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Cardiac rehab boosts survival rate after heart attack

Study: Cardiac victims recover faster after exercise, live longer

September 27, 2011

For the first time, researchers have discovered cardiac rehabilitation can train the heart to quickly return to its normal rate after exercise.

Fans at Michigan-Notre Dame game save life of heart attack victim

AED, CPR saves die-hard football fan from dying at game

September 26, 2011

Leo Staudacher, 69, says he’ll never root against the Wolverines again after suffering a cardiac arrest at the University of Michigan-Notre Dame game Sept. 10.

Small particles, big confusion

Study: Many companies unclear on how to limit nano exposure

September 23, 2011

Workplace safety programs haven’t yet caught up to the nanotechnology age, if results of a recent University of California-Santa Barbara study are any indication.

Is a happy persona a healthy person?

Some evidence points to positive effects of positive emotions

September 21, 2011

To produce good health, positive emotions may need to be long-term, according to a recent edition of the Harvard Medical School’s HEALTHbeat newsletter.

Emergency treatment for heart attack improving

But study says delays still occur

September 20, 2011

Despite improvements in treating heart attack patients needing emergency artery-opening procedures, delays still occur, particularly in transferring patients to hospitals that can perform the procedure, according to a study in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.

Scuba diving helps vets with spinal cord injury

Johns Hopkins researchers find ‘dramatic’ results in small preliminary study

September 19, 2011

A small group of veterans with spinal cord injuries who underwent a four-day scuba- diving certification saw significant improvement in muscle movement, increased sensitivity to light touch and pinprick on the legs, and large reductions in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, according to Johns Hopkins researchers.

Iraq/Afghanistan war vets suffering from new respiratory condition?

Researchers propose name for diagnosis

September 16, 2011

Many soldiers returning from Iraq or Afghanistan have a newly recognized condition that leads to the need for lung function testing, reports a paper in the September Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, official publication of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.

U.S. lung cancer rates decline

Statistics parallel anti-smoking efforts

September 16, 2011

The number of new lung cancer cases in the U.S. dropped among men in 35 states and among women in 6 states between 1999 and 2008, according to a new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The decrease in women came after a decades-long upward trend.

Dr. John Howard on 9/11: When the World Changed

September 14, 2011

Ten years after the terrorist attacks of 2001, our nation pauses to honor the memories of those who died and the heroism of the responders who saved others from death. As a national community, we extend our sympathy to those who suffered personal tragedy.