Prolonging CPR doesn't help heart patients: study
PhysOrg Wed, 31 Aug 2011 14:17 PM PDT
Increasing the time spent administering CPR to cardiac arrest patients won't increase their chances of survival, researchers said Wednesday, putting to rest one of the raging debates in emergency medicine. |
Walking for health
Hendricks County Flyer Wed, 31 Aug 2011 13:56 PM PDT
Realizing that regular exercise reduces the risk of several issues including heart disease, diabetes, and cancer, officials with Indiana University Health West decided to start a walking club. |
Father, son die of heart attacks same day
UPI Wed, 31 Aug 2011 13:45 PM PDT
NORTH HUNTINGDON, Pa., Aug. 31 (UPI) -- A Pittsburgh-area man hurrying home because his father had just died of a heart attack suffered a fatal heart attack on the way, friends say. |
Anger, Stress May Provoke Heart Attacks
WebMD Wed, 31 Aug 2011 13:42 PM PDT
Heart attack survivors who anger easily or who are often stressed-out may be setting themselves up for another, potentially fatal heart attack, a new study suggests. |
John Niyo: MSU coach Mark Dantonio presses forward with heavy heart
Detroit News Wed, 31 Aug 2011 13:39 PM PDT
"My dad continually said, even on the day he passed, 'What are you doing here? You get back to work,'" Dantonio recalled. "But that's him. So by coming back last week, when he was a little bit stable, I was honoring his wishes." |
Americans Getting Too Many Empty Calories From Sugary Drinks
Medical News Today Wed, 31 Aug 2011 13:26 PM PDT
The American Heart Association advises people to consume no more than 36 ounces or about 450 calories from sugary beverages a week, but a new study taking a look at the impact of sugar intake stemming from regular sodas, energy drinks, sports drinks, fruit drinks and sweetened bottled waters, reports that people ages 20 to 39 who drink sugary beverages consume 336 calories a day from them alone ... |
Forget the ice chest, this donor heart comes warm and still beating in a box
Geek.com Wed, 31 Aug 2011 13:13 PM PDT
If you think about it, it’s strange that we keep to-be-transplanted human hearts in the same thing that we keep our Coronas in when we head to the beach. There must be a better way than sticking the heart on ice and flying it to its recipient. The heart can only be kept on ice [...] |
Utah looks healthy compared to rest of country
The Salt Lake Tribune Wed, 31 Aug 2011 13:12 PM PDT
Utah looks healthy compared to rest of country By heather may The Salt Lake Tribune Published Aug 31, 2011 02:46PM MDT Compared to the rest of the nation, Utah has some of the best health outcomes, even if pockets of the state have some of the lowest rates of practicing some forms of prevention. The Provo-Orem metropolitan area, for example, boasts the nation’s lowest amount of coronary heart ... |
ALWAYS ON CALL HEALTH OFFERS HEALTH COURSES
Leominster Champion Wed, 31 Aug 2011 13:08 PM PDT
LEOMINSTER - Always On Call Health Services®, Inc. will offer two American Heart Association courses on Tuesday, Sept. 6, at their office, 285 Central St., Suite 214. read more |
TUESDAY
Leominster Champion Wed, 31 Aug 2011 13:07 PM PDT
Always On Call Health Services®, Inc. will offer two American Heart Association courses today at 285 Central St., Suite 214, Leominster. BLS for the Health Care Provider CPR (includes CPR for Infant, Child, Adult and AED), will be held from 9:30 to 1:30 p.m. Heartsaver First Aid will be held from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. To register, call (978) 537-9900, Ext. 114. read more |
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