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CPR In Schools Bill Closer To Passage [VIDEO]

Kristine Bellino — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 17:39:09 +0000

Albany, NY (WIBX) - The American Heart Association is breathing easier as the CPR in Schools bill gets one step closer to passage.

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80-Year-Old Woman Miraculously Lands Plane After Dying Pilot Husband Collapses [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 18:15:14 +0000

It’s one thing to be cool under pressure. It’s quite another to be an inexperienced pilot landing a plane while your husband is in critical condition beside you.

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Air Pollution Linked to an Increased Risk of Strokes, Heart Attacks

Shauna Wright — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 16:10:05 +0000

In a study published Monday in the Archives of Internal Medicine, analysis of over a decade of data suggests that even a brief rise in traffic-related air pollution could increase someone’s short-term risk of stroke.

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Study: Grief Over Losing a Loved One Linked to Increased Heart Attack Risk

Daryl Nelson — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 21:01:55 +0000

Your chances of getting a heart attack could increase days and weeks after you lose a loved one, according to a study published in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.

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Hospital Readmission Rates High Among Heart Attack Patients

Daryl Nelson — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 21:15:03 +0000

Heart Attack patients in the United States are more likely to return to the hospital within 30 days of discharge than in other countries.

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Can You Stop Future Heart Attacks by Checking Your Blood Pressure? — Health Check

Shauna Wright — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:38:49 +0000

Getting your blood pressure taken isn’t the most fun activity in the world, but now it looks like we have a better reason to get it measured than simply “because we have to.”

Sorry to freak you out, but scientists discovered blood pressure fluctuations in middle age may be a precursor to both heart attacks and strokes.

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Fred Thompson, Oregon State Freshman Player, Dies of a Heart Attack

Danny Groner — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 21:02:33 +0000

Oregon State freshman defensive tackle Fred Thompson died Wednesday night of a heart attack, sending shock waves around the university’s campus and through the Beavers’ football program. The 6′ 4”, 317-pound athlete was playing pick-up basketball at the time of his collapse.

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Trouble Sleeping Could Mean Higher Risk of Heart Attack

Kathy Landin — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 13:24:25 +0000

If you have trouble falling asleep, you may be at a higher risk of having a heart attack, according to a recent study of people with insomnia.

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MMRL Doctor Awarded Grant By American Heart Association

Jumpin' Zach Flash — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 21:50:01 +0000

Utica, NY (WIBX) - A doctor at the Cardiac Research Institute of the Masonic Medical Research Laboratory in Utica has been awarded a grant by the American Heart Association.

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Utica Firefighter Suffers Heart Attack Fighting Fire; Still Critical

Jeff Monaski — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 19:19:10 +0000

Utica, NY (WIBX) A Utica firefighter remains in critical condition after suffering a heart attack while battling a blaze a Kennedy Plaza Apartments Monday night, according to fire Chief Russ Brooks.

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