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    May 23, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  1. Online tool reduces inappropriate medical tests

    Reuters
    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A web-based decision-making tool that alerts heart doctors when diagnostic tests would not be useful for a specific patient can curb wasteful procedures, according to a new study. "This educational tool helps doctors determine...

    Tags: Cardiologists, Medical Specialization, X-rays, Medical Procedures and Tests, Johns Hopkins Hospital

    2. Jan 25, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  2. Positive thinking seems to help the heart

    Depression, anxiety, anger and other negative emotions have been linked to heart disease and heart attacks. But what about the flip side — are positive emotions connected to better heart health? Yes, say two reports that addressed this question from different directions.
    Depression, anxiety, anger and other negative emotions have been linked to heart disease and heart attacks. But what about the flip side — are positive emotions connected to better heart health? Yes, say two reports that addressed this question from...

    Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Medical Research, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Health and Medical Professionals, Internal Medicine

    3. Apr 4, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  3. Unnecessary medicine: Physician groups list 45 overused tests, procedures

    Should you get a cardiac stress test as part of your annual checkup? A chest X-ray before outpatient surgery? A CT scan or antibiotics for chronic sinusitis?
    Should you get a cardiac stress test as part of your annual checkup? A chest X-ray before outpatient surgery? A CT scan or antibiotics for chronic sinusitis? In most cases, no. But patients get these commonly used tests and procedures — and many...

    Tags: Chicago Tribune, Human Body, Stress, Medical Specialization, Julie Deardorff

    4. Feb 15, 2012 |Story| Aberdeen News

  4. Heart condition sidelines S.D. Sen. Hundstad

    Sen. Jim Hundstadsaid Wednesday he probably won’t be returning for the remainder of the 2012 legislative session.
    Sen. Jim Hundstadsaid Wednesday he probably won’t be returning for the remainder of the 2012 legislative session.  Hundstad, D-Bath, said he must be in Sioux Falls for a stress test early Friday morning at the Veterans Administration hospital....

    Tags: Heart Problems, Heart and Circulatory System, Human Body, South Dakota Legislature, U.S. Senate

    5. Jan 20, 2012 | Chicago Tribune

  5. Pradel undergoes heart procedure; released this morning

    TribLocal - Naperville » News
    Mayor George Pradel was hospitalized Thursday to fix a blockage in a coronary artery, but was already released this morning, according to his daughter. “We’re …...
    6. Feb 16, 2011 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  6. New campaign urges women to call 911 at heart attack warning signs

    Marla Kalish, 58, of Highland Park, started experiencing chest pressure five years ago during her morning tennis matches. When she slowed down, the pressure would always dissipate, so she chalked it up to acid reflux.
    Special to the Tribune
    Marla Kalish, 58, of Highland Park, started experiencing chest pressure five years ago during her morning tennis matches. When she slowed down, the pressure would always dissipate, so she chalked it up to acid reflux. "I didn't really pause too much or...

    Tags: American Heart Association, Human Body, History, Arts and Culture, Hospitals and Clinics

    7. Feb 22, 2010 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  7. Demystifying the Cardiac Stress Test

    Treadmill stress test: What is a treadmill exercise stress test?
    Treadmill stress test: What is a treadmill exercise stress test? Dr. Marc Wallack routinely passed his cardiac exercise stress test with flying colors. He was, after all, a veteran marathon runner with respectable cholesterol and blood pressure numbers....

    Tags: Heart and Circulatory System, Pain, Family, Julie Deardorff, Medical Procedures and Tests

    8. Apr 5, 2010 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. The gender line

    Say what you will about Mars and Venus, but anatomically, male and female hearts look the same. When healthy, both should be about the size of a fist. Both have three main coronary arteries, the large blood vessels that wrap around the outside of the heart, supplying blood, oxygen and nutrients to keep each one pumping properly.
    Special to the Los Angeles Times
    Say what you will about Mars and Venus, but anatomically, male and female hearts look the same. When healthy, both should be about the size of a fist. Both have three main coronary arteries, the large blood vessels that wrap around the outside of the...

    Tags: Death, Los Angeles, Hospitals and Clinics, University of Florida, Fatigue

    9. Apr 5, 2010 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  9. Demystifying the cardiac stress test

    Dr. Marc Wallack routinely passed his cardiac exercise stress test with flying colors. He was, after all, a veteran marathon runner with respectable cholesterol and blood pressure numbers.
    Chicago Tribune
    Dr. Marc Wallack routinely passed his cardiac exercise stress test with flying colors. He was, after all, a veteran marathon runner with respectable cholesterol and blood pressure numbers. But as many heart disease patients discover, a treadmill analysis...

    Tags: Chicago Tribune, Stress, Family, Julie Deardorff, Hospitals and Clinics

    10. Feb 1, 2010 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. A Cautionary Tale

    I shouldn't have had a heart attack 11 days shy of my 55th birthday.
    HealthKey.com contributor
    I shouldn't have had a heart attack 11 days shy of my 55th birthday. Just one month earlier I'd passed a physical with flying colors. My blood pressure was its usual 110/70. My bad and good cholesterol levels were respectively low and high. I never...

    Tags: Heart and Circulatory System, Stress, Family, Medical Procedures and Tests, Aspirin (drug)

    11. Jun 23, 2008 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Tim Russert: the details about what caused his death

    WHEN TV journalist Tim Russert died June 13, it was heartbreaking news for his family, friends and fans. Chief of the Washington bureau of NBC News and longtime moderator of "Meet the Press," Russert was known for asking tough questions. He leaves two more: How could death come so fast to a man who, on-air and off, had always seemed so full of life? And couldn't something have been done to prevent the tragedy?
    Special to The Times
    WHEN TV journalist Tim Russert died June 13, it was heartbreaking news for his family, friends and fans. Chief of the Washington bureau of NBC News and longtime moderator of "Meet the Press," Russert was known for asking tough questions. He leaves two...

    Tags: NBC (tv network), Shortness of Breath, Police Arrests, Heart and Circulatory System, Death

    12. Mar 17, 2008 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. When doctors and patients bargain over health

    Special to The Times
    I'm staring at a brand new pet: my lucky turtle. He's sitting on my desk right next to my computer monitor, smiling at me, cheerful and friendly. He's low maintenance, my turtle -- just a little silver charm, a trinket. He was given to me by the...

    Tags: Heart and Circulatory System, Hemorrhaging, Gaming, Family, X-rays

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