Stop heart disease one step at a time
Daytona Beach News-Journal Fri, 27 Jul 2012 22:12 PM PDT
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women, regardless of their race or ethnicity. One in four women in the United States will die of heart disease. It is also the leading cause of disability in women. Research shows that women can lower their heart disease risk by as much as 82 percent by leading a healthy lifestyle. |
Circumcision restrictions cut to the heart of Rabbis’ religion
The Bristol Press Fri, 27 Jul 2012 22:07 PM PDT
Associated Press BERLIN â€" A group of Orthodox rabbis warned Wednesday that the ancient Jewish practice of infant male circumcision could face further restrictions in Europe after some hospitals in Austria and Switzerland suspended the procedure by citing a German court ruling that it could amount to criminal bodily harm. |
Blood vessels from liposuction stem cells
UPI Fri, 27 Jul 2012 21:42 PM PDT
NEW ORLEANS, July 28 (UPI) -- Adult stem cells extracted during liposuction can be used to grow new, small-diameter blood vessels for use in heart bypass surgery, U.S. researchers say. |
Beloved local pastor succumbs to cancer
The Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star Fri, 27 Jul 2012 21:26 PM PDT
Most people called him Charlie, and those who knew him well say he had a heart for God and his fellow man. The Rev. Charles Chilton, 76, an early advocate for church desegregation, a missionary who fell in love with the Philippines and planted Filipino churches here and overseas, and a religion columnist for The Free Lance-Star, died Wednesday after a long battle with prostate cancer.... |
The Olympic ideal lives on
Kitchener - Waterloo Record Fri, 27 Jul 2012 21:11 PM PDT
From the heart of an ancient city and the capital of a vanished empire, the message went out to the corners of the Earth. This is London calling. Come to us in the summer of 2012 to play for gold, silver and bronze. |
More Evidence That Shift Work Might Raise Heart Risks
HealthDay via Yahoo! News Fri, 27 Jul 2012 21:03 PM PDT
THURSDAY, July 26 (HealthDay News) -- People working evening shifts, irregular shifts, night shifts and rotating shifts are at an increased risk for heart attack and stroke, a large, new review finds. |
Opening Ceremony highlights music over sports
The Nashua Telegraph Fri, 27 Jul 2012 20:55 PM PDT
LONDON â€" It’s not a concert, Danny Boyle stressed. It’s about the athletes. In a very real way, though, the director of the Olympic opening ceremony was wrong. While sports are the heart of the Olympics, music â€" loud, bold, world-conquering British music, amplified in the most global of settings â€" was the booming beat Friday night. One of Boyle’s stated aims was to showcase “the best of us ... |
Expo gives in Long Beach cancer patients healing attitude
The Biloxi Sun Herald Fri, 27 Jul 2012 20:42 PM PDT
LONG BEACH -- Guests of Pink Heart Funds' Ladies Night Expo on Friday discovered pink is not just a color, but an attitude. The West Harrison County Civic Center was decked out in pink and many guests were "fashionably pink" in ties, dresses, boas and wigs. All guests were there to celebrate and support an important cause, Pink Heart Funds. |
Shift Work Can Lead to Increased Risk of Heart Attack and Stroke
Forbes Fri, 27 Jul 2012 20:25 PM PDT
According to results of a new study published in the BMJ, working the night shift or any odd-hours shift other than a regular day schedule may increase your chances of suffering a heart attack or stroke. Research in the past decades has already linked shift work to an increased incidence of high blood pressure, diabetes and elevated cholesterol-- defining what we call the metabolic syndrome, a ... |
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