Inquest Faults London Officer in 2009 Death During Protests
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Tue, 03 May 2011 21:55 PM PDT
LONDON -- At the time, the police said that Ian Tomlinson had died of a heart attack. But after a video handed to a British newspaper by an outraged bystander showed Mr. Tomlinson collapsing after being pushed and savagely struck by a police officer wielding a baton, his family demanded an inquiry. |
Heart-transplant recipient taking her back-from-dead colt to starting gate
New York Post Tue, 03 May 2011 21:42 PM PDT
LOUISVILLE â€" A woman with a heart transplant is the trainer for a horse nicknamed Lazarus â€" because he “rose from the dead†â€" who is a leading contender to win Saturday’s Kentucky Derby. Talk about drama and destiny. This is a team to watch. They may have something more than luck... |
Eating less salt doesn't cut heart risks: study
Manila Bulletin Tue, 03 May 2011 21:40 PM PDT
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who ate lots of salt were not more likely to get high blood pressure, and were less likely to die of heart disease than those with a low salt intake, in a new European study. The findings "certainly do not support the current recommendation to lower salt intake in the general population," study author Dr. Jan Staessen, of the University of Leuven in Belgium ... |
Family coping with amyloidosis
Altoona Mirror Tue, 03 May 2011 21:34 PM PDT
Feb. 20 is a day Bill and Julie Benamati of Curwensville will never forget. It's the day they got "the call:" After seven months of waiting, an organ donor match had been found for Bill, and he underwent a heart and liver transplant the next day. |
Teen accused of robbing dying man
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Tue, 03 May 2011 21:18 PM PDT
Instead of helping a man as he suffered a heart attack behind the wheel, a 17-year-old boy pulled him from his car, threw him to the ground, picked his pockets and left him to die, Pittsburgh police said. |
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