Health News: [heart]

Ask Dr. K: The Monterey County Herald Tue, 03 Jan 2012 02:08 AM PST Dear Dr. K: For years I thought I was at lower risk for heart disease than men because I was a woman. Now I know better. I'd like to take steps to reduce my chances of developing it. What can I do? Dear Reader: Heart disease has carried a reputation as a "man's disease" for years. Sydney FC will be desperate, says Herbert The Age Tue, 03 Jan 2012 01:24 AM PST Phoenix A-League coach Ricki Herbert says Sydney FC will be desperate when they come up against Wellington after their 4-0 loss to Melbourne Heart. Youngster who came back from the dead thanks medics Cambridge Evening News Tue, 03 Jan 2012 01:18 AM PST A little boy who ‘died’ for six minutes after suffering a cardiac arrest has thanked medics who brought him back to life. Kai Clark, 3, suffered the heart attack at his home in October. Third Annual Endurance Challenge at Sunlight Mountain Resort Beckons Winter Athletes to Defy Boundaries of Body and Mind PRWeb Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:35 AM PST Sunlight Mountain Resort, the ski area situated in the heart of Rocky Mountain ski country in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, invites winter athletes to test their mettle, all day and into the night, at the third annual Glenwood Insurance Endurance Challenge, a 12-hour hike-and-ski race for individuals and teams, on Saturday, February 25, 2012. (PRWeb January 03, 2012) Read the full story at http ... Women can prevent heart disease using these guidelines Tulsa World Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:22 AM PST Dear Doctor K: For years I thought I was at lower risk for heart disease than men because I was a woman. Miracle toddler Kai Clark survives rare Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy illness Daily Mail Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:09 AM PST Kai Clark, from Clacton-on-Sea, Essex,miraculously beat the odds to survive a heart attack aged just two after medics declared him dead for six minutes. The First Of The Year Yankton Press & Dakotan Mon, 02 Jan 2012 23:32 PM PST Todd Zephier and Eliza Weddell of Wagner welcomed a baby girl to their family at 7:31 a.m. on New Year’s Day for the first baby born at Avera Sacred Heart Hospital in 2012. The baby girl, who has not yet been named, weighed 8 pounds, one-half ounce and measured 20-1/4 inches. The New Year’s Baby will join older brothers Tavis Has No Horse and Deke St. Pierre; and sisters Kayden Zephier, Electra ... Danny Javier cherishes his 'second life' Manila Bulletin Mon, 02 Jan 2012 23:17 PM PST Danny Javier MANILA, Philippines â€" Singer-songwriter Danny Javier resolves to be mindful of his health this 2012 after his thorny battle with congestive heart failure.   The member of defunct group Apo Hiking Society believes that his surviving the disease was a blessing.    “Kamuntik na ako [mamatay] ‘eh. I was given a second chance," he said on the Jan. 2 episode of ”Bandila.”   Aside from ... In brief: Doctor who treated JFK after shooting dies El Paso Times Mon, 02 Jan 2012 23:07 PM PST DALLAS -- An anesthesiologist who attached a heart monitor to President John F. Donohue: Age shouldn't be factor in heart procedure Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Mon, 02 Jan 2012 22:25 PM PST DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I had an echocardiogram.

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