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Scanning mummies for heart disease 'about as fun as it can get'
As medical director of the MemorialCare Heart & Vascular Institute at Long Beach Memorial Hospital, preventive cardiologist Dr. Gregory Thomas counsels modern-day patients, urging them to eat right, exercise and quit smoking to keep their hearts healthy....
Tags: Medical Specialization, Diseases and Illnesses, Arteriosclerotic Vascular Disease, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Indiana Jones (fictional character)
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Studies tie stress from storms, war to heart risks
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — New studies show the toll that stress can take on the heart. Researchers have found higher rates of cardiac problems in veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder, in New Orleans residents six years after Hurricane Katrina and...
Tags: Post-traumatic Stress Disorder , Hurricane Katrina (2005), Medical Research, High Blood Pressure
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A healthy dose of data
The daily broadcast of medical reports, scientific studies and sociological statistics can cause your ears to ring. Sometimes a report will contradict the findings of another issued just days earlier. More often, compelling snapshots of the American...Tags: Heart Failure, Cardiac Rehabilitation, Behavioral Conditions, Demographics, Medical Research
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EECP offers possible relief for chest pain
Over the last year, Fred Lembkie, 62, has had three heart attacks, a failed bypass surgery, two subsequent angioplasty procedures and stents inserted into his arteries. When the Portland, Ore., man finally underwent EECP treatment, a little-known, often...Tags: Symptoms, Drugs and Medicines, Technology, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Heart Imaging Technology Keeps Alaskans Close to Home
Channel 2 NewsFor years, Alaskans have been sent to the Lower 48 for medical treatment of certain heart conditions. Recently, however, new heart imaging technology at the Alaska Heart Institute has been allowing patients to stay in the state. Computed tomography,...Tags: Diabetes, Heart Problems, Heart Disease, Medical Research, MRI (imaging)
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Man dies in swim portion of Alcatraz triathlon in frigid S.F. Bay
L.A. NOWAn entrant in the annual Escape From Alcatraz Triathlon died during its swimming portion in the frigid waters of San Francisco Bay. The event Sunday was held three months earlier than usual and under much colder conditions, the San Francisco...... -
Lynchburg hospital will soon perform heart screenings on all newborns
Reporter/Lynchburg Bureau ChiefFrom the moment a new baby arrives, the worry begins for a mother. "You come home and you're just like 'okay, now it's my responsibility to take care of them. What do I do?'," said Amy Carr, a Lynchburg mother who just delivered her second child this...Tags: Heart Disease, Diseases and Illnesses, Birth Defects, Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia), Hospitals and Clinics
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Area high schools offer free heart screenings
Christopher Storm was a seemingly healthy teenager, running both track and cross country for Waubonsie Valley High School. But doctors say a lurking heart condition could have cost him his life if it hadn't been detected during a heart screening offered...
Tags: Heart Problems, Health and Medical Professionals, Teaching and Learning, Students
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St. Joseph receives Medicare certification
University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center said Friday that it has received a new Medicare provider agreement, allowing it to again seek reimbursement for treating patients on the federal government's health program.
The Towson hospital has not...Tags: Finance, Medicaid, Roman Catholicism, Christianity, Medicare
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Town Center at Boca Raton hosts "Red Stiletto Stroll"
Sun SentinelHave some bold red heels you’ve been waiting to show off? Town Center at Boca Raton is hosting the third annual “Red Stiletto Stroll” at 6:30 p.m. Friday. Attendees are encouraged to flaunt their red heels while raising funds and...Tags: Town Center at Boca Raton, Heart Disease, Hospitals and Clinics, Boca Raton Regional Hospital
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The heart in pregnancy
Jamie Feld followed all the pre-pregnancy advice, had a checkup before conceiving and was told she was fit and healthy to carry her first baby. Throughout her pregnancy, the Northbrook resident kept up with all prenatal appointments, and all seemed well...
Tags: Heart Problems, Heart Disease, Heart Failure, High Blood Pressure, General Practitioners
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2012 Citizens of the Year: Charlie Hill and Golden Bethune-Hill
They trip over the ends of each other's sentences as they vie to tout their individual projects and recognize each other's work. They can barely wait to add an encomium or anecdote about their shared passions for health and education. They're determined...
Tags: Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Heart Disease, Fort Eustis, Social Issues, Mark Clark
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