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Heart Attack Snow Shoveling WJFW Rhinelander Thu, 10 Nov 2011 14:04 PM PST RHINELANDER - "Heart attack snow"...It's not hard to figure out how it got its name. Local News WJFW Rhinelander Thu, 10 Nov 2011 14:03 PM PST RHINELANDER - "Heart attack snow"...It's not hard to figure out how it got its name. APNewsBreak: New advice on kids' cholesterol tests Seattle Times Thu, 10 Nov 2011 14:01 PM PST More children should be screened for high cholesterol before puberty, beyond those with a family history of problems, according to wide-ranging new guidelines expected from government-appointed experts who are trying to prevent heart disease later in life. Heart Doctors Leave Clinics for Hospitals due to Medicare Cuts International Business Times Thu, 10 Nov 2011 13:47 PM PST Heart doctors across the U.S. are closing up independent practices and migrating to large medical centers, forcing patients to travel farther and pay more for their care, because of reduction in Medicare slashed reimbursements, experts say. Results of the PARTNER Trial Cohort B 2-year follow up presented at TCT 2011 EurekAlert! Thu, 10 Nov 2011 13:32 PM PST ( Cardiovascular Research Foundation ) A two-year study of patients in the landmark PARTNER trial, which compared transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) in patients who have severe aortic stenosis and are not candidates for open heart surgery, confirm the one-year findings and support the role of TAVR as the standard of care. Trial results were presented today at the 23rd annual ... Cricketer Gambhir to donate body parts Gulf Times Thu, 10 Nov 2011 13:27 PM PST Ace Indian batsman Gautam Gambhir yesterday pledged to donate his body organs to a Delhi hospital after his death. “I hereby pledge to donate my kidney, heart, liver, pancreas, small bowel, eyes, lungs and tissues after my death,” Gambir said at the launch of an organ donation website - www.giftalife.org - supported by the Apollo Transplant Institutes. High fibre diets helps teens avoid heart disease, diabetes: Study C-Health Thu, 10 Nov 2011 13:19 PM PST A high-fibre diet is linked to a lower risk of heart disease and Type 2 diabetes in teens, a new U.S. study has found. Natural Pain Reliever Also Lowers Risk of Heart Attack Fox News Thu, 10 Nov 2011 13:18 PM PST Steve Brill, also known as the ‘Wildman,’ who gives foraging tours of Central Park, recently took Chris Kilham with him. Brill showed Kilham, the Medicine Hunter, the twig of the black birch, betula lenta, and asked Kilham to give it a try Effects of 'mini stroke' can shorten life expectancy PhysOrg Thu, 10 Nov 2011 13:14 PM PST Having a transient ischemic attack (TIA), or "mini stroke," can reduce your life expectancy by 20 percent, according to a new study in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association. High fibre diets helps teens avoid heart disease, diabetes: Study 0 Toronto Sun Thu, 10 Nov 2011 13:10 PM PST A high-fibre diet is linked to a lower risk of heart disease and Type 2 diabetes in teens, a new U.S. study has found.

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