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Vital stem cells extracted during heart bypass surgery can help repair damaged heart muscle: BHF
News-Medical-Net Tue, 27 Apr 2010 02:18 AM PDT
Scientists have for the first time succeeded in extracting vital stem cells from sections of vein removed for heart bypass surgery. Researchers funded by the British Heart Foundation found that these stem cells can stimulate new blood vessels to grow, which could potentially help repair damaged heart muscle after a heart attack.

Heart attack, not his crash, claims driver
The Columbus Dispatch Tue, 27 Apr 2010 02:15 AM PDT
The crash of a car in Fairfield County yesterday apparently occurred when the 50-year-old driver had a heart attack, the State Highway Patrol said.

Wholegrains Help To Prevent Heart Disease, Says Australian Scientist
Bernama Tue, 27 Apr 2010 02:09 AM PDT
CANBERRA, April 27 (Bernama) -- A healthy diet with the recommended intake of wholegrains could be as potent at combating heart disease as medication, Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) revealed on Tuesday.

Industrial Accident Under Investigation
Voice of the Common Man Tue, 27 Apr 2010 02:08 AM PDT
An Occupational Health and Safety officer is investigating an industrial accident in Heart's Desire. A spokesperson says they received a call that a man working at a construction site had fallen and was taken to Carbonear General Hospital with undetermined injuries.

Attack asthma before it steals your breath
SouthtownStar Tue, 27 Apr 2010 02:03 AM PDT
Asthma makes breathing difficult for more than 23 million Americans, including 7 million children. Ingalls Wellness Center recently introduced a comprehensive Asthma Education Program. Following the guidelines of the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute/National Asthma Education and Prevention Program, the Ingalls program focuses on asthma management and offers individualized sessions with a ...

Boy, 13, in heart pump world first
BBC News Tue, 27 Apr 2010 01:59 AM PDT
A Gateshead boy is the first child in the world to be fitted with an adult heart pump at the Freeman Hospital in Newcastle.

Recipe: Spinach packs nutritional punch
Suburban Journals Tue, 27 Apr 2010 01:27 AM PDT
Spinach is a great spring vegetable, especially when it comes to health benefits. The Dietary Guidelines and MyPyramid recommend eating about 3 cups of dark greens like spinach every week for the vitamin A, folate and potassium they provide. Plus, spinach and other dark greens provide protection from cancer, heart disease, stroke and other chronic diseases. Lighter green vegetables like iceberg ...

The heart disease trifecta
Los Angeles Times Tue, 27 Apr 2010 01:14 AM PDT
Nearly half of all adult Americans have high cholesterol, high blood pressure or diabetes, all of which boost the risk of cardiovascular disease, the CDC says. One in eight has two or more. Nearly half of all adult Americans have high cholesterol, high blood pressure or diabetes, all conditions that increase the risk of cardiovascular disease, researchers from the national Centers for Disease ...

KEVIN RESTANI / Ex-NBA, USF player dies at 58
San Francisco Chronicle Tue, 27 Apr 2010 00:38 AM PDT
Kevin Restani, a Riordan High graduate who averaged a double-double in his three seasons at USF and played eight years in the NBA, died of a heart attack Sunday. He was 58 years old. Mr. Restani played for an Olympic Club team in a "Grand Masters" tournament...

Jurors see the gun at heart of Cecil Erb murder trial
Greeley Tribune Tue, 27 Apr 2010 00:36 AM PDT
Jurors got their first look at the gun prosecutors say was used to kill a Greeley man last year, as well as 23 spent shell casings and two magazines they found after the shooting. Greeley police field evidence and crime scene technician John Zakavec stood up with the assault rifle believed to be used in the Feb. 19, 2009, killing of Jeffery Watson Sr. in front of his west Greeley home. He was ...




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