By Julie Steenhuysen
CHICAGO | Tue Sep 3, 2013 7:16pm EDT
(Reuters) - About one in four U.S. deaths from heart disease could be avoided with better prevention efforts and treatment, according to a first-of-its-kind report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released on Tuesday.
As many as 200,000 Americans might have been spared an early death in 2010 from a heart attack or stroke if they had received screening and treatment for preventable causes of heart disease such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, obesity and smoking, the report found.
Read the full article at reuters.com.
Sometimes even Santa Claus is in need of a state-of-the art medical procedure.
For more than 24 years, Paul Crochet, 73, of Houma, has played the role of Santa at Southland Mall, entertaining kids with his natural Claus-like features and jolly Cajun accent. But when Crochet sought relief from a condition called aortic stenosis, which restricts the flow of blood to the heart, he learned his only option would be an unconventional trial surgery.
Read the full article at Houma Today.
Dr. Feinberg presents "How Nursing Impacts Length of Stay" for TGMC Nursing Staff.
Go Red For Women, American Heart Association. Americans continue to live in denial about women and heart disease. GoRed4Women posted a video to Youtube, starring and directed by Emmy-nominated actress Elizabeth Banks. The purpose of the youtube posting was to educate the public about heart attack in women.