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Study: Heart Attacks increase this time of year
The holidays are a wonderful time of the year for many of us, but the stress and overindulgence could catch up with you if don’t watch out. Studies indicate heart attacks increase during the time between Thanksgiving and New Year’s more than...
Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Cardiologists, Stress, Medical Research, Entertainment
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Officials to probe CPR delays involving LAFD 911 calls
L.A. NOWSeveral Los Angeles officials on Friday said they would probe the findings of an internal Los Angeles Fire Department report detailing delays in getting 911 callers to begin CPR on cardiac arrest victims. The study, disclosed by the The Times this week,... -
Long Island Medium Season 3 recap of “The Family Photo,” Episode 9
Channel Guide MagazineLong Island Medium Theresa Caputo was doing some soul searching of her own in the Season 3 episode “The Family Photo,” when she suggested to Larry and the kids that it was time to update their family photo. The last time the Caputo clan color-... -
Office workers trained in CPR make life-or-death difference
On the morning of July 10, attorney Jerald Gale was reading an e-mail in his office on the 20th floor of a Koreatown high-rise. That's the last thing the 58-year-old husband, father and avid cyclist remembers before losing consciousness. Gale's heart...
Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, AIDS, Hospitals and Clinics, Politics, Emergency Health Procedures
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Many views on screening
Women with no history of breast cancer have to muddle through conflicting recommendations from medical and advocacy groups on when, how and how often to screen for tumors, as the efficacy of routine mammograms continues to raise hot debate. The U.S....
Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Breast Examination, MRI (imaging), Breast Cancer, National Institutes of Health
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The heart of an athlete
Christopher Storm was a high school freshman running track when doctors found an abnormality in his heart. Part of the muscle was thicker than it should have been, making it harder for it to send blood to the rest of his body. The condition, known as...
Tags: Stanford University, Science and Technology, Colleges and Universities, Health and Medical Professionals, National Institutes of Health
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Former Mayor Riordan OK After Hospital Stay for Chest Pain
Los Angeles TimesLOS ANGELES -- Former L.A. Mayor Richard Riordan, back in the spotlight with a plan to scale back city employee pensions, was hospitalized briefly earlier this week with chest pain, a local news blog reported Saturday. Riordan, 82, who previously had a...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Los Angeles Times, Richard Riordan, Hospitals and Clinics, Heart Attack
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February 14: Author - Joe Piscatella Talks About His Book, Prevent, Halt and Reverse Heart Disease: 109 Things You Can Do
WGN NewsJoe Piscatella To purchase a copy of the book: Prevent, Halt & Reverse Heart Disease: 109 Things You Can Do Tips: TWO IS BETTER THAN ONE Taking two baby aspirin may protect your heart more than taking one baby aspirin, with only a minuscule increase...Tags: Science and Technology, Diseases and Illnesses, Pharmaceuticals, Brain, Hemorrhaging
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Do food sources trump calcium supplements?
Premium Health News ServiceCalcium is recommended as a way to help prevent osteoporosis, but calcium supplements have come under attack recently due to a possible heart attack risk. A study in the June issue of Heart found a significantly increased risk of heart attack among women...Tags: Boston, Calcium, Mineral Supplements, Heart Disease, Diseases and Illnesses
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Woman jailed after scuffle in hospital parking lot with patient in wheelchair
FloriDUHPalm Bay cops said Sharmaine Richardson attacked and spit on a patient — who was checking out of the hospital and in a wheelchair after knee surgery — during a feud over parking in front of the ER, reports Florida Today in Melbourne. The...Tags: Palm Bay (Brevard, Florida), Hospitals and Clinics, Brevard County, Health
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6 SoCal hospitals fined for healthcare violations
State regulators have fined six Southern California hospitals for healthcare violations that included a 2-foot-long surgical towel that was left in the abdomen of a patient at Kaiser Foundation in San Diego. The penalties, announced Friday by the...
Tags: Fines, Disasters and Accidents, Los Angeles Times, Health and Medical Professionals, Punishment
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W.Va. man accused of faking being ill faces more charges
matthew.umstead@herald-mail.comFelony prescription drug-related charges continue to mount against a Martinsburg man accused of faking terminal cancer after a benefit for him raised more than $4,200 in contributions earlier this year. Steven Lee Mohn, 38, is accused of fraudulently...Tags: Alprazolam (drug), Prescription Drugs, Cancer, Pelvis, Trials
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