KV Hospital in the black, looks to expand services
Kern Valley Sun Mon, 09 Apr 2012 01:18 AM PDT
Susan Barr/Kern Valley Sun A successful Heart Walk, a new doctor for the Rural Health Clinic and possible funding from a surprise source were topics of discussion at the March 7 Kern Valley Healthcare District board of trustees meeting. |
Suffolk: Obesity related health conditions soar
East Anglian Daily Times Mon, 09 Apr 2012 01:15 AM PDT
OBESITY-related hospital admissions - which can include diabetes, strokes and heart disease - have soared in Suffolk over the last three years, new figures have revealed. |
%headline(School vouchers spark growing court fights in US
KWWL Iowa Mon, 09 Apr 2012 00:35 AM PDT
Students like Delano Coffy are at the heart of brewing political fights and court battles over whether public dollars should go to school vouchers to help make private schools more affordable. |
Pair of S.J. hospitals ready to help with heart troubles
The Stockton Record Mon, 09 Apr 2012 00:17 AM PDT
STOCKTON - An agreement between San Joaquin County and Stockton's two hospitals, St. Joseph's Medical Center and Dameron Hospital, designating them as receiving centers for certain types of heart attacks has been approved by the Board of Supervisors. |
The heart of the matter
The Daily Sun, 08 Apr 2012 23:53 PM PDT
Sitting in the Regional Heart Center at the UW Medical Center were a man and his wife. They had just finished a regular check-up with some doctors and were patiently waiting for their next appointment only two floors above. Whispering to one another, they shared a laugh that was muffled by the rhythmic pulsating of a backpack hanging from a pole in the corner. |
The perfect heart-stopping murder
The Globe and Mail Sun, 08 Apr 2012 23:37 PM PDT
Forget Colonel Mustard. In the age of bionics, Mr. Hacker and his smartphone can target you from New York or Tokyo or Gaborone |
Stroke
KERA North Texas Sun, 08 Apr 2012 23:16 PM PDT
It’s the fourth leading cause of death in the country behind heart disease, chronic lung disease and cancer. Stroke occurs when blood flow to a part of the brain stops. It’s sometimes called a brain attack, but stroke is often preventable. In this KERA Health Checkup, Sam Baker talked about this with Dr. Dion Graybeal. He’s Medical Director of the Stroke Program at Baylor Medical Center. |
Induced hypothermia can limit brain damage after heart attack
Lexington Herald-Leader Sun, 08 Apr 2012 22:37 PM PDT
Conventional wisdom in treating patients with cardiac arrest was that if the heart stopped beating for longer than four to six minutes, the brain would be dead. A new treatment being embraced by a growing number of U.S. hospitals suggests that patients can be brought back to a healthy life even if their heart is stopped for more than four to six minutes. |
Rev. Earl Nance Jr. returns to pulpit
KSDK St. Louis Sun, 08 Apr 2012 22:24 PM PDT
Reverend Earl Nance Junior returned to the pulpit Sunday for the first time since suffering a massive heart attack in December. |
Phys ed teacher Ron Sample dies of heart attack
The Record Gazette Sun, 08 Apr 2012 22:22 PM PDT
Ronald Gregory Sample, a math and physical education teacher at Nicolet Middle School in Banning, died March 16 of a heart attack in San Bernardino. He was 49. |
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