Health News: [heart]

Community loses a fine champion Northumberland Gazette Thu, 08 Mar 2012 22:03 PM PST A CHARITY and community champion who was at the heart of voluntary service in north Northumberland has died, aged 93. Green Thumb: Jack Frost is 2012's plant of the year Memphis Commercial Appeal Thu, 08 Mar 2012 22:00 PM PST The 2012 Perennial Plant of the Year is a shade lover that flowers in early spring and then brightens borders and containers all through the summer with heart- shaped green and silver leaves. Community rallies for 6-year-old facing fourth open heart surgery Kennebec Journal Thu, 08 Mar 2012 21:37 PM PST AUGUSTA -- Andy McLean faced some of the worst moments of his life recently. His little girl needed yet another heart surgery and he had no way to pay. Obituary: Feeding the poor was life's work for Hyman Rosen Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune Thu, 08 Mar 2012 21:26 PM PST Hy Rosen in 2007. Hyman Rosen maintained his passion for feeding the poor in north Minneapolis until the day he died. Rosen, 87, of St. Louis Park, the head of the Greater Lake Country Food Bank, which he co-founded in 1980, died Feb. 21 from an apparent heart attack. A pill to treat racism? KPRC Local 2 Houston Thu, 08 Mar 2012 21:15 PM PST Experts say they have found that a drug commonly used to treat heart conditions appears to reduce subconscious racial prejudice. Whitsons Recognized in American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women Event PRWeb Thu, 08 Mar 2012 21:09 PM PST On February 16th, the American Heart Association hosted their Go Red for Women event to raise awareness about cardiovascular disease. Whitsons Culinary Group was honored in this event for their commitment to nutrition education. (PRWeb March 08, 2012) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/Whitsons/GoRedforWomen/prweb9267300.htm Lost Hour of Sleep Over Weekend May Put Heart at Risk Monday HealthDay via Yahoo! News Thu, 08 Mar 2012 20:50 PM PST THURSDAY, March 8 (HealthDay News) -- Not only do you lose an hour of sleep after the clocks move ahead to daylight-saving time this weekend, but you also may be at increased risk for a heart attack, a heart expert claims. Women Fare Better With Heart Failure HealthDay via Yahoo! News Thu, 08 Mar 2012 20:50 PM PST THURSDAY, March 8 (HealthDay News) -- Women with heart failure are less likely to die than men with the condition, according to new research from Europe. Rheumatoid Arthritis May Raise Risk of Heart Rhythm Disorder HealthDay via Yahoo! News Thu, 08 Mar 2012 20:50 PM PST THURSDAY, March 8 (HealthDay News) -- People with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are at increased risk for a heart rhythm disorder called atrial fibrillation, a new study finds. Women get together to have fun and celebrate women WEAU Eau Claire Thu, 08 Mar 2012 20:36 PM PST Florian Gardens in Eau Claire hosted the Celebration of Women Thursday night, put on by Sacred Heart Hospital and the Junior League of Eau Claire.

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