Health News: [heart]

Crude oil chemical linked to heart defect in babies AsiaOne Fri, 29 Apr 2011 21:42 PM PDT WASHINGTON - Babies who are exposed before birth to ethyl benzene, a toxic component in crude oil, may have a higher risk of developing congenital heart disease, US researchers said Saturday. Nationwide Children’s Hospital Study Identifies Second Gene Associated With Specific Congenital Heart Defects redOrbit Fri, 29 Apr 2011 21:31 PM PDT A gene known to be important in cardiac development has been newly associated with congenital heart malformations that result in obstruction of the left ventricular outflow tract. These are the findings from a study conducted by Nationwide Children’s Hospital and appearing in the journal Birth Defects Research Part A. Left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) malformations, including aortic valve ... Tai chi's benefits help heart patients The Tampa Tribune Fri, 29 Apr 2011 21:00 PM PDT If you're suffering from chronic systolic heart failure, tai chi may help. Kramer's "Normal Heart" Opens in New York Gayapolis Fri, 29 Apr 2011 20:54 PM PDT Larry Kramer's The Normal Heart -- which follows the lives of a group of friends during the early days of the AIDS epidemic -- has opened to rave reviews on Broadway, with The New York Times calling it a "passionately acted" drama that "blasts you like an open, overstoked furnace." Man suing police over forced trip to emergency room Journal Inquirer Fri, 29 Apr 2011 20:17 PM PDT A South Windsor man has filed a notice of intent to sue Manchester police and his doctor over claims that he was injured while being forced to go to the Manchester Memorial Hospital emergency room for evaluation of a suspected heart attack. Gilbert Leadership Class improves center at Boys & Girls Clubs The Arizona Republic Fri, 29 Apr 2011 20:00 PM PDT Project was final phase of the class, marking the end of nine-month foray into heart of community. Redwood Middle School seventh-graders get lessons in the heart Ventura County Star Fri, 29 Apr 2011 19:33 PM PDT For Redwood Middle School students studying life science with teacher Mark McGhee, Friday's classes delivered, as he explained it, "real-life value to life science." The seventh-graders participated in a hands-on workshop led by Dr. Richard Rothschild, a cardiologist who practices at St. John's Regional Medical Center in Oxnard and St. John's Pleasant Valley Hospital in Camarillo. Richard (RJ) Eskow: Hold On, Alabama, Your Country's Here For You The Huffington Post Fri, 29 Apr 2011 19:18 PM PDT Why talk about music in an hour of tragedy? Because music's an expression of the heart, and our hearts can be close even when our politics aren't. After exhaustive research, Vikings are sold on Christian Ponder Post-Bulletin Fri, 29 Apr 2011 19:15 PM PDT Christian Ponder grew up in the football-crazed area deep in the heart of Texas, but his soul belonged to Florida State from a young age. His father played for legendary Pasco County business digest St. Petersburg Times Fri, 29 Apr 2011 18:50 PM PDT By Jean Hayes, Times Staff Writer Friday, April 29, 2011 seeing red: Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point received the 2011 award from the Tampa Bay chapter of the American Heart Association’s Show Us Your Red campaign. Hospital CFO Shalin Shah, left, and marketing director Kurt J. Conover, center, receive the award from Cheri Zieman of the American Heart Association. The award was judged on ...

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