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Turning Point: Longtime East Side barbershop owner had a close shave Pioneer Press Sat, 03 Apr 2010 22:12 PM PDT Joe Russo Sr. of St. Paul tells his story of how a heart attack prompted him to start taking better care of himself. Forefront of organ research The Post and Courier Sat, 03 Apr 2010 21:30 PM PDT James Hyman waited nearly four years for his new heart. He takes more than 50 pills a day to prevent his body from rejecting it. Health problems pushed him out the job he loved when he was just 52 years old. Now 65, the former superintendent of the Berkeley County school system ap... Oregon State Hospital leader out after negligence report KMTR Eugene Sat, 03 Apr 2010 21:17 PM PDT State officials say the superintendent of the Oregon State Hospital is out of a job after a departmental report described neglect of a patient who died there of heart disease. Editorial: Savor a bit of (dark) chocolate today The Republican Sat, 03 Apr 2010 21:16 PM PDT When you’re filling up Easter baskets today, make sure that at least some of those chocolate bunnies are made of the dark variety. A new study has found that consuming small quantities of dark chocolate can help reduce heart disease and lower blood pressure. Huggins, Krzyzewski back at Final Four The Steubenville Herald-Star Sat, 03 Apr 2010 21:15 PM PDT INDIANAPOLIS (AP) â€" On one bench, there's Bob Huggins, a coach who has dealt with an NCAA investigation, suffered a heart attack, been arrested for DUI, endured the stain of a zero-percent graduation rate and the tumult of two contentious job changes. Matters of the heart: FDG PET may hold answers for patients with heart failure Science Daily Sat, 03 Apr 2010 21:09 PM PDT For a patient with heart failure, checking whether the heart could benefit from bypass surgery or a stent is critical to ensuring survival. One imaging technique, positron emission tomography (PET) with the imaging agent fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG), may provide doctors with the information they need to make more informed treatment decisions, according to new research. Team effort saves Calvert senior The Advertiser-Tribune Sat, 03 Apr 2010 21:02 PM PDT At some point, Rush Arbogast's heart was going to let him down. When Rush, a Calvert High School senior who played football and basketball and is a sprinter on the track team, went into cardiac arrest during track practice about two weeks ago, his coaches and teammates performed CPR and assisted Tiffin Fire and Rescue crew. Area player's death offers reminder of warning signs for heart attack Fort Worth Star-Telegram Sat, 03 Apr 2010 20:07 PM PDT John Mixon, who died Wednesday, was a pillar of the area's tennis community. Autism seminar a labor of love The Providence Journal Sat, 03 Apr 2010 19:17 PM PDT Eagle Scout project is "close to my heart," says Tighe Ratcliffe, teen with Asperger's syndrome Southington girl honored by police, Make-A-Wish The Bristol Press Sat, 03 Apr 2010 18:40 PM PDT SOUTHINGTON â€" Just a few years ago, Olivia Belfonti was fighting for her life. Born with just half a heart, doctors had told her Southington family that her chances of survival were slim.

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