Teammate: Pouncey out for Super Bowl
Scoop du Jour Thu, 27 Jan 2011 02:18 AM PST
Pittsburgh Steelers rookie center Maurkice Pouncey suffered a high ankle sprain in his team's AFC Championship win over the New York Jets this past Sunday, but told the Pittsburgh Tribune Review after the game that he was going to play no matter what. "I know in my heart that I 'm playing in that game ," Pouncey said, according to the paper. "I had the same injury before on my other ankle and I ... |
Casualties of war: Wounded veterans more likely to die of coronary heart disease
PhysOrg Thu, 27 Jan 2011 02:11 AM PST
War-time stress may lead to an increased risk death by coronary heart disease in later life. Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Health Services Research surveyed a cohort of 55 year old Finnish WW2 veterans in 1980, and then carried out a follow-up study 28 years later. |
MADDOG 5/1 will be unleashed Saturday
The Herald-Palladium Thu, 27 Jan 2011 02:06 AM PST
BENTON HARBOR - In the heart of the Benton Harbor Arts District, in a century-old building where the Barentsen Candy Co. catered to the sweet tooth, people can now find a fitness center. |
Across the world, parents pass on heart risks: study
ABS-CBNNEWS.com Thu, 27 Jan 2011 01:57 AM PST
NEW YORK - Having a parent with a history of heart disease almost doubles a person's risk of also getting heart disease, regardless of ethnicity or country, according to an international study. |
Why it is difficult to keep the pressure down?
The Malay Mail Thu, 27 Jan 2011 01:44 AM PST
Thursday, January 27th, 2011 16:38:00 HYPERTENSION leads a long list of important risk factors for causing death globally. Only 15 years ago, our national survey found a third of adults had abnormally high blood pressure and 10 years later, the numbers rose to more than 40 per cent. As I am seeing a fairly selective group of patients in my practice, ie. those with heart problems, more than half ... |
Councilman Rosendahl in good spirits following successful surgical procedure
The Argonaut Thu, 27 Jan 2011 01:07 AM PST
Los Angeles City Councilman Bill Rosendahl has hailed a successful surgical procedure he recently underwent to treat atrial fibrillation. For the past several years, Rosendahl has had the condition, an abnormal heart rhythm which can cause blood clots and lead to a stroke. |
Sweet Hearts Ball could help save a life
Douglas County News-Press Thu, 27 Jan 2011 00:59 AM PST
Long QT Syndrome â€" a cardiac arrhythmia three times more common in the U.S. than childhood leukemia â€" is one of several genetic heart conditions that can cause sudden death in young, seemingly healthy people. The conditions can be treated if diagnosed properly and deaths can be prevented if an automated external defibrillator is readily available. |
Code blue
Colorado Springs Independent Thu, 27 Jan 2011 00:29 AM PST
Memorial's conversion hopes were iced after a pension-payment jolt. So what's next? by Pam Zubeck It was like thinking you'd pay $60 for a doctor's office visit to have your blood pressure checked â€" and finding out you need a $100,000 heart surgery. Monday's news that it would cost Memorial Health System $246 million to leave the Public Employees' Retirement Association left everyone with a ... |
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