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Free heart screenings for women on Thursday The Hendersonville Times-News Wed, 20 May 2009 14:17 PM PDT The Park Ridge Hospital Cardiology Department is holding free heart health screenings for women from 9 a.m. to noon Thursday at the Bi Lo Plaza on Four Seasons Blvd. in Hendersonville. Celebrating past, present, future Gulf Breeze News Wed, 20 May 2009 14:17 PM PDT The Sacred Heart Hospital School of Nursing had its reunion on April 24-26. Onehundred twenty-five alumni plus invited guests attended; some came from as far away as Oregon and California. Some of the alumni who live in the Pensacola and surrounding areas planned the activities, and Sacred Heart Hospital hosted most of the events. Simple safety tips to protect your home Gulf Breeze News Wed, 20 May 2009 14:16 PM PDT (ARA) - Home may be where the heart is, but it also is where the hazards are. A survey of 1,000 Americans revealed startling statistics indicating that many of us are at risk of incurring injuries in our own homes every day, some of which could even be fatal, Safe to wait for angiogram for most heart attacks, Canadian doctors find CBC.ca Wed, 20 May 2009 14:12 PM PDT People who feel symptoms of a heart attack but live far from a hospital may take some comfort from a new Canadian-led study that suggests many people with mild heart attacks can safely wait to get angiogram tests. Ione woman donates kidney to friend's husband Amador Ledger Dispatch Wed, 20 May 2009 14:10 PM PDT It was a life-or-death situation. Kim Moore of Ione said she followed that feeling tugging at her heart, so she stepped up to the plate. When she found out last year that her friend's husband needed a kidney transplant, the mother of two did not hesitate to get tested. Study calls for 'as soon as possible' treatment standard for heart attack patients PhysOrg Wed, 20 May 2009 14:07 PM PDT Once in hospital, heart attack patients should be treated without delay to cut their risk of death, ideally within even less than the 90 minutes currently recommended by clinical guidelines, say researchers in a paper published on bmj.com today. GMC’s open-heart program hangs in balance Atlanta Business Chronicle Wed, 20 May 2009 14:00 PM PDT An administrative hearing officer has overturned a state regulator's decision to allow Gwinnett Medical Center to launch an open-heart program. Elite athlete Steve Larsen dies of heart attack at 39 The Sacramento Bee Wed, 20 May 2009 13:42 PM PDT Davis native and professional cyclist Steve Larsen has died in Bend, Ore., of a heart attack while running, officials there reported. GHS girls track team takes fifth at league meet Hillsboro Star-Journal Wed, 20 May 2009 13:36 PM PDT Even with two Goessel girls in the 4x800-meter relay team nursing injuries, the squad set another record in the event Friday at the Heart of America League meet, taking more than six seconds off its previous best for the year. Elite athlete Steve Larsen dies The Bulletin Wed, 20 May 2009 13:25 PM PDT Elite triathlete and former national mountain bike champion Steve Larsen died of a sudden heart attack while running at Cascade Middle School on Tuesday night.Larsen, who was 39 and lived in Bend, was with a group of about 40 people who regularly run together when he collapsed. Other runners performed CPR on him and called 911. Paramedics arrived and transported Larsen to St. Charles Bend.

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