Monday, April 23, 2012

Health News: [heart]


The Audacity of Lies
Post South Mon, 23 Apr 2012 14:00 PM PDT
This is at heart the “we have to pass the bill to know what is in it” administration. Call it President Obama’s Committee for the Re-Election of the President â€" a political slush fund at the Health and Human Services Department.

Heart-healthy food
Bangkok Post - Thailand's English news Mon, 23 Apr 2012 14:00 PM PDT
Recently, soya protein has become all the rage because it is said to carry loads of health benefits. However, people often resort to supplementary pills rather than natural sources such as soya milk or tofu.

Candler man gets at least 9 years in 2010 slaying
Asheville Citizen-Times Mon, 23 Apr 2012 13:53 PM PDT
ASHEVILLE â€" Charles “Shu” Bishop held his son as he lay dying 17 months ago from a stab wound to the heart, the crying father fruitlessly pleading with him to pull through.

Cardiac rehab: Healing the heart at home alternative to hospital-based program
Brandon Sun Mon, 23 Apr 2012 13:37 PM PDT
TORONTO - Mark Lemieux is running on the treadmill, the slap of each sneaker-clad foot marking one more step in his quest to bump up his cardiovascular fitness and keep it there.

Treatment of subclinical hypothyroidism linked with fewer ischemic heart events in younger patients
EurekAlert! Mon, 23 Apr 2012 13:33 PM PDT
Treatment of subclinical hypothyroidism with the medication levothyroxine appears to be related to fewer ischemic heart disease events in younger patients but this finding was not evident in older patients, according to a report published online first in Archives of Internal Medicine, a JAMA Network publication.

Study examines subclinical hyperthyroidism, coronary heart disease and mortality risk
EurekAlert! Mon, 23 Apr 2012 13:33 PM PDT
An analysis of individual data from prospective studies assessing the risks of thyroid dysfunction suggests that subclinical hyperthyroidism may be associated with increased risk of total mortality, coronary heart disease (CHD) death and incident atrial fibrillation, although the risk of CHD mortality and AF is higher when thyrotropin levels are below 0.10 mIU/L, according to a report published ...

FDA staff doubt Cameron device better than rivals
Reuters via Yahoo! Canada News Mon, 23 Apr 2012 13:26 PM PDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. medical device reviewers said the first defibrillator designed to be implanted directly under the skin may cause more infections, and work less quickly, than similar devices implanted in the heart, raising doubts that Cameron Health Inc's novel product would attract patients. The initial review from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration comes after Boston Scientific ...

Salem boy who collapsed 3 months ago dies after 2nd collapse
KTVB Boise Mon, 23 Apr 2012 13:23 PM PDT
SALEM â€" A 12-year-old Salem boy who survived a cardiac arrest while playing basketball in January has now died after another collapse. Isaac Arzate collapsed during baseball practice Friday, and his basketball coach later confirmed that the sixth-grader died. A family friend told KGW that Arzate suffered a heart attack. Arzate previously suffered a cardiac arrest in January, during basketball ...

Thetford man suffers a heart attack in the street
EDP24 - Eastern Daily Press Mon, 23 Apr 2012 13:21 PM PDT
A man was taken to hospital after suffering a heart attack on a Thetford street.

Dick Cheney’s Medical History Traces Milestones in Heart Care
International Herald Tribune Mon, 23 Apr 2012 13:14 PM PDT
Since his first heart attack, Dick Cheney has benefited from nearly every treatment available to those with his condition.




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