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Toledo area cardiac survivors attest to chilling process The Toledo Blade Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:50 AM PST By JULIE M. McKINNON BLADE STAFF WRITER One day in early November, Jack Billings took a three-hour walk that had become part of his normal routine. At first, nothing seemed out of kilter for the 61-year-old Oregon man. Yet by the time he went to bed, his face turned blue and was bloated beyond recognition. He wasn't breathing. He was deemed clinically dead because his heart had stopped beating ... Burnley heart expert advises MPs on care Lancashire Telegraph Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:35 AM PST A HEART specialist from Burnley has been advising MPs on the best ways to treat serious cardiac problems. Josephine G. 'Jody' Brown, homemaker Baltimore Sun Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:01 AM PST Josephine G. "Jody" Brown, a homemaker and volunteer, died of congestive heart failure Nov. 17 at Greater Baltimore Medical Center. She was 88. New Genetic Cause Of Cardiac Failure Discovered BioresearchOnline Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:53 AM PST Over the course of a lifetime, the heart pumps some 250 million liters of blood through the body. In the order to do this, the muscle fibers of the heart have to be extremely durable. Hundreds bid ‘Papa’ farewell The Register-Guard Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:13 AM PST At 3:15 p.m. Sunday, they opened the balcony at the McDonald Theatre to make more room for the hundreds who came to celebrate the life of Ted “Papa Soul” Lee, the local musician, restaurateur and entrepreneur who died of a heart attack at age 43 on Nov. 18. The nearly … Healthy stroke Monash Journal Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:07 AM PST MonashHeart director Professor Ian Meredith and mascot "Heartly" joined doctors, patients, staff and putting enthusiasts to raise $35,000 for the hospital at a charity golf day last Monday. The money will go towards buying four new 12-lead ECG machines, used to assess heart patients at the hospital. Heart disease, diabetes, cancer more fatal than AIDS: UN official New Kerala Sun, 29 Nov 2009 23:56 PM PST Kuala Lumpur, Nov 30 : Heart diseases, chronic respiratory conditions, cancer and diabetes are the world’s top four killer diseases-more fatal than the much feared ailments like AIDS and influenza A (H1N1), says United Nations official. 'Without King George A&E hubby would have died' Ilford Recorder Sun, 29 Nov 2009 23:49 PM PST A GRANDMOTHER believes her husband's heart attack would have killed him if not for expert medics at King George Hospital's A&E. Must-have information about heart failure medications Lexington Clipper-Herald Sun, 29 Nov 2009 23:30 PM PST (ARA) - Over the past several years advances in medications have made a big impact on the quality of life for heart failure patients. These medicines can help stabilize heart function, relieve symptoms and keep patients out of the hospital. Govt mulls 10% cap on trans fat in vegetable oil rediff.com Sun, 29 Nov 2009 23:27 PM PST In a bid to reduce the risk of heart ailments from intake of trans fat (TFA) packaged foods, the government is mulling a cap of 10 per cent on TFA in partially hydrogenated vegetable oils.

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