Canine heart disease
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. A state jury Tuesday sided with Vioxx maker Merck & Co. over claims that its once-blockbuster painkiller caused the 2003 deadly heart attack of an obese 52-year-old Illinois woman, concluding her own poor health likely led to her demise. … - By JIM SUHR The Associated Press
Reginald Diggs, “a gentle giant,” dies at 42
Whenever Reginald Diggs was part of a group picture, the 6-foot-8-inch man couldn’t fit in the frame. To his friends, that’s an image that…
Health Highlights: March 28, 2007
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HEART FELT — Kastan Fills Emotional Gaps for Women With Heart Disease
By Mary Powers / powers@commercialappealcom She never smoked. She wasn’t overweight. Her blood pressure was normal. She exercised regularly. But at age 41, Kathy Kastan of Cordova started having symptoms of heart disease.
I Should Cocoa: Sweet Living on the San Blas Islands
Grandma Serafina stirs a murky, brown liquid. It bubbles in a metal bowl over an open fire in the corner of her dark hut. Then slowly, solemnly, she pours some into a glass bordered with faded roses - and a broad smile breaks across her wizened face as she thrusts it in my direction.
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