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Phillipsburg man sues Easton Hospital, blood supplier over hepatitis B diagnosis The Express-Times Tue, 23 Aug 2011 02:05 AM PDT A Phillipsburg man who underwent a heart procedure at Easton Hospital in July 2009 claims he contracted hepatitis B during a blood transfusion and is suing the hospital, its owner and the Miller-Keystone Blood Center for damages. Defunct Palm Beach Princess settles with family of heart attack victim Sun-Sentinel Tue, 23 Aug 2011 01:56 AM PDT The family of a 77-year-old suburban Lake Worth man who died of a heart attack aboard the Palm Beach Princess has reached a confidential settlement with the now defunct gambling cruise line. Yale study show heart attack victims getting angioplasty sooner New Haven Register Tue, 23 Aug 2011 01:54 AM PDT NEW HAVEN â€" Victims of heart attacks are receiving angioplasty within an hour and a half in almost all cases, according to researchers at the Yale School of Medicine. Hospitals beating deadline for treating heart attacks Boston Globe Tue, 23 Aug 2011 01:50 AM PDT In a spectacular turnabout, hospitals are treating almost all major heart attack patients within the recommended 90 minutes of arrival, a new study finds. Just five years ago, less than half of them got the patients' clogged arteries opened that fast. Tompkins died of a heart attack, funeral arrangements and memorial fund set Cagewriter Tue, 23 Aug 2011 01:46 AM PDT The mixed martial arts world is still reeling from the shocking passing of trainer Shawn Tompkins. An autopsy revealed that the 37-year-old died from a heart attack in his sleep while staying at a friend's house in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada on Sunday. "Shawn's family had a history of heart disease," said Tompkins' manager Gary Ibarra of Athletic Management & Representation Group (AMR) told the ... Funding boost for Royal Brompton researchers My Village Kensington Tue, 23 Aug 2011 01:35 AM PDT Pioneering research into complex heart and lung conditions at the Royal Brompton Hospital has been recognised with a government grant of £20m. CU defibrillator study finds simple leads are safer Denver Post Tue, 23 Aug 2011 01:20 AM PDT Common heart defibrillators implanted in thousands of patients each month raise the risk of surgical problems and death without proof they work better than simpler devices, according to a new University of Colorado Medical School study. Study: Faster heart care given The Vacaville Reporter Tue, 23 Aug 2011 01:18 AM PDT By The Associated Press In a spectacular turnabout, hospitals are treating almost all major heart attack patients within the recommended 90 minutes of arrival, a new study finds. Is Stress from Overwork Wrecking Your Heart? Forbes Tue, 23 Aug 2011 01:08 AM PDT Would you leave the office at a decent hour if you knew that long hours at your desk could -- quite literally -- be killing you? Celebrating a scientific breakthrough Asian Correspondent Tue, 23 Aug 2011 01:03 AM PDT Professor Jacques Miller by Jill Steenhuis Fifty years ago, a leading Australian professor made one of the most extraordinary recent discoveries in medical research: the function of a the human thymus, which is the small organ located above the heart and between the lungs. Professor Jacques Miller made this fundamental discovery, which has been pivotal in

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