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Taser use cited in Detroit teen's death Detroit News Wed, 17 Jun 2009 22:17 PM PDT The Taser that Warren police used to subdue a Detroit teen in April likely aggravated a heart condition that led to his death, a medical examiner said Wednesday. Take a hike: Heading to a healthier lifestyle, one step at a time The Pantagraph Wed, 17 Jun 2009 22:17 PM PDT PELHAM, N.H. -- Brian Bishop was eating and stressing himself to death until a heart attack at age 28 got his attention. Now, after losing more than 100 pounds, he is a poster child â€" literally â€" for a national program to walk to a healthier lifestyle. Whose homework? Parents blur line between helping and doing The Pantagraph Wed, 17 Jun 2009 22:15 PM PDT CHICAGO -- Anyone who has ever proudly carried Junior’s papier-mache heart into the science fair â€" only to run into the cardiologist’s kid with the medical school model â€" has seen what happens when the line between parental involvement and parental takeover gets crossed. Judge promotes healthy living The Globe Gazette Wed, 17 Jun 2009 22:12 PM PDT MASON CITY â€" Iowa Lt. Gov. Patty Judge challenged North Iowans to live a more heart-healthy lifestyle during a stop in Mason City Wednesday. Volunteer firefighter responding to storms suffers heart attack, dies The Rock Hill Herald Wed, 17 Jun 2009 22:05 PM PDT A volunteer firefighter had a heart attack and died in his car Tuesday evening while surveying the land for downed trees and power lines in Chester, officials say. Tri-County Heart Association still short of goal to fund research scientist The Acorn Wed, 17 Jun 2009 21:39 PM PDT The American Heart Association, TriCounty Division has announced it will finish the fiscal year having raised more funds to fight heart disease and stroke than in the previous year. The division is still $60,000 short of its 2008-09 income goal, the amount necessary to fund a research scientist. Dispelling myths of the heart The Acorn Wed, 17 Jun 2009 21:38 PM PDT Patients who believe myths about heart disease may be at increased risk, say cardiovascular medicine faculty at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. University cardiologists have provided a list of some of the most common myths they encounter in patient care. NC high-risk pool insures pre-existing conditions Asheville Citizen-Times Wed, 17 Jun 2009 21:34 PM PDT ASHEVILLE â€" Finding affordable health insurance can be tough for people who have pre-existing health conditions like cancer, diabetes or heart disease, but there is a new option for North Carolina residents who are paying thousands of dollars for coverage. Association plans to put defibrillators in public places Lancaster Online Wed, 17 Jun 2009 21:33 PM PDT Manheim Township Ambulance Association is leading a countywide mission to prevent heart attacks from becoming fatal.The organization on Monday plans to apply for a $540,000 grant from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to launch the Heart Safe initiative.Through Heart Safe, the association... New documentary, 'Under Our Skin,' aims to get to heart of Lyme disease Albany Times Union Wed, 17 Jun 2009 21:25 PM PDT Lyme disease has been around since at least the 1970s, as the recent film, "Lymelife," showed. Back then, a strange outbreak of arthritis in Connecticut led to the discovery of Lyme disease. Today, nearly 30,000 new cases are reported each year, according to The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, but the disease continues to go misdiagnosed and misunderstood.

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