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New Guidelines Say No to Screening EKGs for Low-Risk Patients HealthDay via Yahoo! News Mon, 30 Jul 2012 14:04 PM PDT MONDAY, July 30 (HealthDay News) -- A top U.S. advisory panel has recommended against preventive electrocardiography (EKG) screening for people at low risk of heart disease. Heart Defect at Birth Signals Need to Check for Other Disorders: AHA HealthDay via Yahoo! News Mon, 30 Jul 2012 14:04 PM PDT MONDAY, July 30 (HealthDay News) -- Children born with a heart defect should undergo early evaluation, immediate treatment and ongoing follow-up for related developmental disorders affecting brain function, according to a new American Heart Association scientific statement. Stem Cells Repair Hearts Early in Life, but Not in Adults Newswise Mon, 30 Jul 2012 13:57 PM PDT Stem cells can actually replace dead heart tissue after a heart attack very early in life -- but those same cells lose that regenerative ability in adults, according to researchers at Cornell University and the University of Bonn. The study, using mice as subjects, found that undifferentiated precursor cells grow new heart cells in a two-day-old mouse, but not in adult mice, settling a decades ... Donation all heart Nanaimo News Bulletin Mon, 30 Jul 2012 13:12 PM PDT The First Open Heart Society â€" Mid Island Chapter lost one of its own when Douglas Reid, a past-chairman and inspiration to society members, died of a heart attack in March. Delaware County Veterans Affairs facilitatesheart-warming gift of golf clubs to wounded veteran Media Town Talk Mon, 30 Jul 2012 13:12 PM PDT The shiny new golf clubs of the late Bishop Curtis W. Glass of Chester inspired a heart-warming meeting between a wounded veteran and a kind-hearted Chester woman when they visited the Delaware County Department of Veterans Affairs last week. Stem cells create new heart cells in baby mice, but not in adults, study shows Cornell News Service Mon, 30 Jul 2012 12:56 PM PDT In a two-day-old mouse, a heart attack causes active stem cells to grow new heart cells; a few months later, the heart is mostly repaired. But in an adult mouse, recovery from such an attack leads to classic after-effects: scar tissue, permanent loss of function and life-threatening arrhythmias. With CPR, faster isn’t always better â€" Reuters MedCity News Mon, 30 Jul 2012 12:44 PM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Doing CPR too fast can mean chest compressions aren't deep enough to get blood flowing to the heart and brain, a new study from Belgium suggests. Researchers found that when rescuers pushed at a rate above 145 compressions ... GOP Senators Celebrate 'Meat Monday' After USDA's 'Meatless Monday' Mishap The Huffington Post Mon, 30 Jul 2012 12:27 PM PDT Last week, Republican Iowa senator Chuck Grassley's made a tongue-in-cheek promise to compensate for the recommendation by eating an extra helping of meat . PETA responded with a death pool, taking bets on how long it would take for Grassley to "succumb to heart disease, diabetes, cancer, or some other meat-related disease." With CPR, faster isn't always better Reuters Mon, 30 Jul 2012 12:22 PM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Doing CPR too fast can mean chest compressions aren't deep enough to get blood flowing to the heart and brain, a new study from Belgium suggests. New genetic target found for diuretic therapy EurekAlert! Mon, 30 Jul 2012 12:19 PM PDT ( University of Cincinnati Academic Health Center ) Researchers at the University of Cincinnati have identified a new genetic target for diuretic therapy in patients with fluid overload -- like those with congestive heart failure, liver cirrhosis or kidney failure.

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