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Two dead in mid-north road smash ABC via Yahoo!7 News Mon, 01 Nov 2010 13:45 PM PDT Police say the elderly driver of a car involved in a fatal accident near Snowtown inn the mid-north of South Australia may have had a heart attack before the crash. Woman wins $1M lotto prize Columbia Daily Herald Mon, 01 Nov 2010 13:43 PM PDT Lawrence County resident Mary Jean McCord has been beating the odds her entire life, so winning $1 million wasn’t too big of a deal. “I always thought I’d have a heart attack if I won,” she said. “But it didn’t excite me too much.” MedCath Announces Completion of Sale of Heart Hospital of Austin PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance Mon, 01 Nov 2010 13:42 PM PDT MedCath Corporation and its physician partners announced today the completion of the sale of substantially all the assets of Heart Hospital of Austin to St. David's Healthcare Partnership, L.P. Employers to Receive California's Healthiest Business Awards Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance Mon, 01 Nov 2010 13:33 PM PDT Each day, more and more California businesses are joining the fight to keep their employees and communities healthy through employer-sponsored health and wellness programs. These programs are intended to reduce obesity and preventable health conditions such as diabetes and heart disease. One egg yolk worse than some fast-food meals when it comes to cholesterol, Canadian physicians say Science Daily Mon, 01 Nov 2010 13:21 PM PDT Three leading physicians in Canada have published a review warning about the danger of dietary cholesterol for those at risk of a heart attack or stroke. And they say one of the worst offenders is the egg yolk which, depending on size, can contain 215 to 275 mg of cholesterol. Some fast-food meals can contain as much as 150 mg of cholesterol. Barbour will set special election for MDOT post Mississippi Business Journal Mon, 01 Nov 2010 13:15 PM PDT Mississippi’s political community got a double shot of sad news today. Northern District Transportation Commissioner Bill Minor died suddenly of what appears to be a heart attack at the Beau Rivage in Biloxi. Cavs' Tait hospitalized AP via Yahoo! Sports Mon, 01 Nov 2010 13:11 PM PDT Cavaliers' Hall of Fame broadcaster Joe Tait remains hospitalized with a blood clot in his lung. It's the latest medical setback for the 73-year-old, who was scheduled to undergo heart double bypass and aortic valve replacement surgery this week. Tait was recently in the hospital with pneumonia, and he underwent a heart catheterization last week. Nov. 1 Bless Your Heart The Daily Reflector Mon, 01 Nov 2010 12:56 PM PDT Bless your heart to all those who are going through cancer treatments for breast cancer or any cancer. Bless your heart if you are a breast cancer survivor like me. It is a hard time in your life, but you can beat it. Batteries Included: Heart Patient Goes Home with Lifesaving Device Newswise Mon, 01 Nov 2010 12:45 PM PDT On Friday, October 15th, Bradley Cantley, 41, headed home from UC San Diego Medical Center connected to a lifesaving heart machine called a left ventricular assisted device (LVAD). For patients with advanced heart failure, the mechanical pump rapidly improves circulation throughout the body and serves as a bridge to transplant. Possible new drug targets for the genetic disorder Noonan syndrome Science Daily Mon, 01 Nov 2010 12:21 PM PDT Noonan syndrome is a relatively common genetic disorder characterized by short stature, unique facial features, and heart defects. About 10-15 percent of affected individuals have mutations in their SOS1 gene. Researchers have now generated mice expressing a Sos1 mutation associated with Noonan syndrome and used them to identify potential therapeutic targets for the treatment of this condition.

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