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Slightly-overactive thyroid tied to heart problems Reuters.co.uk Fri, 27 Apr 2012 13:30 PM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new report suggests higher-than-normal thyroid activity is linked to a greater risk of heart disease, including irregular heartbeats. Heart Test Spots Sudden Death Risk in Young Athletes HealthDay via Yahoo! News Fri, 27 Apr 2012 13:10 PM PDT FRIDAY, April 27 (HealthDay News) -- Electrocardiograph (EKG) screening of young athletes can help identify those at risk for sudden cardiac death, according to a new study. Gazette.Net: Paralyzed Clarksburg teen to get service dog Brunswick Gazette Fri, 27 Apr 2012 13:06 PM PDT Luis Jovel Jr. is opening his heart to a 3-year-old yellow labrador named Millie, hoping he will get back some of the life he had before he was paralyzed. Wales prop Thomas retires Sky News Australia Fri, 27 Apr 2012 13:03 PM PDT Former Wales prop Rhys Thomas has retired from rugby immediately after suffering a heart attack in January. National Policy to fight NCDs Daily News Fri, 27 Apr 2012 12:48 PM PDT The Health Ministry is formulating a National Policy on Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs). Around 71 percent of deaths occur in state hospitals due to NCDs such as heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, cancer, or related complications, Health Ministry sources said. Adversity helped Armada woman achieve her dream The Armada Times Fri, 27 Apr 2012 12:43 PM PDT It took 15 months for Cheryl Coots to record her first album. It was not due to writers block, creative haggling or a perfectionist that could not be satisfied. For Coots it was a harrowing diagnosis that led to the delay in releasing "Songs of My Heart." Bill "Moose" Skowron Passes Away at 81 from Congestive Heart Failure Bleacher Report Fri, 27 Apr 2012 12:35 PM PDT Bill "Moose" Skowron, a Yankee fan favorite and constant in the great Yankee teams of the 1950s and '60s, passed away early Friday morning. He had been battling lung cancer for several years, and unfortunately passed due to congestive heart failure. He was 81 years old. A five-time All-Star, Skowron was a hulking first baseman that played with several Yankee legends. One such legend was Mickey ... Clashes in Bahrain as police block protest march The Daily Star Lebanon Fri, 27 Apr 2012 12:31 PM PDT Protesters trying to march to the heart of Bahrain's capital clashed with riot police on Friday, witnesses said. Heart Disease Patients Benefit From Innovative Approach to Medical Appointments PR Newswire Fri, 27 Apr 2012 12:10 PM PDT MCKINNEY, Texas, April 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Dr. Akram Khan is an Interventional Cardiologist who runs a busy cardiology practice in McKinney, Texas, but often he is frustrated by not having enough time to really help patients understand what they need to know about their... ACS Exhibits PEAT™ with Real Time Biofeedback from AFrame Digital’s Heart Rate Wrist Monitor at ATA 2012 PRWeb Fri, 27 Apr 2012 12:09 PM PDT The ACS PEAT application will be exhibited in TATRC booth (#1135) in the ATA 2012 Exhibit Hall as an example of efforts to support soldiers with traumatic brain injury and post traumatic stress syndrome. (PRWeb April 27, 2012) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/4/prweb9451548.htm

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