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1. News Views (blog)
http://news-views.in/sniff-device-helps-paralysed-mother-talk-to-family/
Our News...Your Views
2010-07-27 09:01:38
Description: London, July 27 – A woman trapped in a paralysed body has been able to ‘talk’ to her family once again, thanks to an amazing device that converts sniffs into speech. The 51-year-old school teacher was diagnosed with ‘locked in syndrome’ after a severe stroke left her fully awake, but unable to move. For seven months, her only means of communication as she lay on her bed were the movements of her eyes to signal ‘yes’ or ‘no’ to questions from doctors and her family, reports the Daily Mail. Professor Noam Sobel of the Weizmann Institute in Rehovot, Israel, said the ’sniff controller’ let the mother of six to write a ‘moving and surprising’ private message to her children.

2. Rare Genes Behind High Triglyceride Levels in Blood Identified
http://www.topnews.in/healthcare/content/21487rare-genes-behind-high-triglyceride-levels-blood-ident
ified
Top News Health
2010-07-26 09:00:48
Description: Scientists have identified genetic variations that increase the risk of developing a disease called hypertriglyceridemia (HTG) – which can in turn increase risk for heart disease and stroke. HTG is also associated with obesity, diabetes and pancreatitis. Understanding the genes that make patients susceptible to HTG could provide clues to newer, better treatments.

3. Company voluntarily recalling Slim-30 due to undeclared ingredients
http://www.examiner.com/x-29200-Indianapolis-Alternative-Medicine-Examiner~y2010m7d22-Company-volunt
arily-recalling-Slim30-due-to-undeclared-ingredients
Indianapolis Alternative Medicine Examiner
2010-07-23 17:10:36
Description: A U.S. Food and Drug Administration analysis found that Slim-30 Herb Supplement, marketed as a weight-loss aid, "contained undeclared N-Desmethyl Sibutramine and traces of Sibutramine", according to a press release from the agency.

4. Erectile dysfunction can cause heart attack!
http://calcuttatube.com/erectile-dysfunction-can-cause-heart-attack/98603/

2010-06-13 12:01:22
Description: Buy Latest DVD and Blu Ray-Avatar Online Bengali/Hindi Movies London, June 13 (IANS) Studies have revealed that up to three-quarters of all men with consistent erectile dysfunction (ED) can expect to suffer a heart attack or stroke within five years. ED has been found out to be a predictor of vascular disease, predominantly coronary disease and stroke. The figures show that half of men who have had a heart attack will have had ED for about three years beforehand, reports dailymail.co.uk. Also men who have ED – an estimated 150 million globally – are more likely to die earlier than those who don’t.

5. Smoking Pipes and Cigars: Health Effects and Cancer Concerns
http://www.webmd.com/smoking-cessation/effects-of-smoking-pipes-and-cigars

2010-06-12 08:23:07
Description: Smoking cigars or pipes increases your likelihood of having heart disease or a stroke. Cigars boost the risk of early death from coronary heart disease by 30%.

6. The Guardian
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2010/jun/06/rachel-cooke-fifty-years-the-pill-oral-contraceptive

2010-06-05 18:01:29
Description: Last March the Royal College of GPs published the results of research which studied 46,000 women over almost 40 years. It found that women who have taken the pill were also less likely to die from cancer, heart disease or stroke.

7. Playbill.com
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/140024-_Rue_McClanahan%20Star_of_Stage_and_Television%20Dies_at
_76

2010-06-03 12:01:48
Description: Rue McClanahan, who gained fame as the star of two long-running sitcoms, "Maude" and "The Golden Girls," died June 3 of a massive stroke, People reported. She was 76. Ms. McClanahan was cast in "Maude" as Bea Arthur's hapless neighbor Vivian Harmon. The show ran for six seasons. A decade later, she was on equal footing with Arthur, playing one of the three spunky geriatric roommates in "The Golden Girls." Betty White completed the trio. Estelle Getty played Arthur's mother. The show ran from 1985 to 1992, providing an unusual second-act career for its silver-haired stars.

8. Why our salt addiction is hard to kick
http://news.gnom.es/health/why-our-salt-addiction-is-hard-to-kick

2010-05-15 12:01:11
Description: Americans love salt. And we eat too much of it. So much so that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is thinking about limiting the amount of sodium in packaged foods. Cutting back on sodium would almost certainly be good for the country’s health. The average American consumes nearly 50 percent more sodium than experts recommend, most of it from processed foods. Though it adds flavor and helps preserve food, all that sodium can cause high blood pressure and increase the risk of heart attack, stroke, and other health problems. (Sodium is a component of table salt, but they’re not the same thing.)

9. Vice president: Son to leave hospital next week
http://www.nwcn.com/news/national/93773284.html

2010-05-14 09:03:42
Description: WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden says his eldest son will be released next week from the Philadelphia hospital where he's recovering from a mild stroke.

10. Low vitamin D tied to depression in older people
http://www.whtc.com/news/articles/2010/may/12/low-vitamin-d-tied-to-depression-in-older-people/

2010-05-12 15:02:50
Description: Older men and women with lower levels of vitamin D in their blood are more prone to become depressed over time, new research shows. Many studies have been published recently on the potential health benefits of vitamin D, and the potential risks of deficiency. Low vitamin D levels have been linked to heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, and more severe asthma.