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Chagas Disease, Tropical Insect-Borne Illness, May Be 'New HIV/AIDS Of The Americas'

Chagas disease, a tropical illness that is transmitted by biting insects, may pose a major unseen threat to poor populations in the Americas and Europe, according to a report published May 29 in the journal PLoS. The editorial, which was co-authored by several experts in tropical diseases from Baylor College of Medicine...

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Home Values May Depend on "Location, Location, Location" and So Does Your Health

We all know that good health has a lot to do with genes, nutrition, regular exercise and smart decisions like drinking alcohol only in moderation and not smoking.

THE HUFFINGTON POST

Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.: Home Values May Depend on "Location, Location, Location" and So Does Your Health

We all know that good health has a lot to do with genes, nutrition, regular exercise and smart decisions like drinking alcohol only in moderation and not smoking.

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Scientists Turn Skin Cells Into Beating Heart Muscle

Scientists have for the first time succeeded in taking skin cells from patients with heart failure and transforming them into healthy, beating heart tissue that could one day be used to treat the condition.

THE HUFFINGTON POST

How To Relax At Your Desk: Calming Muscles On The Job

You've probably heard that stress can seriously up your risk of high blood pressure, heart attacks and other heart problems.

heart failure News From the Web

06/01/12 CTMC earns health care recognition Source: San Marcos Daily Record - San Marcos TX Central Texas Medical Center (CTMC) has received the Texas Health Care Quality Improvement Silver Award from TMF Health Quality Institute, the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization for Texas for improving care related to acute myocardial infarction or AMI (heart attack), heart failure, pneumonia and surgical care.
06/01/12 Thirteen hospitals penalized for medical errors that... Source: Contra Costa Times - Walnut Creek CA California fined 13 hospitals Friday, including facilities in Oakland and San Jose, for medical errors that endangered patients.
06/01/12 Post-revascularization exercise echo âof little... Source: News-Medical.Net Asymptomatic patients identified as high-risk by exercise echocardiography (ExE) after coronary revascularization and may not necessarily benefit from repeat revascularization, researchers say.
06/01/12 University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center performs... Source: ABC - KAIT K8 - Jonesboro AR Information contained on this page is provided by companies via press release distributed through PR Newswire, an independent third-party content provider.
06/01/12 Patient given wrong meds after ER visit Source: The StarPhoenix - Saskatoon - SK - Canada A Saskatoon woman says she was alarmed to discover a nurse sent her home from St. Paul's Hospital emergency last week with the wrong pill in hand.

Background on heart failure

Heart failure (HF) often called congestive heart failure (CHF) or congestive cardiac failure (CCF) is generally defined as the inability of the heart to supply sufficient blood flow to meet the needs of the body.

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