Seabees with local roots are awarded Purple Heart
The Mail Tribune Wed, 03 Aug 2011 02:14 AM PDT
Eric Tipler suffers from short-term memory loss, while Jarod Miller's head and back injuries have prevented him from returning to his job at a local mill. |
NIK AZIZ DENIES HE HAS CANCER, BUT ADMITS HAVING BLOCKED ARTERY
Bernama Media via Yahoo! Malaysia News Wed, 03 Aug 2011 01:38 AM PDT
KOTA BAHARU, Aug 3 (Bernama) -- Kelantan Menteri Besar Datuk Nik Abdul AzizNik Mat has denied that he has cancer as reported by a news portal, but admitted to having a blocked heart artery which restricts his daily activities."The claim is not true....it''s nonsense. I only have a blocked artery."During my last visit to the hospital recently, I asked the doctor whetherduring this durian season ... |
HEALTH: Keeping your heart in shape
The Princeton Packet Wed, 03 Aug 2011 01:17 AM 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. |
Debt deal tackles only small slice of red ink
Detroit News Wed, 03 Aug 2011 01:09 AM PDT
Washington â€" The debt limit compromise may have resolved this year's most clamorous political battle between President Barack Obama and Congress, but it takes only a modest swipe at the heart of the matter: the government's relentlessly huge budget deficits. |
Study puts longevity down to genes
Belfast Telegraph Wed, 03 Aug 2011 00:54 AM PDT
Avoiding the vices of over-indulgence and idleness is no guarantee of reaching a ripe old age, a study has found. Related Stories First in UK as father leaves hospital with a plastic heart Aid parcels flown to famine victims Experts warn of garden bird disease 'Sell your kidney' to boost donors Reduced losses for Northern Rock |
Medicare to penalize hospitals that readmit patients too soon
California Watch Wed, 03 Aug 2011 00:16 AM PDT
Christina Jewett José Goulão/Flickr Medicare soon will start docking payments to hospitals if they have a higher-than-expected level of patient readmissions within 30 days of being discharged. The move doesn't bode well for 10 California hospitals already identified by Medicare as having high readmission rates for patients with pneumonia or heart failure. The federal program is making the change ... |
Graham article wrong about maternity care
Belfast Telegraph Wed, 03 Aug 2011 00:14 AM PDT
I WAS concerned to read the article by Jane Graham, headlined 'Women shouldn't keep mum over standard of maternity care' (Life, July 29). I read the article with great interest and feel I ought to respond on behalf of the Royal College of Midwives. Related Stories Big thank-you to all Heart Heroes It's time to bring 'closure' to daft phrase Anti-Zionist hatred grows unfettered Music and drink ... |
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