Lynne Lloyd obituary
Guardian Unlimited Wed, 25 Jul 2012 14:11 PM PDT
My former wife, Lynne Lloyd, who has died aged 58 after suffering a heart attack, was a highly respected teacher in inner London, Buckinghamshire and, more recently, Northamptonshire. She particularly loved the challenge of teaching younger children to read, and one of the nurses who attended Lynne in the emergency wards had been one of her pupils. She was born in Islington, north London, and ... |
Study questions CT scans to rule out heart attacks
Brandon Sun Wed, 25 Jul 2012 14:10 PM PDT
If you're having chest pains, an advanced type of CT scan can quickly rule out a heart attack. New research suggests this might be good for hospitals, but not necessarily for you. These heart scans cut time spent in the hospital but didn't save money, the study found. They also prompted more... |
Pre-hospital EKG worthwhile for chest pain: study
Reuters via Yahoo! News Wed, 25 Jul 2012 14:08 PM PDT
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Having paramedics do field EKGs in patients with chest pain instead of waiting until they get to the hospital hasn't caused undue delays in San Diego, California, researchers said Wednesday. In fact, patients whose EKGs showed they'd had a serious heart attack were brought in faster after the city equipped its ambulances and fire trucks with machines to do the test ... |
High-Tech CT Scan May Get People With Chest Pain Home Faster
HealthDay via Yahoo! News Wed, 25 Jul 2012 14:06 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY, July 25 (HealthDay News) -- Using a specialized type of CT scan can help doctors rule out heart attacks faster in people who've come to the emergency room with chest pain, researchers say. |
Lab-Grown Blood Vessels May Improve Heart Bypass
HealthDay via Yahoo! News Wed, 25 Jul 2012 14:06 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY, July 25 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers have grown small blood vessels in a lab using stem cells from fat gathered through liposuction. Such cultured blood vessels might someday play a role in transplant operations, including heart bypass surgery. |
Childrens' heart surgery closure delayed by watchdog panel
Guardian Unlimited Wed, 25 Jul 2012 14:06 PM PDT
Yorkshire councils send decision back to Andrew Lansley after major protests in Leeds Controversial plans to end children's heart surgery at Leeds, which prompted a major demonstration this week, are to be referred to an independent panel before a final decision by the Health Secretary Andrew Lansley. A prolonged hearing by Yorkshire's joint health overview and scrutiny committee, the regional ... |
Meditation Sessions at Illuminations â€" An Effective Tool to Feel and Look Younger
PRWeb Wed, 25 Jul 2012 13:29 PM PDT
Illuminations â€" a Dubai-based well-being center located in the heart of Jumeirah Lake Towers â€" announces the commencement of their daily meditation sessions to help individuals combat aging and other negative emotions to experience a younger, healthier life. (PRWeb July 25, 2012) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/illuminationsworld/meditation/prweb9734814.htm |
What Would It Take To Really Build An Artificial Jellyfish?
Scientific American Wed, 25 Jul 2012 13:20 PM PDT
The medusoid. (Image courtesy of Harvard and Caltech) This week a team of scientists published a study in Nature Biotechnology * explaining how they created an artificial jellyfish dubbed a ‘medusoid.’ Let’s be clear: scientists have not built a fully functional living jellyfish from scratch. Rather, they have constructed a thin, flower-shaped sheet of rat heart cells and silicone that mimics ... |
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