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Program Honors Youth Based on Volunteer Service The New Canaan News Wed, 29 Sep 2010 02:18 AM PDT Fairfield Warde High School senior Alexandra Taikowski, in addition to having a good head on her shoulders -- she'll be attending Ivy League school Dartmouth College in the fall -- also has a good heart. Study finds broader statin use as a cost-effective way to prevent heart attack and stroke News-Medical-Net Wed, 29 Sep 2010 02:17 AM PDT A new analysis suggests that broader statin use among adult patients may be a cost-effective way to prevent heart attack and stroke. The Stanford University School of Medicine study also found that using a popular test - a screening for high sensitivity C-reactive protein, or CRP - to identify patients who may benefit from statin therapy would be cost-effective, but only under certain scenarios. Dantonio returns Battle Creek Enquirer Wed, 29 Sep 2010 02:14 AM PDT EAST LANSING -- Michigan State's Mark Dantonio plans to coach his team Saturday when the No. 24 Spartans host No. 11 Wisconsin, two weeks after he was hospitalized following a mild heart attack. Closer scrutiny urged on drugs’ side effects Boston Globe Wed, 29 Sep 2010 02:01 AM PDT Half of the 21 drugs pulled from the market for safety reasons since 1995 involved heart complications, a finding that is spurring Congress and doctors to call for closer government review of side effects. Adverse effect - Health - Government - Pharmacy - Drugs and Medications Study: Flu can be hard on heart Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune Wed, 29 Sep 2010 01:56 AM PDT In the most recent issue of the Wisconsin Medical Journal, Marshfield Clinic cardiologist Dr. Shereif Rezkalla and a colleague at the University of Southern California report on a little-known complication of the flu -- heart problems. Consumer Reports explains how to monitor your heart health Lawrence Journal-World Wed, 29 Sep 2010 01:47 AM PDT The Consumer Reports Health Ratings Center unveiled its first doctor ratings based on a new collaboration with The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS), publishing a list of 50 top-rated heart-bypass surgical groups in the United States. Prostate Cancer Diagnosis May Prompt Suicide ABC News Wed, 29 Sep 2010 01:41 AM PDT A new study ties prostate cancer diagnosis to suicide and heart risks. Prostate cancer - Cancer - Health - Conditions and Diseases - Genitourinary WATCH: Prostate Cancer Raises Suicide Risk ABC News Wed, 29 Sep 2010 01:35 AM PDT A study shows heart risks and suicide are linked to a prostate cancer diagnosis. Cancer - Prostate cancer - Health - Conditions and Diseases - Genitourinary New genetic screening program to find Plavix response News-Medical-Net Wed, 29 Sep 2010 01:32 AM PDT Beginning this month, all patients undergoing cardiac catheterization at Vanderbilt University Medical Center will be tested for a genetic variation that can affect their response to Plavix, the most commonly prescribed clot-preventing drug for heart patients and one of the most commonly prescribed drugs worldwide. Chavis' home's in Knoxville, his heart's at LSU The News-Star Wed, 29 Sep 2010 01:29 AM PDT BATON ROUGE -- LSU defensive coordinator John Chavis still calls Knoxville, Tenn., home ... for tax purposes as he still owns a home there from when he was Tennessee's defensive coordinator up until 2008.

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