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Ambulances on Staten Island better equipped to save heart-attack victims Staten Island Advance Mon, 02 Aug 2010 22:13 PM PDT STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- New York City paramedics now have a cutting-edge treatment that puts the freeze on cardiac arrest. More than 100 ambulances -- including eight on Staten Island -- are newly equipped to administer "hypothermia therapy," which helps... Keeping heart healthy may slow down brain aging New Kerala Mon, 02 Aug 2010 22:10 PM PDT Washington, Aug 3 : Want to slow down the aging process of your brain? Well, then start keeping you heart healthy, suggests a new study. BPA toxic law signed Albany Times Union Mon, 02 Aug 2010 22:07 PM PDT BPA has been linked to obesity, infertility in males and females, brain dysfunction, thyroid disruption, heart disease, diabetes and prostate and breast cancer. BPA also is used to make flexible epoxy linings for canned goods, as part of the paper used for credit card receipts and numerous other applications. Because of widespread use, BPA is detected in 93 percent of Americans, according to the ... Skoko expects to overcome injury Brisbane Times Mon, 02 Aug 2010 21:38 PM PDT Melbourne Heart star signing Josip Skoko is confident a training injury will not stop him from playing when the new club open the A-League season on Thursday night. Low-carb diet better eating for the heart Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Mon, 02 Aug 2010 21:22 PM PDT NEW YORK -- Over the long term, a low-carb diet works just as well as a low-fat diet at taking off the pounds -- and it might be better for your heart, new research suggests. Both diets improved cholesterol in a two-year study that included intensive group counseling. Low-carb diet may be better for your heart Portland Press Herald Mon, 02 Aug 2010 21:19 PM PDT Both low-carb and low-fat diets help shed pounds, but low-carb boosts good cholesterol, a study says. CITdaisySAP080310 The Lewiston Sun Journal Mon, 02 Aug 2010 21:14 PM PDT Roland Pelletier of Lewiston pushes a puppy carriage with his dog Daisy, a Maltese, down the sidewalk on College Street in Lewiston on Monday. Pelletier said he walks daily for exercise after suffering a heart attack several years ago. Former Lion dies at 56; Haynesworth is still out Winston-Salem Journal Mon, 02 Aug 2010 21:00 PM PDT LIONS: Former Detroit cornerback James Hunter has died. The team says he died yesterday, probably from a heart attack, at age 56. Study: Low-carb diet trumps low-fat on ’good’ cholesterol The Ocala Star-Banner Mon, 02 Aug 2010 20:58 PM PDT Over the long term, a low-carb diet works just as well as a low-fat diet at taking off the pounds â€" and it might be better for your heart, new research suggests. W.Va. Hospital Fares Poorly In Report's Ranking WTAP Parkersburg Mon, 02 Aug 2010 20:42 PM PDT A West Virginia hospital is taking its ranking under consideration after a national magazine found it had one of the country's highest readmission rates for heart failure patients.

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