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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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