After working for Pan Am, Hill became nurse San Antonio Express-News Mon, 22 Jun 2009 17:55 PM PDT Obituary: Shortly after Mary Hill came home from open-heart surgery that kept her in the hospital for four months, she wrote a letter to the editor to thank people for donating the blood that made her survival possible, and to urge others to donate in the future. | Older men with breathing problems during sleep more likely to have irregular heartbeats PhysOrg Mon, 22 Jun 2009 17:45 PM PDT Increasingly severe sleep-related breathing disorders in older men appear to be associated with a greater risk of abnormal heart rhythms (arrhythmias), according to a report in the June 22 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. In addition, different types of breathing problems appear more closely associated with different categories of arrhythmia. | Deaths from heart disease in Canada decreased 30 percent: 10-year national study PhysOrg Mon, 22 Jun 2009 17:30 PM PDT Rates of death and hospital admissions for cardiovascular disease declined 30% over a 10-year period in Canada, according to a new study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) http://www.cmaj.ca/press/pgE118.pdf, pointing to successful efforts to prevent heart disease, the leading cause of death globally. However, for the first time, more women than men are dying of cardiovascular ... | Inflammation markers linked more with fatal than nonfatal cardiovascular events in elderly EurekAlert! Mon, 22 Jun 2009 17:24 PM PDT ( Public Library of Science ) A study published this week in the open-access journal PLoS Medicine shows that for elderly people at risk of cardiovascular disease, the presence of inflammatory markers in the blood can identify that an individual is at a higher risk of a fatal rather than a nonfatal heart attack or stroke. | Officials 'don't know' cause of sea lion's death Carmel Valley Leader Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:35 PM PDT An investigation by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) into the death of a male sea lion discovered last week at Wipeout Beach in La Jolla with a suspicious wound near its heart was inconclusive. NOAA spokesman Jim Milbury said Monday afternoon it was decided that the deceased marine mammal couldn't be transported safely to get X-rays done. "We don't know if it had a ... | Research: Music Good For Heart KERO 23 Bakersfield Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:32 PM PDT A new study shows that listening to music may help patients who have blood pressure problems or who need cardia rehabilitation. | New fen-phen suit settled Louisville Courier-Journal Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:30 PM PDT A lawsuit filed by a woman who alleged that her law firm exaggerated her heart injuries to win bigger fees in her fen-phen case has been successfully mediated and will be dismissed, lawyer for both sides said. | Opera 'is music for the heart' BBC News Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:16 PM PDT Listening to the right kind of music can slow the heart and lower blood pressure, research reveals. | Man Dies in Foggy Crash Lake Arrowhead Mountain News Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:13 PM PDT Criminal charges may be filed against a 26-year-old Arrowbear man after his car smashed into a pickup truck outside Heaps Peak transfer station in dense fog on June 11, triggering a heart attack that killed a 60-year-old motorist. | Big U.S. study will test vitamin D, fish oil The Pantagraph Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:05 PM PDT Two of the most popular and promising dietary supplements - vitamin D and fish oil - will be tested in a large, government-sponsored study to see whether either nutrient can lower a healthy person's risk of getting cancer, heart disease or having a stroke. | | |
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