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Family of NYC Woman Who Died in Blizzard Plans $20M Lawsuit

Suffering a heart attack during the New York City blizzard after Christmas, Yvonne Freeman "never had a chance," her daughter says, because an ambulance took three hours to reach her over unplowed streets. By the time it got there, it was too late. Now Freeman's family is planning a $20 million lawsuit against the city --...

Avandia Gets Hard Pills to Swallow From FDA, Europe

(Sept. 23) -- It wasn't what the makers of Avandia, let alone those who use it, wanted to hear. Today, the Food and Drug Administration announced it would significantly restrict the sale of the drug rosiglitazone, which is the main ingredient in Avandia, Avandamet and Avandaryl, medications prescribed since 1999 to help...

Kenny Guinn, Former Nevada Governor, Dies After Falling From Roof

(July 22) -- After climbing atop the roof of his Las Vegas home this morning, former Nevada Gov. Kenny Guinn suffered an apparent heart attack, fell from the roof and died. The Las Vegas-Review Journal reports that police responded to a report of a man falling from a roof at 10:34 a.m. Guinn was rushed to University...

Porno Film Triggered Nanny's Fatal Heart Attack

(July 9) -- An inquest has determined there was no foul play in the death of a 30-year-old British woman last October. The cause of death was apparently related to her sexual excitement while watching porn. GNS After finding the seminaked body of Nicola Paginton with a sex toy and porn, authorities believe the...

Study: Anxiety Ups Fatality Risk for Heart Patients

(July 5) -- Stress and anxiety are well-known triggers for heart problems, but their impact is even more severe among those already coping with heart disease. That's the conclusion of new research that links anxiety to increased risk of death among those with pre-existing ticker troubles. In a study that tracked 1,015...

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06/01/12 Dark chocolate cuts heart deaths: Australian study Source: The Oregon Herald Australian researchers have found that eating a block of dark chocolate daily over 10 years has "significant" benefits for high-risk cardiac patients and could prevent heart attacks and strokes.
06/01/12 Letting You Know When Your Heart Attack is Here Source: CBS - WBNG 12 Action News - Johnson City NY Sayre, P.A. (WBNG Binghamton) Imagine if you had some warning before having a heart attack.
06/01/12 Matthew Hazelwood, former Battle Creek Symphony... Source: Battle Creek Enquirer - Battle Creek MI Former Battle Creek Symphony Orchestra conductor Matthew Hazelwood died Wednesday, according to multiple sources.
06/01/12 Stroke victim picks a good day to go to work Source: St Louis Post-Dispatch - St Louis MO Instead of taking May 4 off from work, David Ellis decided to pick up a shift at SSM St. Joseph Hospital West in Lake Saint Louis.
06/01/12 Travel insurance for hurricane season? Read the fine... Source: NBC - WCNC NewsChannel 36 - Charlotte NC If you plan to travel during hurricane seasonâJune 1 through November 30âyou should be thinking about how a storm might affect your travel plans.

Background on heart attack

Myocardial infarction (MI) or acute myocardial infarction (AMI), commonly known as a heart attack, results from the interruption of blood supply to a part of the heart, causing heart cells to die.

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