FRIDAY, May 11 (HealthDay News) — Heart attack survivors are more likely to resume their sex lives if doctors reassure them it’s safe, a new study shows. University of Chicago Medicine researchers surveyed nearly 1,900 heart attack survivors for the study. Among patients who were sexually active before their heart attack, those who received counseling [...]
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A 12-mile run for Micah True was like an easy cruise. The ultra-marathon runner was used to tackling more than four times that distance over much more grueling terrain and under the hot Mexican sun. His body became conditioned with many miles under his belt, years of training and a diet with [...]
“I want you to know how important this issue is to me as your governor and, frankly, as a woman,” she said. Oklahoma lags in many health outcome indicators, including obesity, diabetes and heart disease. These can often be prevented by exercise, healthy eating and avoidance of tobacco, Fallin said. “These are things we can [...]
MINNEAPOLIS & BOSTON, May 11, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Medtronic, Inc. /quotes/zigman/233680/quotes/nls/mdt MDT -0.92% today announced findings from an economic analysis of the landmark RAFT (Resynchronization / Defibrillation in Ambulatory Heart Failure Trial) trial demonstrating that cardiac resynchronization therapy with defibrillation (CRT-D) is a cost-effective treatment for mildly symptomatic heart failure patients. The findings showed [...]
Highlight: , May 10, 2012 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) — Patients taken directly to a hospital equipped to treat heart attacks with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) received treatments an average of 31 minutes faster than patients first taken to a hospital without PCI capability and later transferred for treatment. EMBARGOED UNTIL 11:15 am ET, Thursday, May [...]
(CBS/AP) BOSTON – Boston Red Sox public address announcer Carl Beane, the voice of Fenway Park whose booming baritone called ballplayers to the plate for two World Series champions, died on Wednesday after suffering a heart attack while driving. He was 59. “We are filled with sadness at this tragic news,” Red Sox president Larry [...]
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – A 12-mile run for Micah True was like an easy cruise. The ultra-marathon runner was used to tackling more than four times that distance over much more grueling terrain and under the hot Mexican sun. Anonymous, AP Micah True died from heart disease while on a routine 12-mile run in late [...]
For heart attack survivors, living close to a roadway may be hazardous for their health, a new study suggests. The results show that heart attack survivors who lived about 300 feet (100 meters) from a major roadway at the time of their heart attack were 27 percent more likely to die over the next 10 [...]
By Zelie Pollon SANTA FE, New Mexico | Tue May 8, 2012 7:55pm EDT SANTA FE, New Mexico (Reuters) – Ultramarathon runner Micah True died from heart disease while on a run last March in the rugged wilderness of southwestern New Mexico, an autopsy report revealed Tuesday. True, 58, was found to have idiopathic cardiomyopathy, [...]
LONDON — A man who had a heart attack while jogging in London’s Hyde Park says his life was saved by a famous passer-by — Dustin Hoffman. Sam Dempster says the actor called an ambulance and waited with him after he collapsed on April 27. On his recovery blog, Dempster thanked medical staff and “my [...]