Officials say an ambulance driver en route from an accident scene in northwestern Pennsylvania rolled the vehicle after suffering an apparent medical emergency.
Organ donation at a glance – Montreal Gazette
Organ donation at a glanceMontreal Gazette557 living donors and 465 deceased donors contributed to 2,103 transplants in 2010; 556 living donors and 461 deceased donors contributed to 2,074 procedures in 2006. — 39,352 Canadians were living with kidne…
Dutch toddler gets lifesaving heart transplant in Chicago
A 13-month old boy from the Netherlands is recovering from a heart transplant that took place here in Chicago.
Care for your heart to prevent attacks – Times of India
Newstrack IndiaCare for your heart to prevent attacksTimes of IndiaPUNE: Heart-related studies show that genetic factors have much to do with heart disease, but unhealthy lifestyles affect and cause death due to coronary heart disease in 80% to 90% peo…
32m patients, but cardiac care heartwarming – Times of India
32m patients, but cardiac care heartwarmingTimes of IndiaWithin this field, the Cardiological Society of India's statistics show that progressively more heart patients now opt for angioplasty, the minimally invasive procedure to remove blockages in…
Home is where the heart is – Sky News Australia
Sky News AustraliaHome is where the heart isSky News AustraliaCaring for heart failure patients at home is not only beneficial for patients but saves on healthcare costs, a study has shown. Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute researchers compared ho…
World Heart Day today, doctors say cut risk factors – Indian Express
World Heart Day today, doctors say cut risk factorsIndian ExpressCardiologists in the city on Friday — the eve of World Heart Day — exhorted people to follow certain steps to maintain a healthy heart and curtail factors that make Indians more prone…
Spironolactone's Heart Failure Benefit Outweighs Hyperkalemia Risk – Family Practice News Digital Network
Spironolactone's Heart Failure Benefit Outweighs Hyperkalemia RiskFamily Practice News Digital NetworkSEATTLE – Patients with heart failure still benefit from spironolactone therapy even when they develop elevated potassium levels, a well-known a…
Municipalities issued organ donor challenge – YorkRegion.com
Municipalities issued organ donor challengeYorkRegion.comThe York Region Gift of Life Association has issued an organ donor challenge that pits the region's municipalities against each other in a race to boost their communities' organ donation …
Drug rules urged to prevent NY horse deaths – SI.com
Drug rules urged to prevent NY horse deathsSI.comALBANY, N.Y. (AP) – A New York task force investigating a spike in thoroughbred deaths at the Aqueduct race track last winter called for tighter rules Friday and better regulation of drug use, particular…