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Semi driver was dead before I-65 crash WISH-TV Indianapolis Tue, 31 May 2011 14:16 PM PDT The driver in a semi crash that clogged traffic for hours Friday on Interstate 65 died of a heart attack, not as a result of the crash.   Read more at www.WISHTV.com State Smoke-Free Laws for Worksites, Restaurants, and Bars--United States, 2000-2010 [From the Centers for Disease ... Journal of the American Medical Association Tue, 31 May 2011 13:59 PM PDT Secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure causes lung cancer and cardiovascular and respiratory diseases in nonsmoking adults and children, resulting in an estimated 46,000 heart disease deaths and 3,400 lung cancer deaths among U.S. nonsmoking adults each year. Cholesterol drug fails to curb heart condition The Times of India Tue, 31 May 2011 13:50 PM PDT In a major trial, a drug used globally and also in India to raise cholesterol levels in the body has failed to show protection against heart disease. First-time PHun Walk set for Sunday in Edison Edison-Metuchen Sentinel Tue, 31 May 2011 13:44 PM PDT BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON â€" An inaugural walk will be held Sunday at Roosevelt Park to raise awareness of and help find a cure for a rare but serious illness. Pulmonary hypertension, which has no cure, causes abnormally high blood pressure of the arteries in the lungs, resulting in the overworking of the right side of the heart. read more Nighttime Surgery Not a Factor in Survival for Heart and Lung Transplants Newswise Tue, 31 May 2011 13:37 PM PDT Despite concerns that surgeon fatigue is leading to dangerous complications for patients and data showing worse outcomes for many patients who undergo surgery at night, new Johns Hopkins research suggests that -- in the case of heart and lung transplants -- time of day has no affect on patient survival. Study Finds Nighttime Organ Transplant Surgery Not Associated with Poorer Survival After 1 Year Newswise Tue, 31 May 2011 13:36 PM PDT An analysis of data on heart and lung transplant recipients indicates that patients who had transplant surgery performed at nighttime did not have a significantly different rate of survival up to one year after organ transplantation, according to a study in the June 1 issue of JAMA. Transplant Surgery No Riskier at Night: Study HealthDay via Yahoo! News Tue, 31 May 2011 13:02 PM PDT TUESDAY, May 31 (HealthDay News) -- Surgeon fatigue has been blamed for adverse outcomes among patients operated on at night, but new research finds that time of day has no effect on the survival rates of patients undergoing heart and lung transplants. Tributes to well known Burnley cricketer Lancashire Telegraph Tue, 31 May 2011 13:01 PM PDT A WELL known cricketer has died after suffering a heart attack. New Advances In Lipid Genetics Lead To Better Detection And Prevention Of Major Diseases redOrbit Tue, 31 May 2011 13:00 PM PDT Studying the genetic make-up of different varieties of lipids (fatty molecules) in the blood plasma of an individual can lead to a better and earlier prediction of diseases such as diabetes, atherosclerosis, and heart disease, two researchers will tell the annual conference of the European Society of Human Genetics today (Monday 30 May). In the first study, Dr. Joanne Curran from the Texas ... Niacin-and-statin trial raises bigger questions about cholesterol Los Angeles Times Tue, 31 May 2011 12:35 PM PDT The already confusing world of cholesterol control just got a little murkier. If you’re taking a combination of niacin (brand name Niaspan) along with a statin to protect your heart, news from the National Institutes of Health will make you want to seriously rethink your treatment. It may also leave you wondering: How important is cholesterol anyway? And how hard should you try to get the “right ...

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