North West Evening Mail
North-West Evening Mail Fri, 10 Apr 2009 14:13 PM PDT
A GRANDFATHER has died after climbing Mount Snowdon. Graham Downing suffered a heart attack and collapsed as he was near the summit of the Welsh mountain. |
Geologist Dwight Crandell dead at 86
Moldova.org Fri, 10 Apr 2009 13:39 PM PDT
Dwight Crandell, a renowned volcanologist in the U.S. Pacific Northwest, has died of a heart attack at the age of 86, his family said.Crandell died Monday at a hospice in Wheat Ridge, Colo., The Seattle Times reported Friday.When Crandell began working in the Puget Sound lowlands in the 1950s, conventional wisdom held the region had been shaped by glaciers, the Seattle Times reported Friday. ... |
Hawken softball coach sidelined after apparent heart attack
The Cleveland Plain Dealer Fri, 10 Apr 2009 13:30 PM PDT
GATES MILLS - Hawken's second-year softball coach Pat McKinley will be sidelined indefinitely after suffering what's being described as an apparent heart attack during Thursday's 6-1 road win over Fairport. "It was the top of the fourth inning," said middle... |
Marathoners Go the Distance on Heart Health
HealthDay via Yahoo! News Fri, 10 Apr 2009 13:03 PM PDT
FRIDAY, April 10 (HealthDay News) -- Long-distance runners are less likely than other people to develop metabolic syndrome, a group of health problems that include high blood pressure and high cholesterol and can lead to diabetes and cardiovascular disease. |
More fundraisers to benefit Abbie Adams' family
Marion Daily Republican Fri, 10 Apr 2009 12:59 PM PDT
Two upcoming fundraisers will benefit the family of Washington Elementary kindergartener Abbie Adams, who died in late March while awaiting a heart transplant. |
Taking Vitamin E Could Harm Your Baby's Heart
Channel 8 San Diego Fri, 10 Apr 2009 12:57 PM PDT
It was previously thought to help protect against miscarriage. Today there's a new study that warns moms to be careful about how much vitamin E they take in. |
TV newsman dies at 67
Columbia Daily Herald Fri, 10 Apr 2009 12:35 PM PDT
NASHVILLE â€" Longtime WSMV-TV anchor Dan Miller died Wednesday night of a heart attack in his hometown of Augusta, Ga., at the age of 67. Miller was in Augusta to watch practice rounds of the Masters Golf Tournament with friends and longtime co-workers Terry Bulger and Rudy Kalis. |
Publicity around infant girl's donor drama angers other parents at Sick Kids
The Journal Pioneer Fri, 10 Apr 2009 12:09 PM PDT
TORONTO â€" The unfolding Kaylee Wallace heart-transplant saga that has captured both media attention and sympathy across the continent has angered other parents with desperately ill children at the same hospital who worry that a disturbing precedent has been set. |
MetroHealth hospital staff creates special wedding day for patient
West Side Sun News Fri, 10 Apr 2009 12:08 PM PDT
The bride wore a pink robe in lieu of a gown. Most of the attendees wore scrubs. Lynn and Frank Musial's wedding day featured a bouquet, decorations and music, along with a heart monitor, stethoscopes and tongue depressors. In... |
The Year's Best-Designed Medical Devices
Fast Company Magazine Fri, 10 Apr 2009 12:07 PM PDT
Medical devices present myriad design, ergonomic and functionality problems. The best of them put design cleverness on full display--and the best were just announced, in the 2009 Medical Design Excellence Awards. Some highlights: The landmark, a nearly invisible Lyric hearing aid (left)--the first aid that can be worn 24/7. A thermal suit that puts heart attack victims "on ice" immediately, ... |
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