Coronary heart disease picture
CLIFTON — When Anastasia Tymtsiv grows up, she will not likely remember anything about visiting the United States this summer. But without the visit, Anastasia would not have had a good chance of growing up at all.
All HISD campuses to be equipped with defibrillators
Every Houston Independent School District campus will soon be equipped with a defibrillator, the easy-to-use devices that have saved the lives of cardiac arrest victims at airports, golf courses and other public places in recent years.
Epilepsy Drug Poses High Risk For Fetal Death And Birth Defects
The epilepsy drug valproate poses a higher risk for fetal death and birth defects than other commonly used epilepsy drugs, according to a study published in the August, 2006, issue of Neurology, the scientific journal of the American Academy of Neurology. [click link for full article]
Unmasking Nutrition’s Role In Genes And Birth Defects
Expectant mothers may someday get a personalized menu of foods to eat during pregnancy to complement their genetic makeup as a result of new research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
Is children’s hospital needed?
DOVER - Camden resident Fran Sargent will never forget the horrific moment three years ago when a shard of glass flew into his son’s eye - piercing the globe and robbing him of much of his vision.
Advances in Load Cell Technology for Medical Applications
Load cells are essentially transducers that convert force or weight into an electrical signal. They have been widely used for measuring and sensing applications in virtually every industry for decades. At the heart of most load cells is a strain gauge.
Audit Faults Chain of California Charter Schools
The state study finds accounting defects and overpayments that it recommends recovering.
Getting your green foods
The newest dietary guidelines from the federal government call for five to 13 servings of fruits and vegetables a day. That means average people (those who eat 2,000 calories a day) need to eat nine servings 4-1/2 cups per day. Here are seven lucky ways to eat green and meet that requirement.
Family thankful for heart transplant ‘miracle’
Sean McConkey started his third life Wednesday. The Port Orange teenager underwent his second heart transplant in almost eight years, a five-hour surgical procedure that began at 6 a.m. at Shands Hospital in Gainesville.
Sports Physicals Are No Joke
“Open your mouth and say `ah`,” says Dr. David Pengilly. “Aaaah,” responds seventh-grader Brandon Guiton It may sound like a routine exam, but pediatricians say the sports physical isn`t what it used to be.
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