Monday, May 23, 2011

Health News: [heart]


Low-Risk Patients Screened For Heart Disease Tend To Receive More Preventive Care And Testing, But Their Outcomes May ...
Medical News Today Mon, 23 May 2011 14:17 PM PDT
Screening for coronary heart disease (CHD) among individuals at low risk of the condition is associated with increased use of medications (such as aspirin and statins) and increased additional testing, but no difference in cardiac events at 18 months, according to a report posted online today that will be published in the August 8 print issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA ...

Official: Palestinian PM suffered heart attack
KSWO Lawton-Wichita Falls Mon, 23 May 2011 14:16 PM PDT
Associated Press - May 23, 2011 5:05 PM ET RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) - A spokesman says Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad suffered a heart attack while visiting the U.S.

Kathy Sweeney Investigates: The Final Battle
KFVS 12 Cape Girardeau Mon, 23 May 2011 14:15 PM PDT
In Butler County, Coroner Jim Akers found himself on a heart-breaking mission earlier this year, after facing a rash of deaths involving veterans. It's Akers' job to figure out how the men died, but he also wanted to know how and why they faced this final battle alone.

US jury begins deliberating manslaughter case against skater Nancy Kerrigan's brother
Brandon Sun Mon, 23 May 2011 14:14 PM PDT
WOBURN, Mass. - A jury began deliberations Monday in the manslaughter trial of Olympic skater Nancy Kerrigan's brother after a prosecutor told the panel that the defendant was an "angry, mean, nasty, drunk son" when he killed his father and a defence attorney said longstanding heart disease was to blame.

Tornado devastates Joplin, Missouri, 116 dead
Canada.com Mon, 23 May 2011 14:13 PM PDT
A monster tornado nearly a mile (1.5 km) wide killed at least 116 people in Joplin, Missouri when it tore through the heart of the small Midwestern city, ripping the roof off a hospital and destroying thousands of homes and businesses.

Palestinians’ Fayyad had heart attack in US, stable
Canada.com Mon, 23 May 2011 14:13 PM PDT
Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad suffered a heart attack while visiting the United States but is stable, a Palestinian government spokesman said on Monday.

Palestinians' Fayyad stable after heart attack in Texas
Reuters via Yahoo! Canada News Mon, 23 May 2011 14:07 PM PDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad suffered a heart attack while visiting the United States but is stable, a Palestinian government spokesman said on Monday.

Palestinians' Fayyad had heart attack in Texas, stable
thewest.com.au Mon, 23 May 2011 14:06 PM PDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad suffered a heart attack while visiting the United States but is stable, a Palestinian government spokesman said on Monday.

Prayer Call For Margo Dydek
Hartford Courant Mon, 23 May 2011 14:05 PM PDT
According to the blog of WNBA beatwriter Jayda Evans of the Seattle Times, league players have organizaed a prayer call for today on behalf of Margo Dydek, the former 7-2 center of the Connecticut Sun, who suffered a heart attack last week while three months pregnant with her third child. Dydek is in a medically induced coma at the moment in Brisbane, Australia.  Former Seattle Storm guard Kate ...

Palestinian PM Fayyad suffers heart attack, in stable condition
The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles Mon, 23 May 2011 14:05 PM PDT
The Palestinian premier checked into a U.S. hospital with strong chest pains, where he then was struck with blockage in a coronary artery; spokesman says he is recovering and should be released in two days.




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