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The best cure for cancer is not to get it Business Examiner Thu, 04 Jun 2009 18:10 PM PDT Cancer has overtaken heart disease to become the number-one cause of death in Canada. According to the Canadian Cancer Society, 40 per cent of women and 45 per cent of men will develop cancer. That’s an almost one in two probability that you or a family member will succumb to cancer. Everyone knows someone who has been touched by the devastating condition and finality of this disease. Officers honored for saving boy's life WPRI Providence Thu, 04 Jun 2009 18:09 PM PDT Three police officers were honored Thursday night for saving a boy at Woonsocket High School who suffered a heart attack. The ceremony took place at the Crowne Plaza in Warwick at 7:00 p.m. Kuempel makes visit to House floor Seguin Gazette-Enterprise Thu, 04 Jun 2009 17:46 PM PDT AUSTIN â€" As he vowed he would just a week after a heart attack very nearly ended his life, Seguin’s State Representative Edmund Kuempel returned to the Capitol Monday for sine die â€" albeit in a wheelchair. Poor access to care for non-Dublin heart patients Irish Examiner Thu, 04 Jun 2009 17:41 PM PDT PATIENTS with heart conditions living outside Dublin have significantly less access to care, the Health Service Executive has found in a comprehensive health study. Guatemalan in Atlanta awaits word on possible heart transplant CNN Thu, 04 Jun 2009 17:15 PM PDT An 18-year-old Guatemalan man who doctors say faces almost certain death unless he receives a transplanted heart is surrounded by family as he waits, thanks to the kindness of strangers. Campbell woman takes Alzheimer's fight to heart Los Gatos Weekly-Times Thu, 04 Jun 2009 17:14 PM PDT It wasn't much of a debate for Ashley Shannon as soon as she found out how she can help fight Alzheimer's disease. Willie Littlechild is a Hall of a guy! Wetaskiwin Times Advertiser Thu, 04 Jun 2009 17:11 PM PDT He’s received a vast amount of attention for his political achievements, but Willie Littlechild’s most recent honour is one that holds a special place in his heart. DeTar ranked fastest door-to-balloon time in Community Health System The Victoria Advocate Thu, 04 Jun 2009 17:10 PM PDT DeTar Healthcare System is the quickest when it comes to getting heart attack patients into surgery, according to a recent report. Citizens Medical Center receives Heart Association gold rating The Victoria Advocate Thu, 04 Jun 2009 17:10 PM PDT For the second year in a row, Citizens Medical Center received Triple Performance Achievement in the American Heart Association's Get With The Guidelines quality improvement program for meeting stringent guidelines in three life-threatening categories - coronary artery disease, heart failure and stroke. New Procedure Cures Acid Reflux KKCO Grand Junction Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:40 PM PDT Acid Reflux affects 40 percent of Americans. Dr. Paul Kanakaraj is a general surgeon at Rifle Medical Center. He says many people experience the pain in their chest, "Patients usual come into the doctors telling them they have heart burn."

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