Exercise cuts risk of cardiac arrest during exertion
A 12 year study of 21,481 male physicians shows exercising five or more times weekly greatly lowers the risk of sudden death during exertion. The research, published in NEJM, finds no overall reduction in sudden cardiac death but a sharp drop during active periods, with risks tied to intensity and frequency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christine M. Albert
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Daniel Shhindler
Boston
Harvard
University of Miami
Schindler
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
New Brunswick
N.J
Albert
New England Journal of Medicine
Physicians’ Health
Gerald F. Fletcher
Mayo Medical School
Jacksonville
Fla
Kansan Sounds Warning About Hepatitis C
Aaron Sander, a McPherson resident, believes he contracted hepatitis C in the 1970s while working as a bouncer. He discusses the disease, its stigma, the lack of education, and his experience with cirrhosis and a liver transplant, stressing the silent spread and need for awareness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McPherson
Aaron Sander
Sander
Saline County
del Meier
Artificial disc offers new hope for back injuries
In New Orleans five weeks after a spinal artificial disc implant Randy Conway of St. Amant kayaked and swam freely, joining early U S testers of the Charite disc from Waldemar Link. Surgeons compare fusion recovery with the new device and note potential to reduce adjacent spine stress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Randy Conway
Conway
St. Amant
Terrence Piper
St. Louis
North American Spine Society
Richard Guyer
Texas Back Institute
U.S
Waldemar Link Gmbh & Co
Europe
George Isaza
Isaza
Simple prosthetics aid amputees with cheap, quick limbs
Fayetteville resident Tommy Hilburn, five, uses a simple prosthetic arm made by Charles Holder. Holder claims Socketless Mounting Platform limbs can be fitted in 15 minutes, last up to 15 years, weigh half as much, and cost a fraction of traditional devices. Holder sells units around 300 dollars and aims to reach humanitarian missions worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville
N.C
Tommy Hilburn
Fort Bragg
Tommy
Charles Holder
Holder
Chrissy Smith
Amputee Information Exchange
San Bernardino
Calif
Nattress
Loma Linda University
American Orthotics and Prosthetics Association
Michigan
Ann
Wisconsin
God
North Carolina
Tea might aid heart health says study in New Orleans
Boston University researchers funded by the North America Tea Trade Health Research Association found that drinking four eight ounce cups of tea daily for a month improved blood vessel response under stress in 50 patients with a defect in vascular relaxation. No change occurred with water. The team cautioned that tea cannot yet be recommended as a heart disease treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Boston University
The
Tea Trade Health Research Association
American Heart Association
Joseph A. Vita
Vita
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