Topic: United States
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The controversial use of stents days after a heart attack has continued unabated in the United States, even after a landmark study and new guidelines said the pricey therapy does not help patients.Just over half of patients ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The small hospitals many rural Americans rely on for emergency care may fall short when it comes to treating heart problems and pneumonia, a new study finds.The study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - There's yet another reason for women to stay fit, eat healthy, abstain from smoking and maintain their weight at a healthy level: those who do so may be less likely to die from sudden cardiac death, a ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - One in eight U.S. patients who have non-emergency stenting procedures to clear blocked arteries in the heart are likely to see more harm than good from the procedure, researchers said Tuesday.The findings stoke concern about overuse of ...
Australian children's entertainers The Wiggles embarked on their US tour one man short after the "Purple Wiggle" Jeff Fatt was rushed to hospital for emergency heart surgery, the group said.Fatt, one of the founding members of the world-renowned song-and-dance quartet, was fitted ...
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla (Reuters) - Professional wrestling great "Macho Man" Randy Savage died of heart disease and not from injuries sustained in a car crash near his Florida home, authorities said on Thursday.The 58-year-old wrestler, whose legal name was Randy Mario Poffo, ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Although it's known for its beautiful horse farms and as the "Thoroughbred Capital of the World," Lexington, Kentucky has gained a new distinction - as the most sedentary city in the United States.Along with Indianapolis, Indiana and ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Although it's known for its beautiful horse farms and as the "Thoroughbred Capital of the World," Lexington, Kentucky has gained a new distinction -- as the most sedentary city in the United States.Along with Indianapolis in Indiana and ...
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Edwards Lifesciences Corp said on Tuesday a U.S. regulatory advisory panel will review on July 20 its application to sell a replacement heart valve that spares patients the need for open-heart surgery.The Sapien aortic valve is threaded into place ...
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad suffered a heart attack while visiting the United States, and a hospital spokeswoman said he was in good condition Monday."Mr. Fayyad's condition is good," said Adrienne Lallo, a spokeswoman for Seton Medical Center in ...
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