Planning statistics show surge in unhealthy eating 
Minivan News
Health experts in the country have blamed the unhealthy diet of Maldivians for the high prevalence of cardiovascular diseases and metabolic disorders such diabetes among Maldivians, which account for almost 50 percent of the all deaths in the country.

 

EKGs for Athletic Kids: Protecting the Young at Heart 
NJ Spotlight
Before he went in for his physical, he was worried that the doctors would find a heart abnormality that would end his football career. ?I've been playing football my whole life,? he said. The test revealed no cardiac problems: ?I feel good that I don't ...

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Abnormal proteins that can cause heart failure located 
Newstrack India
Washington, May 9 (ANI): The location and effect of abnormal heart proteins that can cause cardiac failure has been found. The discovery by University of Guelph researchers points to potential new ways to treat the most costly health problem in the ...

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Texas Children's now treating hypoplastic left heart syndrome abnormality in utero 
Your Houston News
The team at Texas Children's Fetal Center, a national leader for treating fetal anomalies, has successfully completed two in-utero fetal cardiac interventions to treat hypoplastic left heart syndrome , a congenital heart defect that is one of the most ...

 

London 2012 Olympics: Team GB athletes offered full cardiac screening to ... 
Telegraph.co.uk
All members of Team GB competing at the London 2012 Olympic Games have already been offered a full cardiac screening to try and detect heart abnormalities. By Jacquelin Magnay, Olympics Editor But doctors involved in the screening, conducted by Cardiac ...

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Health Fair in Edison, NJ 
India West
Indian Health Camp of New Jersey's mission is to detect chronic diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular abnormalities, breast and cervical cancer, oral cancer, glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy and provide education and counseling on ...

 

Texas Children's Fetal Center launches first fetal interventional program in ... 
MarketWatch (press release)
The team at Texas Children's Fetal Center, a national leader for treating fetal anomalies, has successfully completed two in-utero fetal cardiac interventions to treat hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS), a congenital heart defect that is one of the ...

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Isis Initiates Phase 2 Study of ISIS-APOCIIIRx in Patients with ... 
MarketWatch (press release)
In this franchise, Isis is creating a suite of drugs targeting each of the atherogenic lipid components of cardiovascular disease to allow lipidologists to tailor treatment for the particular combination of lipid disorders that affect each individual ...

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Pacemakers, Defibrillators Sources of Deadly Infections: Study 
MSN Health & Fitness
Defibrillators use shocks to help manage life-threatening heart-rhythm abnormalities that can cause sudden cardiac death. The findings appear in the April 25 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. Heart-device-related infections, ...

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Women's Health Initiative conference Friday at Horizons Conference Center 
Midland Daily News
MCVI Foundation President Dr. Peter Fattal will moderate a day of guest speakers: ? Dr. Asim Yunus, electrophysiologist, Michigan CardioVascular Institute, Cardiac Rhythm Abnormalities and Gender Differences. ? Dr. Danielle Novick and Kate Bullard, ...