New drug Apixaban best at stroke prevention: Study
Straits Times Mon, 29 Aug 2011 18:11 PM PDT
PARIS (AFP) - A new drug tops standard treatment in preventing strokes caused by a common heart rhythm problem called atrial fibrillation, according to a study presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress. |
Nadlers bid adieu
Kern Valley Sun Mon, 29 Aug 2011 18:05 PM PDT
Valerie CassitySpecial to the Sun Dr. Jack Nadler has a heart of gold, which he pours into his medical practice, his community, and most importantly, his family. The Kern Valley has been lucky to have Dr. Nadler for the past 12 years, but this December, he and his wife, Linda Block, and their two sons, Jackson, 9, and Eli, 7, will depart to begin a new chapter in their family adventure. |
David: Feeling at home at El Paso
Peoria Journal Star Mon, 29 Aug 2011 17:59 PM PDT
Homecomings for football players usually come ... well, on their home field. Not for Deer Creek-Mackinaw senior back Brandon Evans. In what was dubbed as the Heart of Illinois Conference title game between Class 2A No. 4 Dee-Mack and No. 5 El Paso-Gridley, Evans returned to the field where he made his varsity debut two years ago. |
Could lots of chocolate lower your heart risk?
14 WFIE Evansville Mon, 29 Aug 2011 17:48 PM PDT
People who eat chocolate regularly may not only be feeding their sweet tooth, but lowering their risk for heart disease, a new study suggests. |
Chocolate good for heart -- confirmed
UPI Mon, 29 Aug 2011 17:32 PM PDT
CAMBRIDGE, England, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- People who eat chocolate have reduced risk of heart attack and stroke but the benefit may be due to something else chocolate eaters do, British researchers say. |
Girl Who Survived Fernan Lake Accident In Critical Condition
KXLY-TV Spokane Mon, 29 Aug 2011 17:30 PM PDT
A five-year-old boy is dead and his one-year-old sister is in critical condition at Sacred Heart Medical Center. They got stuck underwater for 15 minutes trapped in their family's SUV Sunday in Fernan Lake. |
Tom Jones Hospitalized In Monaco
ThirdAge Mon, 29 Aug 2011 17:27 PM PDT
Tom Jones was recovering at a hospital in Monaco Sunday, blaming “severe dehydration,†according to the Associated Press. His hospitalization forced him to cancel a Saturday concert in the tiny nation and he apologized to his fans on his website. The 71-year-old Welshman denied rumors that he has a heart ailment. "There are NO heart problems, as has been reported in the press," according to the ... |
Naval commander guilty in 9/11 fraud case
Washington Examiner Mon, 29 Aug 2011 17:23 PM PDT
Scott McCabe Examiner Staff Writer Follow Him @Scott_McCabe A D.C. jury on Monday found a retired Navy commander guilty of faking an injury in the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the Pentagon in order to take $334,000 from the federal victims' compensation fund. Cmdr. Charles Coughlin, 52, of Severna Park, was given a Purple Heart and a Meritorious Service Medal after he claimed he was ... |
Monday
BruDirect.com Mon, 29 Aug 2011 17:21 PM PDT
Maybe laughter really is the best medicine -- especially if it's taken with a dose of chocolate. Two practically-too-good-to-be-true studies presented at the European Society of Cardiology's conference in Paris have found that chocolate and laughter are both good for the heart. |
Man Walks Across America To Fulfill Promise
KRDO Colorado Springs Mon, 29 Aug 2011 17:19 PM PDT
Mike Tittinger, 40, is walking coast-to-coast to fulfill a promise. His wife died after a failed heart transplant a decade ago. That's when he promised himself that he would help others who are going through what his wife did. |
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