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Judge who jailed dying NY woman OKs hospice care FOX 12 Idaho Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:19 PM PST A New York woman who lost her chance for a life-saving heart transplant by continuing to commit crimes and being jailed is being permitted to spend her dying days in hospice care. Judge who jailed dying NY woman after repeated convictions allows her to go to hospice care Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:19 PM PST MINEOLA, N.Y. - A New York woman who lost her chance for a life-saving heart transplant by continuing to commit crimes and being jailed is being permitted to spend her dying days in hospice care. Registration begins today for Live Oak bass fishing tournament slated April 21 BaldwinCountyNow.com Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:17 PM PST BAY MINETTE, Alabama â€" Registration begins today for a charity bass fishing tournament slated April 21 at Live Oak Landing and sponsored by Log-A-Load, with all proceeds earmarked for Sacred Heart Children’s Hospital in Pensacola, Fla. Study evaluates blood potassium levels after heart attack and risk of in-hospital mortality PhysOrg Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:14 PM PST Patients hospitalized after a heart attack who had blood potassium levels of between 3.5 and less than 4.5 mEq/L (milliEquivalents per liter) had a lower risk of death than patients with potassium levels that were higher or lower than this range, according to a study in the January 11 issue of JAMA. Clinical practice guidelines recommend maintaining serum potassium levels between 4.0 and 5.0 mEq ... U.S. Court allows Texas law on ultrasound before abortion Reuters via Yahoo! News Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:07 PM PST (Reuters) - A Texas law requiring abortion providers to show or describe an ultrasound image to a woman of her pregnancy and to play sounds of the fetal heart does not violate the U.S. Constitution, a federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday. The court ruled that the ultrasound requirements do not infringe on abortion providers' free speech rights, overturning a lower federal court's decision. ... Study Challenges Potassium Guidelines for Heart Attack Patients HealthDay via Yahoo! News Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:04 PM PST TUESDAY, Jan. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Heart attack patients whose blood potassium levels are within a certain range are less likely to die than those with levels of the mineral below or above that range, says a new study that challenges current recommendations for potassium levels in heart attack patients. Asian-Americans More Apt to Die in Hospital After Heart Attacks HealthDay via Yahoo! News Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:04 PM PST TUESDAY, Jan. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Asian-Americans are more likely to die in the hospital following a heart attack than whites, new research reveals, although this disparity was reduced over time in hospitals participating in a quality improvement program. Heart Experts Make Boosting Bystander CPR a Priority HealthDay via Yahoo! News Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:04 PM PST TUESDAY, Jan. 10 (HealthDay News) -- People who suffer sudden cardiac arrest are more likely to survive if 911 and EMS dispatchers help bystanders assess victims and begin CPR immediately, says a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association. Too Much Vitamin D Could Be Harmful to Heart HealthDay via Yahoo! News Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:04 PM PST TUESDAY, Jan. 10 (HealthDay News) --Studies have shown that vitamin D is critical for bone health and could have a protective benefit for the heart, but new research suggests that too much of it could actually be harmful. New Blood Thinner Linked to Higher Heart Attack Risk HealthDay via Yahoo! News Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:04 PM PST MONDAY, Jan. 9 (HealthDay News) -- The anticoagulant Pradaxa (dabigatran) is associated with a small increase in the risk of heart attack, a new review finds.

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