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Alex Trebek Returns to Jeopardy -- Suck It Heart Attack! TMZ Tue, 24 Jul 2012 13:56 PM PDT Unlike his mustache ... Alex Trebek has finally returned to the set of "Jeopardy."Trebek -- who was sidelined with a mild heart attack last month -- arrived to the set at Sony Pictures Studios this morning ... sporting a big 'ol Canadian smile.… Joint Replacement/ Hard on the Heart? WTAJ-TV Altoona Tue, 24 Jul 2012 13:42 PM PDT Hip or Knee Surgery may raise heart attack risk for some. NIH award funds project to develop organ-on-a-chip models for human disease UC Berkeley NewsCenter Tue, 24 Jul 2012 13:34 PM PDT Bioengineers at UC Berkeley are getting a two-year, $1.7 million boost to develop on-chip models of living human heart and liver tissue, the National Institutes of Health announced today. The grant is part of the Tissue Chip for Drug Screening program, an initiative to help predict the safety of drugs more quickly and cost-effectively, and thereby speed the development of effective therapeutics ... Obese 2-Year-Olds Have Grown Up Heart Problems Takepart.com via Yahoo! News Tue, 24 Jul 2012 13:28 PM PDT They’re barely old enough to speak in complete sentences, but two-year olds who are extremely obese may already have risk factors for cardiovascular disease. Bonner resident to attend "Transplant Games of America" Basehor Sentinel Tue, 24 Jul 2012 13:21 PM PDT When Merle Zuel received his new heart, he realized the importance of educating others about organ donation. Obese Kids May Be at Higher Risk for Heart Disease HealthDay via Yahoo! News Tue, 24 Jul 2012 13:06 PM PDT TUESDAY, July 24 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers who found that two out of three severely obese children already have at least one risk factor for heart disease say their findings are cause for concern in light of increasing rates of childhood obesity. Turning survival into a crusade Payson Roundup Tue, 24 Jul 2012 12:54 PM PDT A North Carolina man who has spent the last four months walking across America to raise heart health awareness made a stop in Payson this week. SmartLipo, stupid doctor Injury Board Tue, 24 Jul 2012 12:21 PM PDT In 2004, Dr. Mehmet Oz, of Oprah fame, performed a heart transplant on Manhattanite Isel Pineda. Earlier this year, the 51-year-old woman died of cardiac arrest at the hands of Dr. Oleg Davie, an internist who gave her SmartLipo. According to the New York Post, “Cardiac patients are considered off limits for cosmetic surgery because the anesthesia can make the heart overload, beat rapidly or ... New heart drug goes on PBS Adelaide Now Tue, 24 Jul 2012 12:11 PM PDT A NEW treatment for heart attack survivors is due to be listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme on August 1. NIH funds development of tissue chips to help predict drug safety EurekAlert! Tue, 24 Jul 2012 11:18 AM PDT ( National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences ) Seventeen National Institutes of Health grants are aimed at creating 3-D chips with living cells and tissues that accurately model the structure and function of human organs such as the lung, liver and heart. Once developed, these tissue chips will be tested with compounds known to be safe or toxic in humans to help identify the most ...

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