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To Your Health: VAD therapy can improve lives for those with heart failure North Penn Life Fri, 09 Mar 2012 22:19 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. Civility in politics and life Albany Times Union Fri, 09 Mar 2012 22:14 PM PST Civility in politics and life Times Union Copyright 2012 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 07:30 p.m., Friday, March 9, 2012 Fortunately the public outcry was considerable, and a number of sponsors have abandoned Mr. Limbaugh, causing him to issue what resembled a public apology. At the heart of this debate ... Energy analyst Beutel dies at 56 New York Post Fri, 09 Mar 2012 21:52 PM PST Veteran energy analyst Peter Beutel, one of the first to warn of $5 a gallon gas in 2008, has died of a heart attack at 56.A Dartmouth College graduate, Beutel had been a trader at several Wall Street firms, including Merrill Lynch and the former EF Hutton, before launching... Lost Hour of Sleep Over Weekend May Put Heart at Risk Monday MedicineNet.com Fri, 09 Mar 2012 21:40 PM PST Title: Lost Hour of Sleep Over Weekend May Put Heart at Risk Monday Category: Health News Created: 3/8/2012 6:05:00 PM Last Editorial Review: 3/9/2012 Health Tip: Protect Yourself From Heart Disease MedicineNet.com Fri, 09 Mar 2012 21:40 PM PST Title: Health Tip: Protect Yourself From Heart Disease Category: Health News Created: 3/9/2012 8:05:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 3/9/2012 Heart Failure Death Risk Lower for Women MedicineNet.com Fri, 09 Mar 2012 21:39 PM PST Title: Heart Failure Death Risk Lower for Women Category: Health News Created: 3/9/2012 11:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 3/9/2012 Heart and lung surgeon moves to Bern campus of St. Joe's The Hamburg Area Item Fri, 09 Mar 2012 21:32 PM PST Dr. Kirk McMurtry, whose office is located on St. Joseph’s Bern Township campus in the Medical Office Building, has joined the medical staff at St. Joseph Medical Center as the Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery. He is the newest member of Heart Institute staff joining St. Joe’s from the Liberty Heart Institute at Liberty Health, Jersey City, N.J., where he had been Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery. Studies link heart, diabetes risks with dementia Abbotsford Mission Times Fri, 09 Mar 2012 21:20 PM PST Recent studies that suggest people who take cholesterol-lowering drugs known as statins have a lower risk of developing all forms of dementia. And diabetics who take pills that help their bodies use insulin better have a lower risk of Alzheimer's. Survey Shows People Have Little Time for Healthy Habits HealthDay via Yahoo! News Fri, 09 Mar 2012 20:51 PM PST FRIDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) -- Lack of time seems to be the key reason why only 12 percent of American adults regularly practice such healthy habits as eating right, exercising, and brushing and flossing their teeth, according to an American Heart Association (AHA) survey. Mother's Voice May Help Premature Babies Breathe Easier HealthDay via Yahoo! News Fri, 09 Mar 2012 20:51 PM PST FRIDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) -- Premature babies are less likely to stop breathing or have their heart rate slow dangerously when listening to recordings of their mother's heartbeat and voice, a small new study finds.

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