Farm broadcaster Mark Pearson dies suddenly
Iowa Farmer Mon, 04 Jun 2012 05:56 AM PDT
Mark Pearson, a longtime Iowa farm news broadcaster, died suddenly Sunday at his farm home nearEast Peruin Madison County, Iowa, of an apparent heart attack. |
After gory incidents, online 'zombie' talk grows
Kearney Hub Mon, 04 Jun 2012 05:46 AM PDT
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) â€" First came Miami: the case of a naked man eating most of another man's face. Then Maryland, a college student telling police he killed a man, then ate his heart and part of his brai |
Giving blood may provide health benefits for obese
Fox News Mon, 04 Jun 2012 05:11 AM PDT
In a preliminary study, obese people with metabolic syndrome who had blood drawn experienced a reduction in blood pressure, along with other changes that linked with a reduced risk of heart disease |
Little man does big things so 'other sick kids can get better'
Brandon Sun Mon, 04 Jun 2012 05:07 AM PDT
Carson Burr has a heart that just keeps giving and giving. The seven-year-old Burr, who was born with a heart defect, has made it his mission to raise money for the Children's Hospital in Winnipeg. "I do it so the other sick kids can get better,"âCarson said proudly. This year, Burr presented |
Delhi - [ Min 29 °C
Hindustan Times Mon, 04 Jun 2012 05:06 AM PDT
Daily consumption of dark chocolate reduces risks of fatal and non-fatal heart attacks, new research says. Monash University researchers showed that dark chocolate's blood pressure-and cholesterol-lowering qualities made it a cheap and tasty intervention strategy for a population at high |
Regular and moderate exercise most beneficial for cardiovascular health
News-Medical-Net Mon, 04 Jun 2012 04:41 AM PDT
Micah True, legendary ultra-marathoner, died suddenly while on a routine 12-mile training run March 27, 2012. The mythic Caballo Blanco in the best-selling book, Born to Run, True would run as far as 100 miles in a day. On autopsy his heart was enlarged and scarred; he died of a lethal arrhythmia (irregularity of the heart rhythm). Although speculative, the pathologic changes in the heart of ... |
University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center Implants 500th Heart Device
Newswise Mon, 04 Jun 2012 04:32 AM PDT
On May 7, retired high school teacher Darol Straub, of Ann Arbor, Mich., received a new heart pump, the 500th left ventricular assist device implanted by the University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center. The milestone secures the U-M's spot among the highest-volume LVAD programs in the nation as more Americans than ever are surviving heart failure with the help of heart-assisting technology. |
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