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Pa. WWII vet gets long-delayed Purple Heart FOX 12 Oregon Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:20 AM PST A World War II veteran from Pittsburgh has at long last received a Purple Heart - 70 years after he was wounded in the Battle of Okinawa. Providence Portland cardiology nurses plan free event to highlight women's heart risks in Northeast Portland The Oregonian Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:18 AM PST Heart disease is the number one killer of women. Health Tip: Preparing for a Stress Test HealthDay via Yahoo! News Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:06 AM PST (HealthDay News) -- A cardiac stress test gives doctors an idea of how your heart functions at rest and when it's under "stress" from activities such as treadmill exercise. Exercise may boost mood for some chronically ill Fox News Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:04 AM PST Working out regularly may brighten the mood of people with chronic health problems like cancer, heart disease and back pain Welcome Back, Kotter Actor Robert Hegyes Dead At 60 RadarOnline.com Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:55 AM PST By Neil Woulfe - Radar Senior News Director Actor Robert Hegyes -- an actor best known for his role of Juan Epstein on the 1970s hit sitcom Welcome Back, Kotter -- died Thursday of a heart attack in New Jersey. He was 60. The curly-haired Hegyes had suffered a heart attack a couple of years ago and was not in good health, his brother Mark Hegyes said. Police responded to a call for medical ... Defibrillator donation to schools strikes heart of community The Record-Courier Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:40 AM PST Minden Rotary members, far right, Tim Ghan and John Carne, recently presented school district nurses and staff with 8 Automated External Defibrillators to be used at school campuses. UH's Edwards tries to beat odds in NFL bid Houston Chronicle Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:24 AM PST UH's Edwards tries to beat odds in NFL bid Houston Chronicle Copyright 2012 Houston Chronicle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 11:02 p.m., Thursday, January 26, 2012 [...] he used the heart and determination it took to reach those lofty statistics to get through a tough rehabilitation after a gruesome broken leg suffered ... French judge charges boss of breast implant firm AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:15 AM PST A French judge on Friday charged the founder of the breast implant company at the heart of a global health scare with "involuntary injuries", his lawyer said. Heart patient's stem cells harnessed for healing CBC.ca Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:09 AM PST Some heart bypass patients are receiving cardiac stem cell transplants to try to repair damage. Robert Hegyes - Robert Hegyes Dies Of Heart Attack, Aged 60 Contactmusic Fri, 27 Jan 2012 04:53 AM PST Robert Hegyes who played one of the Sweathogs in Welcome Back Kotter has passed away at the age of 60 Newsday com reports that Hegyes died of a heart attack He was in full cardiac arrest when he arrived at the Jfk medical centre in Edison where he was tak...

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