Bill Weir's Major Health Scare
The Christian Post Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:36 AM PST
News anchor Bill Weir discovered his major risk for a heart attack while interviewing the doctor of deceased Apple CEO Steve Jobs. |
Obituary: Thomas Edward Czyz
Sierra Sun Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:15 AM PST
October 19, 1935-January 13, 2012. Our Lord Jesus Christ called Thomas Edward Czyz of Reno on Friday, January 13, 2012 after a heart attack. For 76 years, Tom lived his Catholic faith and loved his family. |
Fitness gadgets help motivate when a scale just isn’t enough
Everett Herald Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:01 AM PST
Tracking results and measuring progress could be the ticket to nudge exercisers to keep pushing. Fitness gadgets run the gamut from GPS-equipped watches to iPhone applications that track calories consumed and burned and measure one’s heart rate. |
St. Jude therapy gets positive results in heart stent trial
Pioneer Press Wed, 18 Jan 2012 08:57 AM PST
A therapy marketed by St. Jude Medical Inc. that helps guide where and when a stent should be placed was found to reduce the need for hospital readmission in patients with coronary artery disease, according to an interim analysis of a company-funded trial. The Fractional Flow Reserve therapy measures the severity of blood flow blockages in the coronary arteries and guides interventional ... |
Myocardial Infarction Treatment Could Save Thousands of Lives
ThirdAge Wed, 18 Jan 2012 08:43 AM PST
Thousands of myocardial infarction patients could be saved by a new device shaped like a tiny parachute, the Daily Mail reported Monday. The implantâ€"called the Parachuteâ€"deploys once it is inside the heart, sealing off the area of muscle damaged during the heart attack. This allows the heart’s pumping chamber to more easily pump blood throughout the body and stops the heart muscle from becoming ... |
Press Release
PharmiWeb Wed, 18 Jan 2012 08:30 AM PST
(Amherst, NH) â€" As the median age of the global population continues to increase, conditions and diseases such as menopause, osteoporosis and heart disease, which require long-term therapy, are expected to become significantly more prevalent. |
Fundraiser planned for Jeff Chase
Whitefish Pilot Wed, 18 Jan 2012 08:30 AM PST
A fundraiser is planned later this month for a Columbia Falls businessman who recently had a heart attack. |
COLLEGE: Patriot League teams getting healthy
The Morning Call Wed, 18 Jan 2012 08:29 AM PST
American, Lafayette among those getting fresh bodies The Patriot League is getting healthy in time for the heart of the regular-season schedule. |
Sitting Will Now Make You Depressed Before It Kills You
Gothamist Wed, 18 Jan 2012 08:23 AM PST
Look, we know that sitting down is going to kill us . We've been warned many times before about how excessive sitting can make us fat, give us heart problems and even cancer, but until now, we've been at least figured we're in the clear mentally while our physical selves fall to pieces. Whoops. [ more › ] |
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