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Screenings expected to save lives of newborns with heart defect Ashland City Times Sat, 10 Mar 2012 02:07 AM PST Carrie Chisholm will never forget the dusky color her baby turned three days after being born â€" a sign his body was starving for oxygen because of a faltering heart. Press Releases BruDirect.com Sat, 10 Mar 2012 00:31 AM PST Thought of the day: "Over time, our choices become habits of the heart. And, more than any other factors, these habits of the heart affect our time and the quality of our lives. Effort to put marijuana legalization measure on ballot is in disarray Los Angeles Times Sat, 10 Mar 2012 00:05 AM PST After Proposition 19 received 46% of the vote in 2010, proponents took heart. They vowed to put a measure to fully legalize marijuana on the 2012 ballot. Instead, four camps vie for funding. Just weeks before the deadline for state ballot initiatives, the effort to put a marijuana legalization measure before voters in the general election is in disarray as the federal government cracks down on ... Look Ma, no scars: Heart Hospital select few in nation to offer new procedure that avoids open heart surgery Plano Courier Sat, 10 Mar 2012 00:01 AM PST Photo courtesy of the Heart Hospital Baylor Plano - Roger Herreid is welcomed by his wife, Verna, just hours after having received a new heart valve at the Heart Hospital at Baylor Plano. To Your Health: VAD therapy can improve lives for those with heart failure North Penn Life Fri, 09 Mar 2012 23:50 PM PST Heart disease is not new to Peter Behrig. For more than two decades, the 61-year-old Southampton man has been treated for congestive heart failure, a condition in which the heart fails to pump enough blood to the rest of the body. TRMC-Sunnyvale offers tips for reducing the risk of heart disease The Rowlett Lakeshore Times Fri, 09 Mar 2012 23:28 PM PST February is American Heart Month. To celebrate, Texas Regional Medical Center at Sunnyvale and Dr. Larry Moore, a cardiologist at Southwest Cardiac Associates in Mesquite, offer this advice for lowering the risk of heart disease: Boy, 13, receives new heart and liver in rare procedure Deseret News Fri, 09 Mar 2012 22:35 PM PST Ethan Skacy doesn't want to take his new heart and new liver on a trip to Disneyland or to go skydiving. Artificial vein valve could replace drugs for treating common circulatory problem gizmag Fri, 09 Mar 2012 22:31 PM PST Chronic venous insufficiency - or CVI - is a very common medical condition in which veins in the legs cannot pump enough oxygen-poor blood back to the heart. It is caused by faulty valves within the leg veins, and causes blood to pool in the legs, which can lead to edemas and even open ulcers. Typically, treatment consists of anti-inflammatory drugs and diuretics, along with the use of items ... Students celebrate fundraising success by taping teacher to wall Peoria Journal Star Fri, 09 Mar 2012 22:22 PM PST Heartfelt cheers and laughter filled the gym Friday at John L. Hensey School. But it was for a serious cause.   An all-school assembly was held to celebrate the school's $8,038 donation to the American Heart Association through a Jump Rope for Heart fundraiser. Second-grader Luci Wilson, 8, raised about a quarter of the total - $2,090, to be exact.   She did it in honor of her little sister ...

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