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Heart Smart: Cruciferous veggies help in cancer fight Detroit Free Press Sun, 26 Aug 2012 18:00 PM PDT If you follow the Heart Smart column, you know about the importance of eating more fruits and vegetables to reduce the risk of heart disease, the leading cause of death in the US. But what about cancer, the No. 2 killer? Anti-Clotting Drugs Yield Similar Results; Potential Long-Term Benefit Observed for First Time in ACS Patients Duke University Sun, 26 Aug 2012 17:46 PM PDT The first trial to study patients with acute coronary syndrome who do not undergo coronary stenting or bypass surgery found no significant difference between two anti-clotting drugs â€" prasugrel and clopidogrel â€" in preventing the first occurrence of death, heart attack or stroke, according to Duke University Medical Center cardiologists. Hospital statue to stay in place Irish Examiner Sun, 26 Aug 2012 17:25 PM PDT A controversial Sacred Heart statue is to remain in its ground-level position outside Killarney Community Hospital, An Bord Pleanála has decided. Texting for health The Salt Lake Tribune Sun, 26 Aug 2012 17:10 PM PDT In just four months, Michael Blankenstein, a 48-year-old father of two, achieved the equivalent of an Olympic gold medal in health: He brought his dangerously high blood sugar under control and dropped 50 pounds, thereby slashing his risk of heart disease, stroke, and ultimately death. Why a heart attack during exercise is less likely to kill Daily Mail Sun, 26 Aug 2012 17:10 PM PDT A study in Amsterdam has found that people who suffer a cardiac arrest during exercise are three times more likely to survive. Diet gets to heart of problem The Standard Sun, 26 Aug 2012 16:33 PM PDT Eating traditional Chinese food may be the main reason why Hongkongers suffer from heart disease, a shocking study suggests. Man Dies after Suamico Bike Race WBAY Green Bay Sun, 26 Aug 2012 16:14 PM PDT Brown County sheriff's officials says a 38-year-old man has died after suffering a heart attack at the Reforestation camp bike race Sunday afternoon in Suamico. Rona Dougall: Smiling through the pain for a good cause The Scotsman Sun, 26 Aug 2012 16:11 PM PDT I’m SITTING down to write this column having just gone for a run. I’m sweaty, my face is beetroot red and I think I may be on the verge of a minor heart attack. Utusan Borneo’s sports editor succumbs to heart attack The Borneo Post Sun, 26 Aug 2012 15:55 PM PDT SIBU: Utusan Borneo’s sports editor Nathaneil Philip, 36, died in his sleep following a heart attack in the wee hours in Kuching yesterday. Petaluma wins today's LLWS consolation game The Santa Rosa Press Democrat Sun, 26 Aug 2012 15:51 PM PDT Only 16 hours after its heart-wrenching loss to Goodlettsville, Tenn., Petaluma National was back on the field for the Little League consolation game.

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