gut Implicated in Congenital Defects University of Pennsylvania Health System Mon, 20 Apr 2009 10:02 AM PDT PHILADELPHIA â€" They say you can put your foot in your mouth, and wear your heart on your sleeve. But your esophagus in your intestine? Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have done just that â€" sort of. NWMRMC offers new cardiac calcium scoring screen The Clarksdale Press Register Mon, 20 Apr 2009 09:30 AM PDT Special to The Press Register In a growing commitment to the community, Northwest Mississippi Regional Medial Center is now offering Cardiac Calcium Scoring, a non-invasive scan that detects the earliest signs of heart disease even before symptoms can occur. Atherotech to Exhibit its VAP(R) Cholesterol Test at Internal Medicine 2009 in Philadelphia PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance Mon, 20 Apr 2009 08:00 AM PDT diagnostic company adds new line of heart disease and diabetes tests to complement advanced cholesterol profile Blueberries can fight off 3 major killers KWWL Iowa Mon, 20 Apr 2009 07:48 AM PDT (NBC) -- A diet rich in blueberries could help fend off obesity, heart disease, and diabetes! Researchers at the University of Michigan found eating blueberries regularly reduced belly fat, lowered cholesterol and improved insulin sensitivity in lab rats. Family of trapped bathroom patient settles with hospital WTOP Radio Washington, DC Mon, 20 Apr 2009 07:28 AM PDT The family of a heart patient who died when hospital personnel couldn't find the key to his locked bathroom settled a wrongful death lawsuit against Washington Adventist Hospital in Takoma Park, WTOP has learned. NY Woman Plans To Have Dead Lover's Child WJXT Jacksonville Mon, 20 Apr 2009 07:27 AM PDT NEW YORK -- A New York judge has given a woman permission to harvest her dead lover's sperm so she can still have his baby. Johnny Quintana was only 31 when he died Thursday of an apparent heart attack. The dish on fish and mercury: How healthy is your catch? CNN Mon, 20 Apr 2009 07:22 AM PDT Every week, Jackie Kaminer of Roswell, Georgia, buys fish for dinner at the local market. Although she knows it's full of nutrients -- including good-for-your-heart omega-3 fatty acids -- she's careful of the types of fish she brings home. Ford will boost Hudson athletes KWWL Iowa Mon, 20 Apr 2009 07:18 AM PDT Everyone who knows Bill Colwell knows Bill has been a major supporter of Hudson High School Athletics for many years. Though his own kids have long-since graduated from Hudson High, Bill's heart is still with the Pirates. Mediterranean diet: It's all good C-Health Mon, 20 Apr 2009 06:59 AM PDT The Mediterranean diet is in the news again -- and it's all good. For a long time, we've talked about its health benefits, especially for your healthy heart, and from time to time a study comes out to support these benefits.

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