Thursday, May 14, 2009

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Franklin fisherman dies on shore after boat capsizes
The Star-Ledger Thu, 14 May 2009 18:20 PM PDT
FRANKLIN TWP. - After his boat capsized, a 43-year-old Franklin Township man fought through the dark, chilly waters of the Delaware and Raritan Canal only to die of a possible heart attack once he reached shore. Keith Hall, a father...

Farrah Fawcett in her hospital bed: Heart-rending documentary shows early stages of Angel's cancer battle
Daily Mail Thu, 14 May 2009 18:01 PM PDT
The images show Farrah's journey over the last 18 months. She is pictured lying in her hospital bed, dressed in her hospital gown as she undergoes treatment.

Wear red to promote heart disease awareness
WHAS TV11 Louisville Thu, 14 May 2009 17:53 PM PDT
(WHAS11) - A recent study says Louisville is not exactly the most heart friendly city for women, so a huge effort is underway to change the way we think exercise and eat!

Heart procedure performed through the wrist
KRCG Jefferson City Thu, 14 May 2009 17:38 PM PDT
Although the majority of angioplasties are performed through the femoral artery in the groin (upper leg), a newer way to perform angioplasties uses the wrist as an entryway.

Ailing Farrah Fawcett shaved own hair in video diary
Reuters Thu, 14 May 2009 17:37 PM PDT
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actress Farrah Fawcett is shown shaving off her famous blond hair in a heart-wrenching personal video diary of her long battle with cancer that is reaching its end.

Study Indicates That a Common Virus Could Cause High Blood Pressure
Newswise Thu, 14 May 2009 17:35 PM PDT
A study led by researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center suggests for the first time that cytomegalovirus (CMV), a common viral infection affecting between 60 and 99 percent of adults worldwide, is a cause of high blood pressure, a leading risk factor for heart disease, stroke and kidney disease.

TCU Nursing Student Saves Man's Life On Plane
CBS 11 Dallas - Fort Worth Thu, 14 May 2009 17:05 PM PDT
One of the worst places to have a medical emergency, such as a heart attack, is on an airplane, in the middle of a long flight. But one man, returning from Las Vegas, was lucky that there was one passenger onboard who could save his life.

Redlands yesterdays, May 14
Redlands Daily Facts Thu, 14 May 2009 16:51 PM PDT
Five years ago Temperatures - high 93, low 55 Paul H. Gerrard, "the dean of California grocers," died this morning at his home in Redlands, of a heart attack after a brief illness. He was 86.

Implanted cardioverter defribillators extend lives of heart attack survivors by a year
News-Medical-Net Thu, 14 May 2009 16:24 PM PDT
A landmark follow-up study found that heart attack survivors who receive implanted cardioverter defribillators (ICDs) live longer the longer they have them, according to the results of alate-breaking clinical trail presented today at the annual Scientific Sessions of the Heart Rhythm Society.

'The China Study': Is Your Diet Toxic?
Extra TV Thu, 14 May 2009 16:07 PM PDT
'Extra' Lifechanger Dr. Colin Campbell and his med-student son are speaking out against an animal protein diet in their new book 'The China Study' -- and revealing how changing your diet can reverse cancer and heart disease.




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