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Ephraim McDowell Health Care Foundation luncheon raises funds for cardiac projects
Ephraim McDowell Health Care Foundation recently held its annual Happy Heart Luncheon, which raises awareness of women’s heart disease. The luncheon raised nearly $10,000 and all funds raised from the event will go to support cardiac projects at...
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Heart Disease
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Ephraim McDowell Cardiology welcomes new providers
Ephraim McDowell Cardiology is pleased to welcome Baptist Cardiology Danville physicians and staff to its practice. Drs. John Aumiller, Aslam Ahmad, Hussam Hamdalla, Sharat Koul, along with physician assistant Frank Koroluk, will be joining Drs. Gary...
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, High Blood Pressure, Heart Disease, Cardiac Catheterization, Heart and Circulatory System
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Diet and exercise: seizing a teachable moment
Contributing columnistHeart disease remains the leading cause of death in the United States for both men and women among all racial and ethnic groups. Approximately one million Americans die every year from this disease. Yet, despite increasing public awareness, the...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, High Blood Pressure, Diets and Dieting, Heart Disease, Healthy Diet
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Your Health: You must take care of your heart
Contributing columnistFebruary is American Heart Month, so you should take this opportunity to better understand the symptoms and warning signs of a heart attack. A heart attack is the result of a blockage in the heart’s arteries, which can reduce or completely cut off...Tags: Shortness of Breath, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Genes and Chromosomes, High Blood Pressure, Obesity
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Brody: Family, doctors and lots of prayers led to successful surgery
As you all know — simply because I tell you everything as long as you will listen — I have been struggling for enough oxygen for several months now. The problem led me to six doctors in three Colorado cities until we finally found a...Tags: Nursing, Medical Specialization, Hospitals and Clinics, Health, Health and Medical Professionals
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News briefs for Jan. 16
Wildlife refuge to host stargazing event Friday
Winter is a great time for star gazing. It gets dark early, so you don't have to stay up too late, and the Central Kentucky Wildlife Refuge, away from city lights, is a great place to do it. The refuge will...Tags: Natural Resources, Arts and Culture, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Wildlife, Language
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Heart transplant keeps toddler ticking
JUNCTION CITY — It was an August afternoon in Arkansas when Elizabeth Guillen was told there was a donor heart ready for her son.
In the past, she hadn’t wanted to believe her little Jaydon would need an all-out transplant. Among all the...Tags: Surgery, Social Issues, Charity, Health Treatments, Physical Therapy
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Knowing the facts about high blood pressure
About one in three Americans has high blood pressure, and nearly one-third doesn't know it. Misinformation is abundant when it comes to this common condition. It can sneak up on you or be a life-long problem. High blood pressure comes in many forms. ...Tags: High Blood Pressure, American Heart Association, Heart Attack, Salt, Blood Pressure Increase
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Researchers hail Supreme Court decision on gene patent
The U.S. Supreme Court decision that Myriad Genetics cannot patent two genes linked to ovarian and breast cancer came as welcome relief to researchers whose work on BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes had been thwarted by legal challenges from the company. But...Tags: Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Labor Disputes, Stanford University, Science and Technology, Drugs and Medicines
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Supreme Court rejects gene patents
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled that human genes are a product of nature and cannot be patented and held for profit, a decision that medical experts said will lead to more genetic testing for cancers and other diseases and to lower costs for...Tags: Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Drugs and Medicines, Pathology, Mastectomy, Invention and Innovation
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Statins may reduce benefits of exercise
Millions of people take statin drugs to lower their cholesterol. But the medications may also interfere with the positive effects of exercise in some patients, according to a small study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology....
Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Drugs and Medicines, Heart Disease, Statins (drugs), Simvastatin (drug)
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Wife of former Capitals, Wizards owner donates $10 million to Hopkins for heart research
Irene Pollin, the wife of former Washington Capitals and Wizards owner Abe Pollin, has given $10 million to Johns Hopkins' Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Heart Disease. Her donation establishes the Kenneth Jay Pollin Professorship in Cardiology...
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Heart Disease, Heart Attack, Medical Research
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