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Hard-hitting Jack Tatum, former OSU and Oakland Raider football player, dies at 61 The Toledo Blade Tue, 27 Jul 2010 22:11 PM PDT ASSOCIATED PRESS COLUMBUS â€" Jack Tatum, an Ohio State University football player and the Pro Bowl safety for the Oakland Raiders best known for his crushing hit that paralyzed Darryl Stingley in an NFL preseason game in 1978, has died. He was 61. Nicknamed “The Assassin,” Tatum, died of a heart attack Tuesday in an Oakland hospital, according to friend and former Ohio State teammate John Hicks ... FDA approves addition of 10 sites to WorldHeart's Levacor VAD BTT clinical study News-Medical-Net Tue, 27 Jul 2010 22:05 PM PDT World Heart Corporation, a developer of mechanical circulatory systems, announced today that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the addition of ten sites to the Levacor ventricular assist device (VAD) Bridge-to-Transplant (BTT) clinical study. WorldHeart's pivotal BTT study is now approved to enroll patients at 20 sites in the U.S. Scientists reveal new biomarkers for stroke, coronary heart disease News-Medical-Net Tue, 27 Jul 2010 22:05 PM PDT Analysis of blood protein data from the Women's Health Initiative cohorts has revealed new biomarkers for stroke and coronary heart disease (CHD). Research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Genome Medicine found that beta-2 microglobulin (B2M) levels were significantly elevated in postmenopausal women with CHD, and insulin-like growth factor binding protein 4 (IGFBP4) was ... Hard-hitting safety Jack Tatum dies at age 61 | NFL Seattle Times Tue, 27 Jul 2010 21:59 PM PDT Jack Tatum, considered among the hardest hitters in football history, died Tuesday of a heart attack at 61. Arts critic for regional newspapers dies at 73 holdthefrontpage.co.uk Tue, 27 Jul 2010 21:58 PM PDT A former journalist who was a renowned arts critic has died suddenly at the age of 73. Ian Hill worked for the Belfast Telegraph , writing its 'Man About Town' column, while he also spent time as a freelance, but he died at home after suffering a suspected heart attack. Hard-hitting 'Assassin' passes Concord Monitor Tue, 27 Jul 2010 21:53 PM PDT NFL Tatum dies of heart attack at age 61 Embed multimedia (photos, galleries, audio):  072810_TatumHS COLUMBUS, Ohio - Jack Tatum, the Pro Bowl safety for the Oakland Raiders best known for his crushing hit that paralyzed Darryl Stingley in an NFL preseason game in 1978, has died. He was 61. Nicknamed "The Assassin," Tatum, died of a heart attack yesterday in an Oakland hospital, according to ... Oversize me AsiaOne Tue, 27 Jul 2010 21:44 PM PDT THE bad news is: overweight and obesity increases your risk to coronary heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and high blood pressure. It also aggravates arthritis and breathing problems. More bad news is that overweight and obesity causes certain cancers. John Madden on Tatum's reaction to Stingley injury: "It ate at him his whole life" NBC Sports: ProFootballTalk Tue, 27 Jul 2010 21:37 PM PDT As part of an excellent obituary of former Raiders safety Jack Tatum, who died Tuesday of a heart attack while waiting for a kidney transplant, Sam Farmer of the Los Angeles Times obtained reaction from Tatum's coach in Oakland, John... Impact Of Childhood Obesity Goes Beyond Health Georgia Public Broadcasting Tue, 27 Jul 2010 21:23 PM PDT Adults who have been overweight since high school risk a lifetime of disease, discrimination and poverty. A new study of obese 40-year-olds found those who were overweight teens were three times more likely to suffer chronic health problems such as heart disease, diabetes and hypertension. They... Pro-Am raises nearly $100,000 Beloit Daily News Tue, 27 Jul 2010 21:14 PM PDT Funds from 25th annual event will benefit hospital heart program

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