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Extra salt increases chance of stroke Detroit News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 22:14 PM PST Consuming an extra teaspoon a day of salt jacks up a person's risk of stroke by 23 percent and their risk of developing heart disease by 17 percent, according to a new study. L. Shubin developed bulletproof vests Pioneer Press Thu, 26 Nov 2009 22:11 PM PST Lester Shubin, the Justice Department researcher who turned a DuPont fabric intended for tires into the first truly effective bulletproof vests, saving the lives of more than 3,000 law enforcement officers, died after suffering a heart attack at his Virginia home. He was 84. Laura Berman: Motown among top salad cities Detroit News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 22:07 PM PST One of Detroit's reputations is Fat City: a spawning ground for biggest losers, top-grossing food franchisees and heart disease. And OK, maybe some of that stuff is true. But now I have in front of me scientific -- or at least, scientific-sounding -- evidence that Detroiters are eating healthy, crunchy lettuces in astounding numbers. Tiger grapplers prepare for new season Nevada Daily Mail Thu, 26 Nov 2009 22:03 PM PST At 4-6 in dual competition, the Nevada Tigers wrestling team showed tremendous heart throughout the regular season last year. Knowing family health may prevent athlete deaths Asheville Citizen-Times Thu, 26 Nov 2009 21:48 PM PST CULLOWHEE â€" Dr. Greg Motley has found hundreds of heart murmurs in his dozen years doing health exams for high school athletes and twice as many cases of high blood pressure. Amos House celebrates first Thanksgiving Bozeman Daily Chronicle Thu, 26 Nov 2009 21:45 PM PST Lonnie Larson has survived a war, a heart attack and some hard nights spent sleeping on the streets. ...The Heart of the Matter This Day Thu, 26 Nov 2009 21:33 PM PST Acute Pericarditis, the ailment affecting President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, is a recently occuring inflammation of the pericardium. The pericadium is the sac which envelopes the heart. It comes in two layers â€" the thin inner viceral layer and the thicker outer parietal layer. High salt and stroke directly linked UPI Thu, 26 Nov 2009 21:19 PM PST WARWICK, England, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- High salt intake is unequivocally linked to stroke and heart disease, researchers in England and Italy found. Harpist’s volunteer work in Oklahoma City plays to patients’ needs The Oklahoman Thu, 26 Nov 2009 20:59 PM PST Lisa Wynn is a nurse, so she knows how to read monitors in a hospital room. She knows when a patient calms down, because she can watch the heart rate slow and blood pressure drop.Wynn plays the harp as a volunteer twice a month at Mercy Hospital. She’s been a musician for more than 30 years, playing a variety of instruments and singing solos in at the Civic Center.But her audience at the ... Family fights to save beloved dog with bone cancer KTVK 3TV Phoenix Thu, 26 Nov 2009 20:52 PM PST APACHE JUNCTION -- His name is Locomotive and his story will break your heart. He has cancer, but his owners say they can't afford the surgery he needs. Like a lot of Arizona families, Locomotive's owners say they're struggling financially in this tough economy, but they say putting their dog to sleep is no option either. Five-year-old "Loco" is a big dog with a big heart and a big spirit. But ...

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