Heart patients prefer longevity over quality of lifeReutersSwiss researchers who surveyed more than 500 elderly heart failure patients found three quarters wouldn't trade a longer life with symptoms for a shorter life without them, and the severity…
WZZMHeart recipient starts organ donation campaignWZZMBentley announced a new campaign called "Red Heart Saturday", encouraging people to add the red heart organ donor sticker to their driver's licenses. "You never know what's go…
Reality TV WorldEthan Zohn and Jenna Morasca "looking forward" to marriageReality TV World"We're looking forward to bigger goals that don't involve cancer, like marriage," Morasca told In Touch Weekly, referencing how Zohn h…
WBNG-TVRed Cross asks for blood donation this holiday seasonAnderson Independent MailThey only have a shelf life of about five days. Plasma is primarily water and is often used to treat trauma and burn victims. Both are definitely needed. You can donat…
Research and Markets: Acute Heart Failure Global Clinical Trials Review, H2, 2011Business Wire (press release)GlobalData's clinical trial report, Acute Heart Failure Global Clinical Trials Review, H2, 2011" provides data on the Acute Heart Fai…
Irish TimesHeart risk higher at highest, lowest salt intake levelsTehran TimesThe relationship between sodium intake and a composite of cardiovascular death, MI, stroke, and heart failure hospitalization was J-shaped, with elevated risks associated wit…
Teen Thrives After Heart Transplant Surgeryfox4kc.comThis Thanksgiving one metro teen is thankful for a gift she received last year. Christina Colding Criss was given a new heart after learning she had congestive heart failure in the spring. At this ti…
Gozo NewsGozo Hospital Blood Donation Area open on Sunday morningGozo NewsThe Blood Donation Area at Gozo General Hospital is going to be open this Sunday, the 27th of November from 8.30am till 1.00pm for those who wish to make a blood donation. Blood …
Vanguard Likes These Healthcare Stocks the Most in 13F ReleaseWall St. Cheat SheetThe Company's products and experimental therapies address cancer, heart disease, HIV/AIDS, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, hepatitis, organ transplant rejection and p…
Vitamin C may help heart failure patientsFood ConsumerFriday NOv 25, 2011 (foodconsumer.org) — Taking vitamin C supplements or eating a few servings of vitamin c rich fruits and or vegetables each day may help heart failure to reduce risk of death, a …