Health News: [heart]

Columbia boy receives Disney trip through Make-A-Wish Foundation Columbia Missourian Sun, 01 May 2011 22:07 PM PDT COLUMBIA â€" Luke Schawo likes going to preschool, playing with Legos and swinging, as he puts it, "super duper high" on the backyard swing set. But beneath his shirt, a thick scar runs down the center of his chest. "Did you know I had my heart fixed?" he said. Luke, 4, has been through three major surgeries to compensate for the size of his heart and correct the flow of blood through his body ... Military Order of the Purple Heart Salutes the Parents and Family of US Navy SEAL and Medal of Honor Recipient, Lt ... Business Wire Sun, 01 May 2011 22:07 PM PDT BATH, Me.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--On May 7, 2011, the U.S. Navy will christen DDG-112, in honor of US Navy SEAL and Medal of Honor recipient, LT. Michael P. Murphy. The MOPH is proud to honor his family on this occasion. Heart stem cells generated from blood cells The Johns Hopkins News-Letter Sun, 01 May 2011 22:01 PM PDT A team of Hopkins scientists recently developed a method to safely turn blood cells into functional cardiac myocytes. The researchers claim that this method produces virus-free heart cells that beat with nearly a 100 percent efficiency. According to Elias Zambidis, assistant professor of oncology and pediatrics at the Hopkins Institute for Cell Engineering and the Kimmel Cancer Center, many ... Symptoms of coronary artery spasm similar to heart attack Gaffney Ledger Sun, 01 May 2011 21:25 PM PDT ROCHESTER, Minn. â€" Gripping chest pain should always mean a quick trip to the emergency department, but the cause isn't necessarily a heart attack. It could be coronary artery spasm. The April issue of Mayo Clinic Health Letter covers this trigger of trouble and what it means for heart health. read more Record number of drug shortages endangering patients, called 'crisis' Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Sun, 01 May 2011 21:01 PM PDT Doctors, hospitals and federal regulators are struggling to cope with an unprecedented surge in drug shortages in the United States that is endangering cancer patients, heart attack victims, accident survivors and a host of other ill people. Drug shortages pose danger The Tampa Tribune Sun, 01 May 2011 21:00 PM PDT Doctors, hospitals and federal regulators are struggling to cope with an unprecedented surge in drug shortages in the United States that is endangering cancer patients, heart attack victims, accident survivors and a host of other ill people. Drug shortages bedevil patients Boston Globe Sun, 01 May 2011 20:57 PM PDT WASHINGTON â€" Doctors, hospitals, and federal regulators are struggling to cope with an unprecedented surge in drug shortages that is endangering cancer patients, heart attack victims, accident survivors, and other ill people. Waist fat 'increases heart risk' BBC News Sun, 01 May 2011 20:49 PM PDT People with coronary artery disease have an increased risk of death if they have fat around the waist, according to a study at the Mayo Clinic in the US. Paramedics must avoid too much injury care Muzi Sun, 01 May 2011 20:47 PM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Intensive life support efforts outside the hospital are helpful when someone's heart has stopped beating, but they offer no benefit, and may even be harmful, for injured patients. Community rallies to support Carla Wright KRTV Great Falls Sun, 01 May 2011 20:46 PM PDT A young girl from Cascade is currently in Utah waiting for a heart transplant. Carla suffers from a condition where parts of her heart do not develop completely.

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