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Healthier workplaces make good business sense The Edge Daily Sun, 27 Sep 2009 21:45 PM PDT IN conjunction with World Heart Day yesterday, the World Economic Forum (WEF), World Heart Federation and World Health Organisation (WHO) have called on businesses and governments to make workplaces healthier â€" a move that not only reduces likelihood of global health threats but also brings positive impact to economic performance. Study pinpoints major heart, stroke risk for some women Channel NewsAsia Sun, 27 Sep 2009 21:40 PM PDT PARIS - Women under 50 who have a rare flaw in their immune system are 43 times more at risk of a stroke and five times likelier to have a heart attack than the general population, a study said on Monday. Women with diabetes at increased risk for irregular heart rhythm EurekAlert! Sun, 27 Sep 2009 21:33 PM PDT ( Golin/Harris International ) Diabetes increases by 26 percent the likelihood that women will develop atrial fibrillation, a potentially dangerous irregular heart rhythm that can lead to stroke, heart failure, and chronic fatigue. These are the findings of a new Kaiser Permanente study, published in the October issue of Diabetes Care, a journal of the American Diabetes Association. Intense tracking for swine flu shot's side effects The Journal-Standard Sun, 27 Sep 2009 21:26 PM PDT More than 3,000 people a day have a heart attack. If you're one of them the day after your swine flu shot, will you worry the vaccine was to blame and not the more likely culprit, all those burgers and fries? DePaul raises nearly $9,000 for American Heart Association The DePaulia Sun, 27 Sep 2009 21:10 PM PDT "Become part of something bigger." That was the motto on the backs of DePaul students, faculty, staff, family, and friends at the American Heart Association's (AHA) annual Metro Chicago Heart Walk that took place Friday afternoon in Grant Park. Clinton car show fuels aid for young girl's heart transplant The Pantagraph Sun, 27 Sep 2009 21:07 PM PDT CLINTON -- Hundreds of people found a little vroom in their hearts Sunday to extend a helping hand to 21-month-old Allie Page and her family. Hong Kong financial secretary suffers heart attack, recovering after surgery The San Francisco Examiner Sun, 27 Sep 2009 20:58 PM PDT HONG KONG â€" Hong Kong's financial secretary suffered a heart attack after returning from the G-20 summit meeting in the U.S., the government said Monday. Local teen’s story to lead Heart Walk The Beaver County Times Sun, 27 Sep 2009 20:54 PM PDT Times photo by LUCY SCHALY Brenton Atcheson, a junior at Sewickley Academy, is the 2009 Beaver County Heart Walk heart hero. Eldersburg woman shares her 'heart journey' Carroll County Times Sun, 27 Sep 2009 20:52 PM PDT ELDERSBURG â€" On Sept. 18, Erin O’Connell Peiffer had a full house. Heart attack symptoms harder to recognize in women EARTHtimes.org Sun, 27 Sep 2009 20:21 PM PDT Berlin - Heart attack symptoms are not nearly as obvious in women as in men, reports a German medical association. Men will tend to report sudden, prolonged periods of pain in the chest, reported the German Federal Group of Apothecary Associations (A...

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