Study: Transfer of heart attack patients too slow
Everett Herald Tue, 29 Nov 2011 17:51 PM PST
HARTFORD, Conn. -- In an overwhelming number of cases it takes longer than it should to transfer heart attack patients between hospitals for emergency artery-opening angioplasty, Yale School of Medicine researchers reported in a study published this week. |
Heart procedure brings health back to Northbrook man
Northbrook Star Tue, 29 Nov 2011 17:43 PM PST
Atrial fibrillation arrived in Michael Franz’s life during a jog on a beach. A physically fit person, Michael Franz, then about 40, of Northbrook, went from jogging on the Florida beach one morning to a standing stop as his heart raced, his legs went numb, and he tried to catch his breath. He could not walk. “The first time it happens, you do not know what is going on,†he said. “It was scary ... |
Northbrook neighbor softie for nephew Timmy
Northbrook Star Tue, 29 Nov 2011 17:42 PM PST
How do you measure love when a business, created by a Northbrook mom and neighbor, was born out of love which knew no bounds? Even the best seamstress or tailor couldn’t gauge the size of her heart. Suzy Kogen Friedman envisioned a line of sensory soft clothing all for a boy â€" her nephew Timmy. Timmy Kogen, 13, a Deerfield Caruso Middle School sixth grader, is autistic with acute sensory ... |
St Jude advises doctors of heart lead problems
Reuters Tue, 29 Nov 2011 17:18 PM PST
CHICAGO (Reuters) - St Jude Medical Inc has sent a letter to doctors advising them that its Riata leads that connect implanted defibrillators to the heart have a higher rate of insulation failures than previously reported. |
Drummer Tom Roady Dies Prior to Concert
cmt.com Tue, 29 Nov 2011 17:05 PM PST
Tom Roady, a longtime percussionist in Nashville, was found dead on Monday morning (Nov. 28) prior to a planned performance playing drums with Ricky Skaggs in Clemson, S.C. Roady was 62. Local coroner Kandy Kelley noted that Roady was battling cancer, but died in his sleep from heart problems, according to The Associated Press. |
An extramarital affair is bad for the heart -- literally
Los Angeles Times Tue, 29 Nov 2011 16:48 PM PST
Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain may soon drop out of the race after an Atlanta woman said on national television that she carried on an extramarital affair with the former Godfather’s Pizza CEO for 13 years. Cain denied that he and Ginger White were anything more than friends but acknowledged to top aides that the accusation â€" following several claims of sexual harassment stemming ... |
Bay Medical Lease Agreement Maybe Signed Soon
WJHG Panama City Tue, 29 Nov 2011 16:33 PM PST
Panama City - Bay Medical Center's Board of Trustees may sign a 40 year lease agreement with Sacred Heart and the LHP Group Wednesday, but it may take much longer for Bay County Commissioners to approve the deal. |
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