Health News: [heart]

Sex Isn't Going to Harm Most Heart Patientsâ€"But Avoid Having Affairs The Atlantic Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:18 AM PST Even with a long-term condition, the risk of a heart attack during sex is miniscule. The few who do have them, though, are often cheating. Heart Attack Risk at 55 Predicts Future ThirdAge Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:15 AM PST If you have at least two major risk factors for cardiovascular disease before you hit mid-life, your increased likelihood of having a heart attack or a stroke in your later decades stays pretty much constant. Union Hospital and Dover Library 'Go Red for Women Day' Feb. 3 The Daily Jeffersonian Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:10 AM PST DOVER -- In recognition of the American Heart Association's "Go Red for Women Day" Feb. 3, Union Hospital and the Dover Public Library have partnered to offer free heart health screenings from 9 to 11 a.m. The screenings, held at the Dover Public Library, will be conducted by UH Community Health and Wellness nurses and include blood pressure, blood sugar and total cholesterol. Deborah in Browns Mills offers free health screenings Community News Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:07 AM PST BROWNS MILLSâ€"Comprehensive free health-care screenings will be available for all women Friday, Feb. 3 at Deborah Heart and Lung Center. Entrepreneur discusses strategies for building successful nonprofits Fairfield Sun Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:07 AM PST Sacred Heart University's Welch MBA Forum will present Kathy Giusti, founder and chief executive officer of the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation and Multiple Myeloma Research Consortium, on Wednesday Feb. 8, at 6 p.m. She will discuss her passion for establishing partnerships and creating world-class, no-profit companies, using the best available practices for the nonprofit world. The ... Caffeine toxicity from energy drinks cited in Anais Fournier's death The Waynesboro Record Herald Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:04 AM PST Fourteen-year-old Anais Fournier was drinking energy drinks at the mall with her friends on Dec. 16. Six days later, the South Hagerstown High School student was pronounced brain dead. Her death certificate lists the cause as a heart arrhythmia due to caffeine toxicity. Anais drank four Monster energy drinks in less than 24 hours. Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Hosts Go Red Women’s Leadership Breakfast In Special Recognition of National Wear Red Day Business Wire Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:00 AM PST NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Morgan Stanley Smith Barney will partner with the American Heart Association âˆ' Westchester and Fairfield Counties, to host the annual Go Red Women’s Leadership Breakfast at the Firm’s Westchester campus on National Wear Red Day, Friday, February 3. The breakfast is open to the public and will feature keynote speakers Sheila C. Johnson, CEO Salamander Hotels and Resorts ... First Patient from ETMC Enrolled in New St. Jude Medical Trial The Gilmer Mirror Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:53 AM PST The East Texas Medical Center Cardiovascular Institute has enrolled its first patient in a new trial sponsored by St. Jude Medical that will contribute to the study of a device that could help detect acute coronary syndrome events, such as a heart attack. Mercer County's homeless connected to services via 'Project Homeless Connect' Pennington Post Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:53 AM PST On Tuesday, January 24, 2012 Mercer County’s eighth Project Homelessness Connect was held at Sacred Heart RC Church on S. Broad Street at Centre Street from 9am to 2pm. Project Homeless Connect is a one-day event designed to provide housing, services, and hospitality in a convenient one-stop model for people experiencing homelessness. At each of the past nine PHC events between 350 to 650 ... Pakistan faulty drug toll nears 100 BigPond News Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:52 AM PST Nearly 100 Pakistani heart patients have died after taking faulty medicine made locally.

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