Austin Beauty Week, womens heart health
KXAN 36 Austin Sat, 28 Jan 2012 09:47 AM PST
Austin Beauty Week is coming up, so Dr. Elissa Thompson from Heart Hospital of Austin and Glen Huschka from the American Heart Association joined Brian Sanders to talk about heart disease and the risks involved for women. |
Jazz great Clare Fischer dead at 83
UPI Sat, 28 Jan 2012 09:22 AM PST
BURBANK, Calif., Jan. 28 (UPI) -- Prolific jazz pianist Clare Fischer died in Southern California this week of complications from a heart attack at the age of 83, the family announced. |
We're going red for heart health
KENS 5 San Antonio Sat, 28 Jan 2012 09:09 AM PST
Next Friday is Wear Red Day in support of heart health and to raise awareness of women's increased risk for heart disease. Lisa Cruz of the American Heart Association and Dr. Kristen Plastino, a heart attack survivor, stopped by the Saturday morning show to talk about what can be done to ward off the "silent killer." National Wear Red Day Friday, February 3, 2012 |
ACH receives helping hand
Press Argus-Courier Sat, 28 Jan 2012 08:42 AM PST
A Cedarville woman is hoping to raise awareness of congenital heart defects in infants while helping families in need at Arkansas Children's Hospital as part of Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week Feb. 7 to 14. |
Artist paints Mona Lisa for auction
Greenock Telegraph Sat, 28 Jan 2012 08:04 AM PST
A GOUROCK artist who survived two heart attacks has been inspired to raise money to help local people in need. Brian Doherty feels lucky to have recovered from his ordeal but he has been left with a lasting empathy for those who are suffering from ill health. |
‘Ghost’ teachers still haunt ARMM
Philippine Daily Inquirer Sat, 28 Jan 2012 07:55 AM PST
The name of Laly Sumampil Muntasir, a teacher at Mabini Elementary School in Lamitan City in Basilan, continues to appear on the payroll of the Department of Education (DepEd) in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), nearly a year after she died of a heart attack. |
EVMS grant to study obesity's link to disease
Washington Examiner Sat, 28 Jan 2012 07:46 AM PST
The Associated Press The Associated Press NORFOLK, Va. Eastern Virginia Medical School has received a $1.8 million grant to research the link between obesity and chronic diseases. The 5-year grant was awarded by the National Institutes of Health. Obesity triples the risk of heart attack and nearly 80 percent of those who develop Type 2 diabetes develop heart disease. The Daily Press reports ... |
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