Iowa's first heart transplant recipient dies
The Globe Gazette Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:10 PM PDT
NORTH LIBERTY, Iowa (AP) â€" His family says a North Liberty man who was Iowa's first heart transplant recipient has died â€" nearly 25 years after he received the heart of a motorcycle accident victim. |
Medtronic, Boston Sci win FDA nods
Pioneer Press Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:08 PM PDT
An advisory committee to the Food and Drug Administration handed decisive victories this week to Fridley-based Medtronic and a local unit of Boston Scientific â€" rival firms that make a big business in the Twin Cities selling heart devices. |
Olympic bronze medallist Joannie Rochette considering future competitions
Brandon Sun Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:00 PM PDT
NEW YORK - Joannie Rochette never needed figure skating more than at the Vancouver Olympics. It gave her a comfort zone as she competed days after her mother died of a heart attack, winning a bronze medal with one of the most courageous performances her sport has seen. |
March 20, 2010
Memphis Commercial Appeal Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:00 PM PDT
Milton Reese Britten, editor of the Memphis Press-Scimitar until its final edition in 1983, died early yesterday of a heart attack. |
Sunny Deol, 'Papa Is Fine'
New Kerala Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:42 PM PDT
March 19, 2010 : To imagine Dharmendra in anything but in the pink of health is impossible. When the Yamla Jat was rumoured to have suffered a heart attack while shooting in Punjab, the initial response among his friends and family was disbelief. |
Health notes: Joe Piscatella on heart health
Richmond Times-Dispatch Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:27 PM PDT
Healthy-living advice dispensed by expert Q:Do you take vitamin supplements? Answer: The question wasn’t for me. It was for Joseph C. Piscatella, guest speaker Thursday at Bon Se cours St. Mary’s Hospital for a talk on stress and its effects on health. Piscatella was just 32 years old in 1977 when he was diagnosed with aggressive heart disease. |
Americans will appreciate benefits of health care reform
Highlands Today Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:00 PM PDT
Chicago Sun-Times on health care reform: Congress seems likely to wheel in health care reform from an interminable stay in the waiting room and bring it to a final vote in the House of Representatives. As they do, lawmakers should take several points to heart: |
Nice to meet you: Lucas leads MSU to win
The State News Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:57 PM PDT
Spokane, Wash. â€" Under the bright lights of the NCAA Tournament, No. 5 seed MSU’s Kalin Lucas dazzled through injury in the Spartans’ heart-pumping 70-67 first-round win Friday. |
Athletes gain an edge by boosting blood pressure
CTV British Columbia Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:47 PM PDT
Some athletes with spinal cord injuries are using a dangerous technique to deliberately increase blood pressure and heart rate when they compete. |
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