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Study: Smoking in early pregnancy increases risk of heart defects in babies News 10 NBC Rochester Tue, 01 Mar 2011 06:19 AM PST Smoking early in pregnancy significantly increases the risk the baby will be born with heart defects according to a new study from the Center for Disease Control... Research links sugary drinks with high blood pressure risk Food Navigator USA Tue, 01 Mar 2011 06:19 AM PST High blood pressure is thought to be a major risk factor for heart disease, the number one cause of death worldwide. In a study of more than 2,500 people from the United States and the UK, researchers said they found a link between an increase in blood pressure and quantity of sugar -sweetened soft drinks, with systolic blood pressure higher by an average of 1.6 mmHg and diastolic readings by an ... Jail time for gang-related stabbing Brandon Sun Tue, 01 Mar 2011 06:06 AM PST A man who was acting on the orders of gang leaders when he stabbed and nearly killed a man has been sentenced to two years in jail. Court heard the knife's blade grazed the victim's heart. Optimism helps heart patients: Study Press TV Tue, 01 Mar 2011 06:03 AM PST Compared to their peers with lower moral, patients with heart problems who are optimistic about their condition are more likely to cure and live longer, a new study says. Does Positive Outlook Make You Live Longer? ABC News Tue, 01 Mar 2011 06:03 AM PST Research suggests optimism is good for the heart. Solutions For The Financial Impact Of Critical Illness Now Available With Critical Illness Protection Insurance for ... PRWeb via Yahoo! News Tue, 01 Mar 2011 06:01 AM PST Howard Gerber announces new protection program for Arizona residents to help with the financial impact of critical illness. When you suffer from a critical illness like cancer, heart attach or stroke your focus needs to be on your physical survival â€" not your financial survival. US Drug Watchdog Urges Users Of Darvocet, Darvon, Or Propoxyphene Who Have Developed Recent Serious Heart Issues To ... PRWeb via Yahoo! News Tue, 01 Mar 2011 06:00 AM PST The US Drug Watchdog says, "most US citizens, who took Darvocet, Darvon, or Propoxyphene, do not know these drugs could have contributed to a heart attack, severe heart rhythm issues, the need to control their heart beat with medication, or they now have a pacemaker to normalize their heart's rhythm." The group fears millions of Americans could still be using these pain medications-because they ... Health Notes: Heart ball on Saturday, March 5 Daily Press Tue, 01 Mar 2011 05:57 AM PST Heart disease and stroke claim more lives than any other disease, putting people of all ages at risk, from infants to the elderly. Pacific Biomarkers' Dr. Amar A. Sethi Recognized by R&D Directions as One of Nine "Most Notable People in R&D" Marketwire Tue, 01 Mar 2011 05:54 AM PST Vice President of R&D Singled Out for Work in Seeking Clues to Heart-Disease Risk Mom's Smoking Raises Risk of Heart Defects in Infants Kansas City InfoZine Tue, 01 Mar 2011 05:45 AM PST Congenital heart defects are the most common type of birth defects, contributing to approximately 30 percent of infant deaths from birth defects annually.

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