01Aug/13

TAYLOR: Heart attack survivor visits firefighters who rescued him (VIDEO) – Southgate News Herald

TAYLOR: Heart attack survivor visits firefighters who rescued him (VIDEO)
Southgate News Herald
… interim Fire Chief Dan Reynolds said. “He was not breathing. It was a respiratory and cardiac arrest. Firefighters performed CPR and rescue breathing for about eight minutes, which kept blood and oxygen going to his brain and prevented brain death.

01Aug/13

Alexandria-area boy, 'Little Boo' Maddox, gets kidney from mother – Alexandria Town Talk

Alexandria-area boy, ‘Little Boo’ Maddox, gets kidney from mother
Alexandria Town Talk
Dr. Mikel Prieto, the transplant surgeon and Mayo’s surgical director of kidney transplantation, would agree. “He’s a wonderful kid,” Prieto said. “When I first met him, he’d been so sick for so long … it was very sad to see how much he’d gone through.”.

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01Aug/13

Biocon puts spotlight on heart disease in women – Hindu Business Line

Biocon puts spotlight on heart disease in women
Hindu Business Line
In India, though heart disease is considered a men’s disease, the new campaign aims to turn the conventional perception around and focus on women being victims of heart disease. Globally, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has pegged the number of …
Biocon puts the spotlight on heart disease in women via ‘Queen of Heart‘ campaignpharmabiz.com
Spotlight on heart disease in women with ‘Queen of Heart‘ campaignTimes of India

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