U.S. man defies doctors' advice, gets heart transplant in India
Seattle Times Sat, 02 Oct 2010 06:18 AM PDT
Ron Lemmer this year became what is thought to be the first American recipient of a heart transplant in India. He defied his hometown doctors in Minneapolis to join growing ranks of "medical tourists" seeking donor organs in the world's poorest countries. |
Experts Re-examine Role Of Saturated Fat
redOrbit Sat, 02 Oct 2010 06:14 AM PDT
For the past 25 years or more health experts have warned that saturated fat was a major cause of heart attacks and cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, new evidence has shown that saturated fat intake has only a very small impact on the risk of CVD, which has caused many experts to change their stance on the evils of saturated fat. The Global Dairy Platform has promoted several research ... |
Researchers Engineer Adult Stem Cells That Do Not Age
redOrbit Sat, 02 Oct 2010 06:14 AM PDT
Biomedical researchers at the University at Buffalo have engineered adult stem cells that scientists can grow continuously in culture, a discovery that could speed development of cost-effective treatments for diseases including heart disease, diabetes, immune disorders and neurodegenerative diseases. UB scientists created the new cell lines â€" named "MSC Universal" â€" by genetically altering ... |
Can getting stressed over your team be bad for your heart?
WIS News 10 Columbia Sat, 02 Oct 2010 06:11 AM PDT
Let's face it, watching some sports teams play is enough to give anybody high blood pressure. But several studies suggest getting stressed over your sports team can actually be bad for your heart. |
Wellesley professor unearths a horror: Syphilis experiments in Guatemala
Boston Globe Sat, 02 Oct 2010 05:37 AM PDT
Picking through musty files in a Pennsylvania archive, a Wellesley College professor made a heart-stopping discovery: US government scientists in the 1940s deliberately infected hundreds of Guatemalans with syphilis and gonorrhea in experiments conducted without the subjects' permission. Wellesley College - Guatemala - Syphilis - Federal government of the United States - United States |
Think Saturated Fat Contributes To Heart Disease? Think Again...
Medical News Today Sat, 02 Oct 2010 04:38 AM PDT
For the past three decades, saturated fat has been considered a major culprit of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and as a result dietary advice persists in recommending reduced consumption of this macronutrient. However, new evidence shows that saturated fat intake has only a very limited impact on CVD risk -- causing many to rethink the "saturated fat is bad" paradigm... |
Funny Bone Comedy Club owner dies
The Des Moines Register Sat, 02 Oct 2010 04:27 AM PDT
Funny Bone Comedy Club owner Paul Lane died Thursday while biking at Gray’s Lake. He was 46 years old. His family said the cause of death was a heart attack. |
Hard-core Fil-Am Catholics turned off by PNoy
ABS-CBNNEWS.com Sat, 02 Oct 2010 04:12 AM PDT
SAN FRANCISCO, California - Filipino members of the Sacred Heart Organization said they have lost some love for President Benigno “Noynoy†Aquino III because of his support for birth control methods. |
Bone marrow donor has change of heart
Nevada Appeal Sat, 02 Oct 2010 04:05 AM PDT
Vinod Challagundla talks in March about his search for a bone marrow donor after he was diagnosed with myelofibrosis. In September he learned there was a donor who agreed to a transplant. Two weeks into testing in Seattle, the donor backed out. |
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