Cholesterol Drug Combination Shows No Added Heart Benefits
ThirdAge Sun, 29 May 2011 13:36 PM PDT
 Cholesterol drugs in combination with each other have been found not to provide extra heart benefits, according to a new study. ABC News reports that researchers at the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute have concluded their trial involving the two drugs a year and a half ahead of time due to the discouraging findings.... |
Lakewood educator always placed family, kids first
Everett Herald Sun, 29 May 2011 13:04 PM PDT
When Marlys Jensen made friends, they became friends for life. A career-long Lakewood School District employee, loyal member of Everett High School's class of 1957, and Assistance League volunteer, Jensen was known for opening her heart and home to her cherished family and countless friends. |
The art of letting go
Glenwood Springs Post Independent Sun, 29 May 2011 12:33 PM PDT
My cardiologist said I might need to have as many as two heart surgeries in my lifetime. An hour later, I was climbing up overhanging rock in the rain for fun. |
Ex-Red Army member Maruoka dies
The Japan Times Sun, 29 May 2011 11:50 AM PDT
Osamu Maruoka, a former member of the Japanese Red Army, died at a prison hospital Sunday morning while serving a life sentence for a series of hijackings, sources close to him said. While the cause of death was not immediately known, Maruoka, 60, had unsuccessfully sought to have his sentence suspended last year on the grounds that he suffers from a serious heart condition. |
Mike Miller's daughter home from hospital, concern remains
SouthFlorida.com Sun, 29 May 2011 11:43 AM PDT
Mike Miller will play these NBA Finals with a heavy heart, amid concerns of a tiny heart, but at least with his newborn daughter closer to his heart. The Miami Heat forward said Sunday that his daughter, Jaelyn, was released from a Broward hospital Saturday, after spending the initial days of her life in intensive care due to a ventricular septal defect, in this case, according to Miller, "four ... |
Abkhazia's Leader Dies in Moscow Hospital
The Moscow Times Sun, 29 May 2011 11:33 AM PDT
Sergei Bagapsh, the "perfect president" who governed Georgia's breakaway republic of Abkhazia for the past six years, died of heart failure in a Moscow hospital early Sunday. He was 62. |
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