Injuries hampered Nevada in 2011
Nevada Journal Thu, 28 Jul 2011 14:19 PM PDT
The 2010 season was a challenging one for the Nevada softball program as the Cubs had to battle through costly injuries and inexperience, finishing 3-27 overall and 3-13 in the Heart of Iowa Conference. |
Luke thanks hospital for looking after brother
West Cumberland Times & Star Thu, 28 Jul 2011 14:13 PM PDT
AN 11-YEAR-old Workington boy has launched a fund-raising drive for the hospital which has been helping his brother, who was left clinically dead for 90 minutes after a heart attack. |
Police: BB shot hit near toddler's heart
ABC Action News Tampa Bay Thu, 28 Jul 2011 14:12 PM PDT
A 4-year-old child is in the hospital after a BB gun shot got lodged near the toddler’s heart in an accidental shooting, police say. |
Do all diabetics need to be on statins? Maybe not
Boston Globe Thu, 28 Jul 2011 14:08 PM PDT
Doctors often tell those with type 2 diabetes that they have about a 20 percent risk of suffering a heart attack or other serious cardiac event in the next 10 years and that they should take a cholesterol-lowering statin to reduce this risk. But a study published this week in the Archives of Internal Medicine confirms that the risk is actually much lower in some with the disease and that a ... |
CDC: Strokes rise among pregnant women, new moms
The Fargo Forum Thu, 28 Jul 2011 14:07 PM PDT
Strokes have spiked in the U.S. among pregnant women and new mothers, probably because more of them are obese and suffering from high blood pressure and heart disease, researchers report. |
SCLC president Creecy dies; apparent heart attack
FOX 12 Idaho Thu, 28 Jul 2011 14:06 PM PDT
The president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, the Rev. Howard Creecy Jr., has died seven months after taking office, the venerable civil rights group said Thursday. |
Purple Heart Sought for Ark. Soldiers
FOX 13 Memphis Thu, 28 Jul 2011 13:35 PM PDT
A U.S. congressman planned to file legislation Thursday that could make two soldiers who were shot outside a military recruiting station in Arkansas eligible for the Purple Heart. |
Kardashian, Braxton, Gaga Celebrity Brings Spotlight to Autoimmune Disease Family Ties
Newswise Thu, 28 Jul 2011 13:32 PM PDT
Autoimmune disease is a leading cause of chronic illness in the U.S. and, in fact, is a top 10 killer of women under the age of 65. Fifty million Americans in the U.S. have an autoimmune disease. That's right up there with cancer and heart disease, and many of these diseases are on the rise. The Kardashian, Braxton, and Gaga stories help to spotlight the best identifier of risk for autoimmune ... |
CDC: Strokes Rise Among Pregnant Women
My9 WWOR-TV New Jersey Thu, 28 Jul 2011 13:28 PM PDT
Strokes have spiked in the U.S. among pregnant women and new mothers, probably because more of them are obese and suffering from high blood pressure and heart disease, researchers report. Hospitalizations for pregnancy-related strokes and "mini strokes" jumped from about 4,100 in 1994-95 to around 6,300 in 2006-07, a 54 percent increase, researchers said, extrapolating from figures in a large ... |
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