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Young Champions Program Screens 500 Young Adults in Vancouver, WA for Sudden Cardiac Arrest Causes PRWeb via Yahoo! News Mon, 28 Mar 2011 06:01 AM PDT With the February Young Champions screening event, the Vancouver, WA community has now tested 500 of its estimated 50,000 population of young adults under the age of 18 for heart issues that may lead to Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA). The Young Champions is a program providing advanced heart screenings for student athletes in Clark County, sponsored by Southwest Washington Medical Center's Heart ... Lovettsville Mayor Recovering After Heart Attack Leesburg Today Mon, 28 Mar 2011 05:58 AM PDT Lovettsville Mayor Elaine Walker suffered a heart attack last night and was taken to Inova Loudoun Hospital, where she was operated on and had three stints installed. Pediatricians Should Discuss 'Facebook Depression' with Kids Wellness Mon, 28 Mar 2011 05:19 AM PDT Don't be surprised if the next time you head to the pediatrician, somewhere between listening to your child's heart and lungs, the doctor slips in a question or two about Facebook. In a nod to the ever-increasing role that social … Continue reading â†' West Perry grad cited for heroism in Afghanistan Perry County Times Mon, 28 Mar 2011 05:06 AM PDT Jason Myers' position in those front rows was consecrated with the recent presentation of a Silver Star for valor and a Purple Heart. Is sex dangerous for couch potatoes? Daily Herald Mon, 28 Mar 2011 04:39 AM PDT Sex and exercise can trigger heart attacks in older people who don't get much of either, a new analysis finds. The risk is low, but it's a good reminder that slackers should change their exercise habits gradually, especially in middle age. Drugs can prevent risk of breast cancer in women, experts say News-Medical-Net Mon, 28 Mar 2011 04:29 AM PDT Drugs could be used to prevent breast cancer in women at high risk of the disease in the same way that statins are used for heart disease if trials looking at ways of predicting risk are successful, according to an international panel of cancer experts. Study: New therapy stops heart disease in its tracks ABC 7 Chicago Mon, 28 Mar 2011 04:10 AM PDT Five million Americans are currently living with heart failure, and that number is expected to double in the next 15 years. Laughter, music may lower blood pressure CNN Mon, 28 Mar 2011 04:09 AM PDT Listening to your favorite tunes or funny jokes could lower your blood pressure, perhaps even as much as cutting salt from your diet or dropping 10 pounds, according to the preliminary results of a small study presented Friday at American Heart Association meeting in Atlanta. Good Sam expo focuses on heart health Mt. Vernon Register-News Mon, 28 Mar 2011 03:56 AM PDT MT. VERNON â€" Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, according to information from the Centers for Disease Control. Salina man finds nothing beats a new heart Salina Journal Mon, 28 Mar 2011 03:45 AM PDT Kirk Cibolski hadn't been feeling well for quite some time but chalked up his unusual lethargy to age catching up with his workaholic schedule and eat-anything diet.

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