Health News: [heart]

St. Anthony’s Memorial to offer Heart Fair Feb. 8 Journal Gazette & Times-Courier Wed, 25 Jan 2012 06:19 AM PST EFFINGHAM - St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital will offer a community Heart Fair to help the public know if one is at risk for heart disease. Pakistan Heart Drug Scare The Scientist Wed, 25 Jan 2012 06:16 AM PST Officials in Punjab province have arrested the owners of pharmaceutical companies making cardiac drugs suspected to contain heavy-metal contaminants. Mexican team bobbles heart headed for transplant MSNBC Wed, 25 Jan 2012 06:16 AM PST Mexican medics are drawing catcalls after they dropped a heart being rushed to a hospital for a transplant. Frying With Olive, Sunflower Oil OK for Heart, Study Finds HealthDay via Yahoo! News Wed, 25 Jan 2012 06:04 AM PST TUESDAY, Jan. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers in Spain have some good news for people who enjoy eating fried food: Cooking in olive or sunflower oil is not linked to heart disease or premature death. New FDA Approved Labeling For VYTORIN® (Ezetimibe/Simvastatin) Includes Results From the Study of Heart and Renal ... Business Wire Wed, 25 Jan 2012 05:39 AM PST WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved an updated label for VYTORIN® (ezetimibe/simvastatin) that includes results from the Study of Heart and Renal Protection (SHARP). In SHARP, VYTORIN 10/20 mg lowered LDL cholesterol in patients with moderate ... One vitamin could reverse heart disease, says Canadian doctor - and most of our diets are dangerously in short supply ... CNW Group via Yahoo! Canada Finance Wed, 25 Jan 2012 05:30 AM PST High doses of calcium and vitamin D could be potentially harmful if not supplemented with vitamin K 2 TORONTO , Jan. 25, 2012 /CNW/ - Vitamin K2, a little-known super-nutrient that humans once thrived ... Doctors successfully transplant heart dropped in street Fox News Wed, 25 Jan 2012 05:25 AM PST A heart that was dropped on the ground while being transported to a hospital has been successfully transplanted into a 28-year-old hair stylist Federal Judge Pepper dies of heart attack Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal Wed, 25 Jan 2012 05:17 AM PST GREENVILLE â€" U.S. District Judge W. Allen Pepper Jr. died about 3:45 p.m. Tuesday after a heart attack in Greenville. Chief Judge Michael P. Mills in Oxford confirmed the death and expressed his shock and sadness at the news. Commentary: fried food may not be all bad Daily Telegraph Wed, 25 Jan 2012 05:14 AM PST Eating food fried in olive or sunflower oil is not linked to heart disease or premature death, a study has found. Here is the BMJ's editorial on the findings: Common scans could hurt thyroid, researchers say Fox News Wed, 25 Jan 2012 05:10 AM PST The iodide dye used in heart scans and other medical imaging might damage some people's thyroid glands, which could cause important health problems later on, researchers say

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