Mourning the ‘mayor of West 22nd Street’
Gay City News Thu, 05 Jan 2012 09:35 AM PST
Dubbed by residents as the “mayor†of West 22nd Street, Claude Rolls died on Wednesday, December 14 at the age of 78 of an apparent heart attack. He was found in his newly bought red van by his friend Kelvin Maharaj around 2:45pm. |
Heart Failure - Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Is Effective
Medical News Today Thu, 05 Jan 2012 09:30 AM PST
Heart failure continues to be the most prevalent reason for acute hospital admission, although it is stubbornly resistant to treatment. Mortality and morbidity rates remain high, despite prognosis for the condition slightly improving by the launch of innovative medical treatments in recent years. However, according to large-scale clinical trials, cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) improves ... |
Amarin prepares for big drug release
Ireland Business World Thu, 05 Jan 2012 09:16 AM PST
Irish drug developer Amarin Corp is tapping proceeds from a maximum $172.5 million debt offering by one of its subsidiaries to finance commercialisation of its new treatment against blood compounds harmful to the heart. |
Too much vitamin D may harm your heart
New Kerala Thu, 05 Jan 2012 09:13 AM PST
Washington, Jan 5 : Vitamin D - known to be important for bone health and for heart protection - can also cause harm if it exceeds normal levels, a new research has warned. |
Heart Failure, Diabetes Might Be Linked by Protein
HealthDay via Yahoo! News Thu, 05 Jan 2012 09:02 AM PST
THURSDAY, Jan. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers may have pinpointed how heart disease can lead to diabetes, a finding that could lead to new preventive treatments. |
Veronica’s View: Spent but Never Forgotten
EURweb Thu, 05 Jan 2012 08:54 AM PST
*You better lose yourself in the music, the moment, You own it, you better never let it go, You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow, This opportunity comes once in a lifetime, yo! Eminem recorded this heart pounding lyric back in 2002. It was the hit heard around the world [...] |
Man dies after car hits light pole on Northwest Side
WGN Radio Chicago Thu, 05 Jan 2012 08:48 AM PST
A man who may have suffed a heart attack or other sudden medical emergency died after his car hit a light pole in the Portage Park neighborhood early today, authorities said. |
People with eating disorders still suffering on sidelines
Brisbane Times Thu, 05 Jan 2012 08:29 AM PST
BY THE time she was finally admitted to hospital, Noelle Graham's heart was on the point of giving out. Years of extreme dieting, purging and vomiting had ravaged the very substance of her body, leaving her blood so low in potassium it could no longer sustain a regular pulse. |
Krill oil may benefit heart function: Rat study
Nutraingredients.com Thu, 05 Jan 2012 08:21 AM PST
The benefits of the omega-3-rich oil were only observed when krill was consumed prior to a heart attack, with no benefits observed if krill oil supplements started after the heart attack, report researchers from Oslo University Hospital, Norway and krill player Aker BioMarine Antarctic. |
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