Health News: [heart]

HARVEY KARTEN'S 'A-LIST' IN MOVIES Arizona Reporter Wed, 04 May 2011 22:10 PM PDT "To get a straight A, a film would have to be almost as transcendent as "Amadeus." To get an A- a movie would have to surprise, to dazzle, to show originality of thought and process, to appeal to the mind and heart." Harvey Karten, NYFCO Insurer-owned clinics seek to improve health care, curb costs The Philadelphia Inquirer Wed, 04 May 2011 22:07 PM PDT Every few months, James S. Miller, a 68-year-old retired transit worker and jazz saxophonist, would arrive by electric wheelchair at North Philadelphia hospital emergency rooms, short of breath and with the swollen legs that mark his illness, congestive heart failure. Rare disease affects many organs Detroit News Wed, 04 May 2011 22:05 PM PDT Dear Dr. Donohue: I have been diagnosed with a disease of the heart called amyloidosis. What can you tell me about it and its treatment? I had never heard of it. Physical exercise generates nitric oxide intermediates critical for cardioprotection News-Medical-Net Wed, 04 May 2011 21:58 PM PDT Exercise both reduces the risk of a heart attack and protects the heart from injury if a heart attack does occur. For years, doctors have been trying to dissect how this second benefit of exercise works, with the aim of finding ways to protect the heart after a heart attack. Kathy Ritvo's heart set on enjoying ride Boston Herald Wed, 04 May 2011 21:51 PM PDT LOUISVILLE, Ky. - When the horses round the last turn Saturday at Churchill Downs, hearts will pound in anticipation... Pittsburgh-area doctors wary of salt study Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Wed, 04 May 2011 21:48 PM PDT A Belgian study that suggests that a low-salt diet offers no benefit for healthy people -- and could raise their risk of dying from heart disease -- has weaknesses, local cardiologists said Wednesday. Coumadin Recalled Because Adverse Reactions Could Occur Due to Potency Error Injury Board Wed, 04 May 2011 21:33 PM PDT May 4, 2011 Bristol-Myers Squibb has announced a recall of its anticoagulant Coumadin® (warfarin sodium) tablets because the potency of the tablets could be incorrect. Physicians prescribe Coumadin (warfarin sodium) for the prevention of blood clots in the blood and blood vessels. People with an irregular heartbeat, prosthetic heart valve or those who had a heart attack may be taking this ... Heart Bypass Surgery Rates Drop Dramatically, Study Finds MedicineNet.com Wed, 04 May 2011 21:20 PM PDT Title: Heart Bypass Surgery Rates Drop Dramatically, Study Finds Category: Health News Created: 5/3/2011 6:06:00 PM Last Editorial Review: 5/4/2011 Study Challenges Link Between Salt and Heart Disease MedicineNet.com Wed, 04 May 2011 21:19 PM PDT Title: Study Challenges Link Between Salt and Heart Disease Category: Health News Created: 5/3/2011 6:06:00 PM Last Editorial Review: 5/4/2011 DA may charge teen as an adult Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Wed, 04 May 2011 21:18 PM PDT Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr. said Wednesday he may ask the court to certify as an adult a 17-year-old charged as a juvenile with robbing a man last month while he was having a heart attack, stealing his car and leaving him to die.

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