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  The implantable cardioverter defibrillator, commonly referred to as an ICD, is a device used to treat ventricular arrhythmias.

  First of Its Kind Defibrillator: S-ICD

  By Mary Kyle HERWriter on October 22, 2012 - 5:59pm
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  Part II in a two-part series When it comes to your health are sugary drinks really Pu

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  10 Reasons Sugary Drinks are Making us Sicker and Fatter

  Impacted 1 Lives By Lynette Summerill HERWriter on August 28, 2012 - 3:09pm
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  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - More Americans hospitalized for cardiac arrest are surviving now compared with a decade ago, a new study finds.

  Cardiac arrest survival improving in U.S. hospitals

  on July 13, 2012 - 1:20pm
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  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - When someone suffers cardiac arrest in a public place, the odds of survival are better when more than one bystander comes to the rescue, a new study suggests.

  With CPR, two bystanders can be better than one

  on July 4, 2012 - 6:30am
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  BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Howard Webb, the referee when Bolton Wanderers midfielder Fabrice Muamba collapsed on the pitch with a cardiac arrest and nearly died in March, has warned players ...

  Feigning injury could risk lives, says football ref

  on May 24, 2012 - 1:30pm
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  It’s Friday night and after a very L-O-N-G week at work, you and a few girlfriends decide that it’s time for a GNO - Girl’s Night Out.

  Responding to Sudden Cardiac Arrest

  By Mary Kyle HERWriter on April 24, 2012 - 9:45pm
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  If you have high cholesterol, chances are it has been recommended that you take a statin to help lower your numbers with medication.

  What Do Statin Drugs Do?

  By Dr. Carrie Jones Expert HERWriter on January 11, 2012 - 4:28pm
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  Many of us have felt that stress was causing us to lose our hair, but a recent study shows that the amount of stress one has experienced can actually be measured in our hair and can be ...

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  Hair Can Indicate Your Risk of a Heart Attack

  By Michele Blacksberg RN HERWriter on July 25, 2011 - 5:31am
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  I live in the relatively small city of Mercer Island, Wash. Twenty-two thousand people live here where a floating bridge and the interstate connect us to Seattle three miles away.

  Quick Thinking Mayor Saves His Own Life

  By Andrew Schorr HERWriter on June 15, 2011 - 7:11pm
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  Dr. Malissa Wood explains how heart attack symptoms, risk factors, and treatments are different in women compared to men.

  Are The Symptoms Of A Heart Attack Really That Different In Women Compared To Men?

  Impacted 2 Lives By Dr. Malissa Wood Expert on April 13, 2011 - 5:04pm