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Family seeks recognition for soldier slain in Ark. KTHV Little Rock Tue, 26 Jul 2011 14:11 PM PDT The family of a soldier killed outside a military recruiting station in Arkansas says he and a wounded comrade deserve the Purple Heart. Study backs heart-healthy effect of dairy fat Abbotsford Mission Times Tue, 26 Jul 2011 14:00 PM PDT The researchers found that people with the highest levels of milk fat biomarkers, suggesting they consumed the most dairy fat, were actually at lower risk of heart attack; for women, the risk was reduced by 26 percent, while for men risk was 9 percent lower. Family seeks recognition for soldier slain in Arkansas KAIT Jonesboro Tue, 26 Jul 2011 13:49 PM PDT The family of a soldier killed outside a military recruiting station in Arkansas says he and a wounded comrade deserve the Purple Heart. Bradford Deputy Sheriff Collapses On Duty WJXT Jacksonville Tue, 26 Jul 2011 13:33 PM PDT JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A deputy working at the Bradford County Courthouse entrance early Tuesday afternoon collapsed from an apparent heart attack, according to the Sheriff's Office. Genes play greater role in heart attacks than stroke, researchers say EurekAlert! Tue, 26 Jul 2011 13:29 PM PDT People are more likely to inherit a predisposition to heart attack than to stroke. The finding supports earlier research that showed genes influencing stroke risk are largely those involved in regulating blood pressure. The researchers say heart and stroke risk should be assessed separately in healthy people. Heart attack: Risk more likely to be inherited than for stroke Los Angeles Times Tue, 26 Jul 2011 13:20 PM PDT There's more reason to worry (about yourself, that is) if Dad had a heart attack than if he had a stroke, researchers have found. On the other side of the heart stent: a cardiologist’s perspective MedCity News Tue, 26 Jul 2011 13:14 PM PDT Doing nothing is the hardest thing in the world for a doctor to do. After all, doctors are doers. That is how they have managed to achieve their degrees: hard work, discipline, perseverance. Who else would be willing to memorize all those organic chemistry equations long enough to vomit them back [...] Genes play greater role in heart attacks than stroke: study PhysOrg Tue, 26 Jul 2011 13:07 PM PDT People are significantly more likely to inherit a predisposition to heart attack than to stroke, according to research reported in Circulation: Cardiovascular Genetics, an American Heart Association journal. HEALTH: Keeping your heart in shape The Princeton Packet Tue, 26 Jul 2011 13:06 PM PDT Cardiovascular disease is the number-one killer of both women and men in the United States, yet sometimes people donât have the level of awareness they need to realize its significant risks. Biomarker test firm Cleveland HeartLab rejects buyer, picks ‘home’ MedCity News Tue, 26 Jul 2011 12:44 PM PDT Cleveland HeartLab, which makes a biomarker-based heart test, has rebuffed an acquisition offer and instead taken an Ohio tax credit to keep growing the company, according to Ohio government officials. The company received a six-year tax credit from the state of Ohio that’s valued at nearly $423,000. State officials claimed that without the tax credit, [...]

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