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Medtronic to make nearly $4 million in 2011 to address non-communicable diseases News-Medical-Net Thu, 03 Mar 2011 02:19 AM PST In its continued commitment to reduce the global burden of non-communicable diseases, Medtronic, Inc. today announced it will make nearly $4 million in Medtronic Foundation grants in 2011 to international organizations specifically to address diseases such as diabetes and heart disease in developing countries. Study: 50-year-old diabetics face 6-year mortality gap New Haven Register Thu, 03 Mar 2011 02:07 AM PST NEW YORK â€" A 50-year-old with diabetes dies six years sooner than someone without the disease, and not just from a heart attack or a stroke, new research suggests. LIFE AFTER A HEART ATTACK The Monterey County Herald Thu, 03 Mar 2011 02:06 AM PST LOS ANGELES â€" "I think I'm having anxiety," Leonard Castro told his wife on a day back in September. Some time in the days running up to Sept. 9, multiple factors that made 46-year-old Leonard Castro a prime candidate for a heart attack converged. His body was groaning: Blood pressure too high. MAN DIES OF HEART ATTACK WHILE DRIVING Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News Thu, 03 Mar 2011 01:56 AM PST IPOH, March 3 (Bernama) -- A 65-year-old man died of a heart attack while driving along Jalan Seri Kinta 1, here today, police said. Going the distance Sidney Herald Thu, 03 Mar 2011 01:55 AM PST One week into the Iron Heart Duathlon program at Sidney Health Center HealthWorks, Tracie Zueger, 39, already achieved the goal: to run 13.1 miles and bike 56 miles. Study Identifies Specific Set Of Patients Who Benefit Most From Cardiac Device Medical News Today Thu, 03 Mar 2011 01:48 AM PST Mild heart failure patients with a particular condition that results in disorganized electrical activity throughout the heart benefit substantially from cardiac resynchronization therapy with defibrillator (CRT-D), according to a study published in the American Heart Association journal Circulation. In patients with the condition, known as left bundle branch block or LBBB, CRT-D therapy reduced ... Freshman Hurd impresses in return from injury Penn State Collegian Thu, 03 Mar 2011 01:43 AM PST When Emily Hurd got back from winter break, she received the message from the training staff she waited all fall to hear. “Just go.” The freshman has taken it to heart, putting in plenty of work and energy this spring and opening her teammates’ eyes with her tenacity and talent. Rolling Stone Keith Richards' daughter Theodora in court after 'red graffiti on convent' Daily Mail Thu, 03 Mar 2011 01:36 AM PST Theodora Richards, 25, daughter of Keith Richards, was spotted writing ‘T-Heart-A’ on a convent in New York and arrested over graffiti and drugs charges, police said. Tomatoes help combat heart disease and cancer - and are even more potent when cooked Daily Mail Thu, 03 Mar 2011 01:35 AM PST Eating tomatoes can help reduce the risk of cancer, osteoporosis and cardiovascular disease, scientists have revealed - and cooking the veg can increase its effect. Scouts see a future without heart disease The Goshen Chronicle Thu, 03 Mar 2011 01:15 AM PST Members of the Chester Girl Scout community celebrated National Wear Red Day on Feb. They took part in yoga and Zumba demonstrations and listened to a nutritionist and a educator from Westchester Medical Center talk about healthy eating and how heart disease is the number one killer in women.

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