Heart Attack Survival Varies Widely Among Hospitals, Study Finds
HealthDay via Yahoo! News Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:15 PM PDT
MONDAY, April 30 (HealthDay News) -- The odds you'll survive a heart attack vary widely depending on where you're treated in the United States, according to a new study by Yale University researchers. |
New study reports exercise preserves brain functioning
KENS 5 San Antonio Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:02 PM PDT
SAN ANTONIO -- A new study has some encouraging results concerning exercise. Not only is physical activity good for your heart and helpful in controlling weight. It also helps stave off Alzheimer’s disease. At age 78, San Antonian Ed Rapier is in great shape. That’s not by accident. He’s made a conscious decision to weave exercise into his daily life. He walks at least three miles a day and ... |
Study: Effects of loneliness mimic aging process, boost heart disease risk
Cornell News Service Mon, 30 Apr 2012 13:55 PM PDT
The social pain of loneliness produces changes in the body that mimic the aging process and increase the risk of heart disease, reports a recent Cornell study published in Psychology and Aging (27:1). Changes in cardiovascular functioning are part of normal aging, but loneliness appears to accelerate the process, say the researchers. |
Engineers scale-up production of biopolymer microthreads
PhysOrg Mon, 30 Apr 2012 13:50 PM PDT
Development of new therapies for a range of medical conditionsâ€"from common sports injuries to heart attacksâ€"will be supported by a new production-scale microthread extruder designed and built by a team of graduate students and biomedical engineering faculty at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). |
WPI team scales-up production of biopolymer microthreads
EurekAlert! Mon, 30 Apr 2012 13:49 PM PDT
( Worcester Polytechnic Institute ) Development of new therapies for a range of medical conditions -- from common sports injuries to heart attacks -- will be supported by a new production-scale microthread extruder designed and built by a team of graduate students and biomedical engineering faculty at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). The system is in the final stages of testing and ... |
Study says Tasers can be cause of death
WCPO Cincinnati Mon, 30 Apr 2012 13:44 PM PDT
An article just published by the American Heart Association's premier journal, "Circulation," presents the first ever scientific, peer-reviewed evidence that Tasers can cause cardiac arrest and death. |
Hospital seeing more babies born exposed to prescription drugs
CNN Mon, 30 Apr 2012 13:19 PM PDT
Heart-wrenching cries echo through the halls of the neonatal intensive care unit at East Tennessee Children's Hospital. Nearly half of the newborn babies in the hospital's NICU are suffering from prescription drug withdrawal. |
Direct Flow Medical names new chief medical officer
North Bay Business Journal Mon, 30 Apr 2012 13:19 PM PDT
SANTA ROSA -- Direct Flow Medical, Inc., a privately held medical device company focused on minimally invasive implant to treat patients with heart valve disease, announced the appointment of Charles Davidson, MD, as chief medical officer. |
Valero Named Fit-Friendly Workplace
Convenience Store News Mon, 30 Apr 2012 13:13 PM PDT
SAN ANTONIO, Texas -- Valero Energy Corp. is working to make its employees as healthy as its business. The company is one of four in the San Antonio region to be named a Fit-Friendly workplace by the American Heart Association, according to the San Antonio Business Journal . |
| |
|