Health News: [heart]

Community of Guyandotte rallies to help 11-year-old girl with heart condition WOWK-TV West Virginia Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:17 PM PST Hanah Baker is in the children's hospital in Cincinnati and may have to have a heart transplant. She was admitted a couple weeks ago with congestive heart failure. A skating fundraiser will be held for her on Jan. 26, from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. at Skateland in Altizer.  The curious case of the vanishing killer Independent Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:14 PM PST It is one of medicine's mysteries: what has caused Britain's plummeting rate of heart disease over the last decade? Deaths from heart attacks have halved since 2002 and no one is quite sure why. Similar changes have occurred in countries around the world but the death rate in England, especially, has fallen further and faster than almost anywhere. Faulty medicine kills scores in Pakistan Al Jazeera Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:45 PM PST An investigation is underway into the deaths of up to 70 people that were given tainted heart medication in Pakistan. Student achievement, well-being top priorities for school board Owen Sound Sun Times Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:38 PM PST Student achievement and well-being are at the heart of the Bluewater school board’s new strategic plan. “That’s our bottom line,” education director John Bryant said Tuesday after trustees approved the plan, which has been in the works since soon after Bryant took the job in October 2010.[...] Success with honor: Paterno remembrance The Northwest Missourian Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:33 PM PST A broken heart and a lost sense of worth is what led to Joe Paterno's death. Sure the complications from lung cancer might have played a role, but Paterno died because he no longer had football. Alejandro Rodriguez Baltimore Sun Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:14 PM PST Veteran child psychiatrist remembered for his light touch with young patients and early work on autism Dr. Alejandro Rodriguez, former director of the division of child psychiatry at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine who also conducted pivotal studies on autism and other developmental disorders in children, died Friday of heart failure at his Palm City, Fla., home. Lifetime heart risks are higher than thought: Study Straits Times Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:07 PM PST WASHINGTON (AFP) - A person's lifetime risk of getting heart disease may be much higher than previously thought, according to a major US study published on Wednesday. 'Go red' to learn about heart health The Shelbyville News Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:03 PM PST Major Hospital will join organizations around the country promoting heart health next month, starting with Feb. 4's Take Care ... Take Heart event at Occasions Banquet Hall. Heart stent setback hits Abbott sales The Irish Times Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:59 PM PST ABBOTT Laboratories reported quarterly sales well below forecasts, hurt by declining revenue from a heart stent and the negative impact of the stronger dollar on overseas business. Heart attack deaths halve in eight years... due to fewer smokers and better care Daily Mail Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:53 PM PST Improvements to diet and general health â€" which lead to lower blood pressure and cholesterol levels â€" have also had an impact, say experts.

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