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Remote Medical Embarks on $8 Million Expansion

When a worker on a remote island in the South Pacific had a heart attack, a physician and a nurse were there from Remote Medical International to treat his symptoms.

Failure To Use Linked Health Records May Lead To Biased Disease Estimates

Up to half of all heart attack cases are missed using just one data source Failure to use linked electronic health records may lead to biased estimates of heart attack incidence and outcome, warn researchers in a paper published on bmj.com today. Show More Summary

Blood Thinners Cause 7 Percent Of Medication Errors

New research published in the Annals of Pharmacotherapy has revealed that blood thinners account for around 7 percent of medication errors in hospitalized patients. Blood thinners reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke by preventing the development of blood clots in the arteries and veins. Show More Summary

Linked Data in EHRs is Key

Failure to use linked electronic health records may lead to biased estimates of heart attack incidence and outcome, warn researchers in a paper published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ). They show that up to 50% of all heart attack cases are missed using just one data source. Show More Summary

New blood-thinner measures may cut medication errors

Blood thinners are the preferred treatment option to prevent heart attacks, blood clots and stroke, but they are not without risk, and not just because of their side effects. These high-risk drugs, known as anticoagulants, account for nearly 7 percent of medication errors in hospitalized patients. read more

Failure to use linked health records may lead to biased disease estimates

They show that up to 50% of all heart attack cases are missed using just one data source. These findings may be relevant to other common conditions, such as stroke, and support the wider use of linked multiple record sources by clinicians,...Show More Summary

Aging Brains May Benefit More From Mediterranean Than Low Fat Diet

Brain power in older people at risk for vascular dementia seems to improve more from a Mediterranean diet with added mixed nuts or extra virgin olive oil than from a low-fat diet that is typically followed to prevent heart attack and stroke, according to the results of a Spanish trial. Show More Summary

Mediterranean Diet Better Than Low-Fat Diet In Keeping Aging Brains Sharp

2 days agoHealth : Healthland

Thank the olive oil or the nuts, but something about the Mediterranean diet could help older brains to act young again. There’s plenty of evidence that the Mediterranean diet can contribute to a lower risk of heart attacks, stroke, childhood asthma and even cancer. Show More Summary

Angry outbursts are linked to increased risk of heart attack

3 days agoHealth : The Checkup

Bottling up emotions is thought to harm both mind and body, but a new study suggests that doing the opposite may be no better. In a study of nearly 4,000 heart attack patients, those who recalled having flown into a rage during the previous...Show More Summary

Why Keeping Kids From Funerals Is a Bad Idea

Post by Sasha Brown-Worsham Last week, my mother-in-law died suddenly of a heart attack in her sleep on Mother's Day. There are no words for the grief and shock and pain this sent through our family as we rushed to pack all of our things...Show More Summary

Demi Lovato on Joe Jonas: "We Have a Great Friendship"

There may have been a bumpy road in the process but it looks like Demi Lovato and Joe Jonas maintained a friendship after their split in 2010. In an interview with ABC's "Nightline," the "Heart Attack" songstress explained, "We wereShow More Summary

Coast Guard evacuates passenger from Carnival Splendor

The U.S. Coast Guard evacuated a 50-year-old heart attack victim from the ship Saturday.

Jamie Dimon Has Never Liked Being Told What To Do

The six best math students at the all-boys Browning School on Manhattan's East Side were given bad news, and then worse news. Their math teacher had suffered a heart attack and would not be returning to teach—that was the bad news. The...Show More Summary

What Is the Best Diet After a Heart Attack?

What diet is best for you after you've had a heart attack, or after being diagnosed with coronary artery disease? Until recently, dietary recommendations for people with coronary artery disease have been largely guesswork. But recently, evidence from clinical studies has clarified the answer.... Read Full Post

Increased Mortality Risk, Likelihood Of Hospital Readmission Following Heart Attack, Heart Failure

Heart attack or heart failure patients may have a high risk of death or re-admission for a month or longer after leaving the hospital, researchers said at the American Heart Association's Quality of Care and Outcomes Scientific Sessions 2013. Show More Summary

Are Some Hospitals Less Life-Saving Than Others?

Your chances of surviving a heart attack could be significantly effected by the hospital you get sent to, an Australian research team has discovered. The amount of variation in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) care in A/NZ emergency rooms was found to be alarmingly high, which can impede the delivery of timely and effective care for heart attack sufferers. More »      

In Patients With Kidney Disease, LDL Cholesterol Is A Poor Marker Of Heart Health

Other measures are needed to assess patients' cardiovascular risks Among patients with chronic kidney disease, those with very low kidney function had a higher risk of having a heart attack than those with higher kidney function over a four-year period. Show More Summary

Breitbart Embassy to Hold Memorial for Chip Gerdes

The Breitbart Embassy on Capitol Hill will host a memorial gathering for Chip Gerdes, a behind-the-scenes conservative operative, who died last week of a sudden heart attack. He was 42. New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media.

Diagnosing heart attacks: There's an app for that

An experimental, inexpensive iPhone application transmitted diagnostic heart images faster and more reliably than emailing photo images, according to a research study presented at the American Heart Association's Quality of Care andShow More Summary

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