Nov 12, 2013
Obesity should be treated like a disease and cholesterol-lowering drugs could prevent cardiovascular disease in more Americans than previously thought, according to new cardiovascular prevention guidelines released Tuesday by the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology.
Nov 4, 2013
Tedys team survives bombings at Boston Marathon to run again for stroke survivors.
Sep 10, 2013
New research has re-evaluated the “normal’ size of the heart, determining that standard measurements for heart size are outdated and don’t account for gender, age and body size.
Aug 22, 2013
Bride provided lifesaving CPR to a drowning toddler at her own wedding. She had retrained in CPR only 3 days before as a requirement for her job.
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