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Panel recommends against ECG tests for heart disease Reuters Tue, 31 Jul 2012 17:55 PM PDT (Reuters) - Testing electrical activity of the heart using an electrocardiogram is unlikely to help doctors figure out who is at risk of coronary heart disease, according to recommendations from a U.S. government-backed panel. D.C. United’s Bill Hamid finds balance between body and spirit during Ramadan Washington Post Tue, 31 Jul 2012 17:21 PM PDT D.C. United goalkeeper Bill Hamid is balancing physical and spiritual needs. During the searing summer, his body tells him to remain nourished and hydrated. As a Muslim, his heart instructs him to observe Ramadan, the month-long period when food and water are forsaken between sunrise and sunset. Read full article >> Brenda Little Persall Jesup Press-Sentinel Tue, 31 Jul 2012 17:16 PM PDT Waynesvilleâ€"Brenda Little Persall, 51, of Waynesville died July 25, 2012, at her residence of an apparent heart attack. She had lived most of her life in Brantley County. She was a member of Little Memorial Baptist Church and a homemaker. She was predeceased by her father, Denever Little. 6-month-old still waiting for heart transplant WBTV Charlotte Tue, 31 Jul 2012 16:58 PM PDT Are you an organ donor? Have you ever thought about what would happen if someday you were on the transplant list? Even Mild Depression, Anxiety Hurts the Heart: Study HealthDay via Yahoo! News Tue, 31 Jul 2012 16:54 PM PDT TUESDAY, July 31 (HealthDay News) -- Even mild depression or anxiety may raise your risk of dying from cardiovascular disease and other causes, according to British researchers. Health Tip: Managing Workplace Stress HealthDay via Yahoo! News Tue, 31 Jul 2012 16:54 PM PDT (HealthDay News) -- No one's job is stress-free. But it's important to curtail workplace stress as much as possible to help quash possible side effects, including weight gain, high blood pressure and increased risk of heart attack. Boone County paramedic passes away WOWK-TV West Virginia Tue, 31 Jul 2012 16:49 PM PDT A well know paramedic in Boone County has died. Tuesday family, friends and co-workers are remembering the life of 53 year old paramedic Tony Workman. Workman died of an apparent heart attack at Boone Bouncer Soaks in the Celebratory Vibes at Martuni's SF Weekly Tue, 31 Jul 2012 16:43 PM PDT It's hard to write about bars after your friend dies from alcoholism at age 48, but just as many folks die from heart disease, and that doesn't stop us from getting the chorizo at El Farolito. Still, I can't stop thinking about him and how drinking affects people. Some people are what I c... ‘Foray could have died of stroke’ The Star Tue, 31 Jul 2012 16:42 PM PDT KUANTAN: Murdered French tourist Stephanie Foray could have also died from a heart attack, but the chances for her to have had a stroke are slim, a forensic medical specialist told the High Court. K-9 Rombo dies from apparent heart attack Elk Grove Citizen Tue, 31 Jul 2012 16:19 PM PDT Elk Grove Police K-9 Rombo died of an apparent heart attack on July 25, a few weeks before his retirement from police work. He was 8.

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