Study: Surgery method could cause issues
Leader-Telegram Fri, 31 Jul 2009 22:12 PM PDT
A common method used in heart bypass surgery spares patients pain and problems up front but seems to raise their risk of dying or suffering a heart attack over the next three years, a worrisome new study finds. |
Duncan soldier's sacrifice saluted
The Oklahoman Fri, 31 Jul 2009 22:00 PM PDT
FORT SILL â€" Army Spc. Dennis Joseph Pratt, formerly of Duncan, was laid to rest at Fort Sill National Cemetery with full military honors Friday after receiving a promotion and three medals during his funeral at Fort Sill Frontier Chapel. Brig. Gen. Jeff Buchanan of Fort Drum, N.Y., presented Pratt’s widow, Michelle, with a Bronze Star for heroism and service in combat, a Purple Heart for combat ... |
A life-altering diagnosis
Cherokee Tribune Fri, 31 Jul 2009 21:38 PM PDT
There are 1,669 people in Georgia waiting for a kidney transplant and a Woodstock woman is hoping to increase that number by one. Debbie Parker was having some difficulty breathing on Halloween night in 2007. Once at the hospital, she learned she had a heart attack. |
Exercise helps keep hormones in tune
Albany Times Union Fri, 31 Jul 2009 21:28 PM PDT
We all know exercise is good for your heart, but few of us think about the benefits exercise has on your brain, or, for that matter, your endocrine system. But research shows that regular physical activity stimulates hormones throughout the body, helping maintain your body's sense of equilibrium and well-being. |
Obituary: Anne Shawley Tomasic / Nurse dedicated to Catholic faith
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Fri, 31 Jul 2009 21:23 PM PDT
Anne Shawley Tomasic, a longtime nursing supervisor at the former St. Francis Hospital who continued caring for others long after her 1987 retirement, died Thursday of heart failure in her North Versailles home. She was 83. |
Heart disease top killer of firefighters
KVOA Tucson Fri, 31 Jul 2009 20:48 PM PDT
Firefighters across the country deal with dangerous situations every day. In 2008, more than a hundred firefighter fatalities were reported across the country. Yet, the majority of these firefighters didn't |
Lifestyle change serious as a heart attack
The Facts Fri, 31 Jul 2009 20:28 PM PDT
My young niece, Alexandra, who seldom has had a thought she didn’t feel compelled to share out loud, was hugging me goodbye two Thanksgivings ago when she pulled back, looked at my midsection, and asked, “Are you pregnant, Uncle Mike?†|
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