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San Ramon boy gets big welcome home after heart transplant surgery San Ramon Valley Times Tue, 19 May 2009 14:19 PM PDT More than 200 friends and schoolmates welcome Kevin Murphy back home to San Ramon. Isotope shortage could delay medical tests Times & Transcript Tue, 19 May 2009 14:14 PM PDT Patients in line for medical tests to diagnose cancer and heart ailments may have a longer wait as hospitals try to conserve a scarce supply of isotopes, doctors say. UPDATE: Deputy Joiner relocated, 'making progress' Crestview News Bulletin Tue, 19 May 2009 14:08 PM PDT Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office Deputy Randy Joiner was transferred Tuesday from Sacred Heart Hospital to West Florida Regional Hospital where he'll now begin undergoing intensive physical therapy treatments, according to an OCSO press release. Deputy Bone Marrow Cells Improve Heart Function WebMD Tue, 19 May 2009 14:02 PM PDT Placing bone marrow cells directly into a heart that is lacking blood flow improves angina symptoms, heart function, and a patient's quality of life, a study shows. Bone marrow therapy helps heart patients: study Reuters via Yahoo! News Tue, 19 May 2009 14:02 PM PDT Injecting bone marrow stem cells into the heart helped some patients with a chronic form of heart disease, Dutch researchers said on Tuesday. Adult Stem Cells Injected in Heart Boost Blood Flow (Update1) Bloomberg Tue, 19 May 2009 14:00 PM PDT May 19 (Bloomberg) -- Patients with clogged arteries and severe chest pain who were injected with stem cells from their own bone marrow had a small improvement in blood flow and the pumping ability of their hearts, along with an easing of pain, researchers found. Thought for food wins gold Otago Daily Times Tue, 19 May 2009 13:55 PM PDT Prevention is better than cure. It's a philosophy which has won Columba College pupils a Gold Heart Foundation Award, the first to be awarded to a secondary school in Otago. Better Cardiorespiratory Fitness Related to Lower Risk of Death, Cardiovascular Disease Newswise Tue, 19 May 2009 13:50 PM PDT Persons with higher levels of cardiorespiratory fitness have a lower risk of all-cause death and coronary heart disease and cardiovascular disease compared to persons with lower levels of cardiorespiratory fitness, according to an analysis of previous studies appearing in the May 20 issue of JAMA. Bone Marrow Cell Therapy May Be Beneficial For Patients With Ischemic Heart Disease Newswise Tue, 19 May 2009 13:49 PM PDT The injection of bone marrow cells into the heart of patients with chronic myocardial ischemia (reduced blood flow to some areas of the heart) was associated with modest improvements in blood flow and function of the left ventricle, according to a study in the May 20 issue of JAMA. Senior sex: It happens, but can be risky Chicago Sun-Times Tue, 19 May 2009 13:34 PM PDT CHAPEL HILL, N.C. â€" When older people start dating, they run into many of the same heart-pounding issues as the young, trying to decide when it's time to talk â€" and when to make love. That's the word from older singles such as Emily Gordon, 73, a Carrboro, N.C., resident who's on the dating scene and has started a community conversation about how older people could and should get together. The ...

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