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Mayo Clinic: Tool helps chest pain patients decide on tests, cuts ER costs EurekAlert! Wed, 11 Apr 2012 06:09 AM PDT Patients who went to the emergency room with chest pain but were at low risk for a heart attack were less likely to seek more tests after their conditions were explained to them using an educational tool known as a decision aid, a Mayo Clinic study found. Health Tip: Know Your Risk Factors for Atherosclerosis HealthDay via Yahoo! News Wed, 11 Apr 2012 06:03 AM PDT (HealthDay News) -- Atherosclerosis, sometimes called hardening of the arteries, occurs when sticky fat deposits called plaque adhere to the walls of blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood throughout the body. These deposits limit blood flow and can lead to heart attack or stroke. Mood Drug Can Both Cause and Relieve Anxiety Scientific American Wed, 11 Apr 2012 06:01 AM PDT If you have ever jumped at a loud noise and felt an adrenaline rush, you have experienced the effects of corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH). In the body, this hormone triggers the familiar fight-or-flight response--racing heart, shortness of breath, sweaty palms. In the brain, however, it acts as a chemical messenger, playing a role in anxiety and depression. That role, a new study suggests ... Barrow violence victim raises funds for mercy crew North-West Evening Mail Wed, 11 Apr 2012 05:59 AM PDT A POPULAR pub-goer has spoken for the first time of the ordeal that saw him suffer four heart attacks after having his wrist broken. Cleveland HeartLab Launches “it” Campaign to Raise Awareness of Inflammation Testing Business Wire Wed, 11 Apr 2012 05:57 AM PDT CLEVELAND--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cleveland HeartLab Inc. today announced the launch of a campaign about the importance of “it,” or inflammation testing, in determining heart attack and stroke risk. Violence victim raises funds for mercy crew North-West Evening Mail Wed, 11 Apr 2012 05:45 AM PDT A POPULAR pub-goer has spoken for the first time of the ordeal that saw him suffer four heart attacks after having his wrist broken. Wales hooker Burns forced to retire with neck injury AFP via Yahoo!7 News Wed, 11 Apr 2012 05:40 AM PDT CARDIFF (AFP) - Wales hooker Lloyd Burns has been forced to retire from rugby with a neck injury that has left him with a damaged aorta and possibly needing heart surgery, his club Newport-Gwent Dragons announced on Wednesday. Heart issue forces Burns to retire RTE News Wed, 11 Apr 2012 05:33 AM PDT Wales hooker Lloyd Burns has been forced to retire from rugby with immediate effect. You Docs: Shake off family heart problems -- permanently! The Oregonian Wed, 11 Apr 2012 05:03 AM PDT Mom, Dad and my grandparents all passed in their early 60s from either heart attacks or strokes. I'm 35 and scared. What can I do to avoid the same fate? Omega-3 pills may not help heart disease Fox News Wed, 11 Apr 2012 04:54 AM PDT Fish oil supplements may not do much to ward off heart attacks and strokes in people who already have heart disease, a new report suggests

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