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Health :: Charting our health by the stars

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council grantee Peter Austin and three other researchers at the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences in Toronto have just completed a survey of hospital visits in Ontario, showing that, compared to people born under other astrological signs, Virgos have an increased risk of vomiting during pregnancy, Pisces have an increased risk of heart failure, and Libras have an increased risk of fracturing their pelvises.

Health :: Ensuring the health of pregnant women and their children

Ensuring the health of pregnant women and their children would form an important part of a new review of the national guidelines on alcohol consumption, the Assistant Minister for Health and Ageing, Christopher Pyne, said today.

Lung :: Lung transplant for Australian teenage girl

An Australian teenage girl Aimee Blakiston has undergone a life-saving double lung transplant at Royal Perth Hospital in Australia, reported ABC.

Heart Disease :: Specific data on persons living with heart disease

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today released a report that finds a wide range of variation in the prevalence of coronary heart disease (a narrowing of the arteries that feed the heart), heart attack and angina (chest pain that occurs when the heart does not get enough blood).

Diseases :: Kaiser’s Genetic Research to reveal genetic & environmental causes of diseases

The Kaiser Permanente Northern California Division of Research is launching one of the largest research projects in the United States to examine the genetic and environmental factors that influence common diseases such as heart disease, cancer, diabetes, high blood pressure, Alzheimer’s disease, asthma and many others.

Lung :: Lung transplant with external, artificial lung Novalung

The lung transplant team at Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network used the Novalung, an external, artificial lung to keep the patient alive until a set of donor organs became available for transplantation.

Heart :: LifeMasters provides healthy tips for people living with heart conditions

In recognition of American Heart Month, LifeMasters — a national leading provider of disease management programs and services — encourages Americans to join the fight against heart disease by providing tips for people living with congestive heart failure, coronary artery disease and hypertension. Individuals can empower themselves or their loved ones to manage their heart disease by taking action.

Heart Disease :: Living in poor neighborhoods raises risks for heart disease and stroke

According to a new study from the Stanford University School of Medicine, the incidence of heart disease and associated fatalities are higher for people who live in poor neighborhoods verses those who live in more affluent areas.

Heart :: Call made for changes in women’s heart disease risk-factor list

Johns Hopkins cardiologists are calling for an expansion of the criteria widely used by physicians to detect and assess a postmenopausal woman’s chances of developing cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death among women in the United States.

Heart :: Heart for Women Act endorsed By National Health Groups

Federal legislation aimed at fighting the No. 1 killer of American women — heart disease, stroke and other cardiovascular diseases — today received the endorsement of several leading women’s heart and health care organizations.