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Heart attack deaths to rise by 40 per cent: report Sydney Morning Herald Mon, 28 Nov 2011 14:16 PM PST Women are more likely to die from repeat heart attacks than men over the next decade, a new report has found. Study: Transfer Of Heart Attack Patients Too Slow Hartford Courant Mon, 28 Nov 2011 14:15 PM PST Only 10 Percent Of Patients Transferred Within Recommended 30 Minutes In an overwhelming number of cases it takes longer than it should to transfer heart attack patients between hospitals for emergency artery-opening angioplasty, Yale School of Medicine researchers reported in a study published Monday. Depression can lead to heart disease, study suggests Science Daily Mon, 28 Nov 2011 14:14 PM PST Depression may have more far-reaching consequences than previously believed. Recent data suggests that individuals who suffer from a mood disorder could be twice as likely to have a heart attack compared to individuals who are not depressed. Restricted calorie diet improves heart function in obese patients with diabetes Science Daily Mon, 28 Nov 2011 14:13 PM PST A low-calorie diet eliminates insulin dependence and leads to improved heart function in obese patients with type 2 diabetes, according to a new study. Key area that could sever communication between brain and heart in disease identified Science Daily Mon, 28 Nov 2011 14:13 PM PST A team of neuroscientists and anesthetists, who have been using pioneering techniques to study how the brain regulates the heart, has identified a crucial part of the nervous system whose malfunction may account for an increased risk of death from heart failure. The findings could lead to more targeted therapies to help reduce serious illness and death in cardiovascular disease. The Breaking Dawn Birth Scene Is Causing Seizures Vulture Mon, 28 Nov 2011 14:13 PM PST The final scene of Twilight: Breaking Dawn â€" Part 1 , in which Edward delivers his half-vampire child with his own teeth , is not for the faint of heart. Bella’s blood is smeared all over the makeshift (yet stylish) delivery room, the whole cast starts screaming, and, again, a vampire is performing a C-section with his fangs. But apparently its hazards extend beyond the basic gross-out. At least ... The Fight Against Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy The Bryan-College Station Eagle Mon, 28 Nov 2011 14:13 PM PST COLUMBUS, OH ( Ivanhoe Newswire) -- It attacks the heart and breathing muscles in boys and young men.  Those with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy will likely die well before they reach their mid-20s.  Now, one young man and his father are foc ... Race and Pediatric Heart Transplant Patient Survival The Bryan-College Station Eagle Mon, 28 Nov 2011 14:12 PM PST (Ivanhoe Newswire) White heart transplant patients under the age of 18 are more than twice as likely as African Americans to be alive ten years later, according to this study. "It's unclear whether these racial disparities are due to biological ... Man who died looking for Christmas tree, cause released KPAX Missoula Mon, 28 Nov 2011 14:11 PM PST MISSOULA- The Missoula County Sheriff's Office say a Missoula man who died while looking for a Christmas tree over the weekend died from a heart attack. Filmmaker has fatal heart attack at film festival MSNBC Mon, 28 Nov 2011 14:10 PM PST Brazilian filmmaker Oscar Maron Filho suffered a fatal heart attack while addressing a forum at a film festival in India Sunday afternoon.

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