|
|
|
|
|
|
|
New heart strategy focuses on lifestyles
Sep 3 2006 10:16PM (CT)
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - Two years ago, Trini Perez almost never ate fish. Now, it's a regular part of her diet, if grudgingly. After her husband Ricardo suffered heart problems last year, the couple from the Spanish city of Valencia took part in Euroaction, a project in preventive cardiology designed to reduce heart problems by improving lifestyles.
|
|
|
Doubt raised on drug-coated heart stents
Sep 3 2006 10:08PM (CT)
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - Experts expressed concerns Sunday that drug-coated heart stents _ metal-mesh tubes used to prop open coronary arteries _ may in rare instances lead to potentially fatal blood clots.
|
|
|
Study raises questions on aging surgeons
Sep 3 2006 9:37PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Most of Dr. Marshall Goldin's medical school classmates have retired or died, but at age 67, the heart surgeon believes he still has good working years ahead.
|
|
|
Health experts warn of obesity pandemic
Sep 3 2006 9:28PM (CT)
SYDNEY, Australia (AP) - An obesity pandemic threatens to overwhelm health systems around the globe with illnesses such as diabetes and heart disease, experts at an international conference warned Sunday.
|
|
|
|
|
|