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    Aug 16, 2010 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Letters: Statins have been valuable

    Great piece on statin history and use [&quot;<a href="http://articles.latimes.com/2010/aug/09/health/la-he-statins-20100809">Effectiveness of Statins Is Called Into Question,"</a> Aug. 9]. Over the years, I have joked with colleagues that, as with fluoride, statins should be added to our water supply.
    Great piece on statin history and use ["Effectiveness of Statins Is Called Into Question," Aug. 9]. Over the years, I have joked with colleagues that, as with fluoride, statins should be added to our water supply. In your fourth paragraph, you state that...

    Tags: Heart Attack, Physical Therapists, Chiropractors, Plastic Surgeons, Health and Medical Professionals

    2. Aug 20, 2010 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  2. What others are saying

    America's two big parties still cling to their core beliefs as if nothing has changed. Republicans try to undermine the president at every turn and offer their nostrum of tax-cuts-will-solve-everything — without ever specifying what services they'll...

    Tags: Verizon Communications, Republican Party, Hospitals and Clinics, New York Times, 401K

    3. Jun 14, 2010 |Story| Health Portal

  3. Going Wireless With Your Health Care

    Each night before lying down to sleep in the cab of his semi, David Jesse straps a blood pressure cuff on his arm. The reading goes straight to his HealthPAL, a cell-phone-sized transmitter.
    McClatchy Tribune
    Each night before lying down to sleep in the cab of his semi, David Jesse straps a blood pressure cuff on his arm. The reading goes straight to his HealthPAL, a cell-phone-sized transmitter. The HealthPAL, developed by Scottsdale, Ariz.-based MedApps,...

    Tags: Marketing, Medicare, Health and Medical Professionals, Government Health Care, California

    4. Aug 17, 2010 |Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  4. Testing could save athletes young and old

    It's the time of year when school sports start gearing up for fall with two-a-day football practices, afternoon soccer scrimmages and long cross-country runs. Unfortunately, it's also the time of year when we start hearing about young athletes —...

    Tags: Children, Physical Therapists, Plastic Surgeons, Stress, Heart Attack

    5. Aug 16, 2010 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  5. Overcome by art

    &quot;I was seized with fierce palpitations of the heart," a visitor to an Italian cathedral wrote in 1817. "The wellspring of life dried up within me, and I walked in constant fear of falling to the ground. Absorbed in the contemplation of such sublime beauty, I reached the point where one encounters celestial sensations."
    "I was seized with fierce palpitations of the heart," a visitor to an Italian cathedral wrote in 1817. "The wellspring of life dried up within me, and I walked in constant fear of falling to the ground. Absorbed in the contemplation of such sublime...

    Tags: Walters Art Museum, Johns Hopkins University, Medical Research, Health, Mark Rothko

    6. Jul 15, 2010 |Story| Associated Press

  6. FDA: Drug Side-Effects Outweigh Benefits

    A panel of federal health experts dealt a surprising setback Thursday to a highly anticipated anti-obesity pill from Vivus Inc., saying the drug's side effects outweigh its ability to help patients lose weight.
    The Associated Press
    A panel of federal health experts dealt a surprising setback Thursday to a highly anticipated anti-obesity pill from Vivus Inc., saying the drug's side effects outweigh its ability to help patients lose weight. The Food and Drug Administration panel...

    Tags: Arena Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, Birth Defects, Health and Medical Professionals, California, Washington Hospital Center

    7. Jul 14, 2010 |Story| Associated Press

  7. Experimental Diet Pill Promising

    An experimental diet pill helped about half the people who tried it lose some weight and keep it off a year later, without the heart problems that some earlier drugs caused, a study found.
    The Associated Press
    An experimental diet pill helped about half the people who tried it lose some weight and keep it off a year later, without the heart problems that some earlier drugs caused, a study found. Arena Pharmaceuticals' lorcaserin is one of three drugs that...

    Tags: Plastic Surgeons, Arena Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, Migraine, Meridia (drug), Abdominal Pain

    8. Jun 23, 2010 |Story| KSTU

  8. What Your Heartbeat Is Telling You

    Everybody has natural rhythm. Call it your inner drummer--the heartbeat keeps time for the rest of the body. But what happens if your beat's too fast or slow? In medical terms, that's called cardiac arrhythmia. Sometimes it's just a minor variation, but some arrhythmias can stop the music altogether.
    myRegence.com Contributor
    Everybody has natural rhythm. Call it your inner drummer--the heartbeat keeps time for the rest of the body. But what happens if your beat's too fast or slow? In medical terms, that's called cardiac arrhythmia. Sometimes it's just a minor variation, but...

    Tags: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Heart Attack, Heart Failure, Symptoms, Disasters and Accidents

    9. Mar 23, 2010 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  9. Atrial Fibrillation Can Lead to Stroke

    Atrial fibrillation is an abnormal heart rhythm. While it primarily affects people over 65 years old, it can be seen in all age groups, says Dr. Monica Aggarwal, a cardiologist from the Heart Center at Mercy Medical Center.
    Special to Tribune Newspapers
    Atrial fibrillation is an abnormal heart rhythm. While it primarily affects people over 65 years old, it can be seen in all age groups, says Dr. Monica Aggarwal, a cardiologist from the Heart Center at Mercy Medical Center. • Atrial fibrillation is...

    Tags: Heart Attack, Science and Technology, Heart Failure, Symptoms, Health and Medical Professionals

    10. Apr 29, 2010 |Story| Health Portal

  10. Atrial Fibrillation Linked to Dementia

    New findings confirm atrial fibrillation (AF) is independently associated with the risk of all forms of dementia, including Alzheimer's and other senile and vascular dementia types. According to a study published in the April edition of the HeartRhythm Journal, the presence of atrial fibrillation indicated higher mortality rates in all dementia subtypes; however, mortality risk was most prominent in the youngest population studied.
    New findings confirm atrial fibrillation (AF) is independently associated with the risk of all forms of dementia, including Alzheimer's and other senile and vascular dementia types. According to a study published in the April edition of the HeartRhythm...

    Tags: Demographics, Hospitals and Clinics, Health and Medical Professionals, Heart and Circulatory System, Alzheimer's Disease

    11. Feb 22, 2010 |Story| Health Portal

  11. From the Heart: A Caregiver's Guide

    The worst is over. Your loved one survived a heart attack and is back home. But getting back to normal may take some time. And depending on the severity of the attack, normal may be different than before.
    HealthKey.com contributor
    The worst is over. Your loved one survived a heart attack and is back home. But getting back to normal may take some time. And depending on the severity of the attack, normal may be different than before. Being a caregiver will require time, patience and...

    Tags: Heart Attack, Depression, Heart Failure, Symptoms, Coughing

    12. Mar 8, 2010 |Story| Orlando Sentinel

  12. Robotic surgery steadies irregular heartbeat

    Behind a glass-walled lab at Florida Hospital, a set of two-ton magnets moves a soft, metal-tipped catheter about the circumference of cooked spaghetti into Bill Martin's beating heart.
    Behind a glass-walled lab at Florida Hospital, a set of two-ton magnets moves a soft, metal-tipped catheter about the circumference of cooked spaghetti into Bill Martin's beating heart. Seated in front of a bank of flat-panel screens, Dr. George Monir...

    Tags: Florida Hospital, Surgery, Hospitals and Clinics, Heart and Circulatory System, Death

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