Latest Health Articles for Heart Disease

• Former La. police officer indicted in Taser death

  article 2008-08-14  |  Author: Michael Kunzelman
  A former police officer accused of repeatedly jolting a handcuffed man with a Taser before he died was indicted on a manslaughter charge Wednesday by a grand jury in central Louisiana.The Winn Parish grand jury also indicted former Winnfield police officer Scott Nugent on a charge of malfeasance in office ......

• Obituaries in the news

  article 2008-08-07  |  Author: The Associated Press
  Geoff BallardTORONTO (AP) — Geoff Ballard, a Canadian pioneer of the fuel cell industry and an entrepreneur Time Magazine once named one of its "Heroes for the Planet," died Saturday. He was 76.A company official confirmed Ballard's death. The cause of death was not disclosed.Ballard developed the world's first hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered, ......

• Elizabeth Taylor visits hospital, to return home

  article 2008-08-01  |  Author: Sandy Cohen
  Elizabeth Taylor was hospitalized for an undisclosed reason but was expected to return home soon, representatives for the Oscar-winning actress said Thursday.A statement released by Dick Guttman, her Los Angeles-based publicist, did not say where Taylor was staying, nor did it specify what was ailing the 76-year-old actress."Ms. Taylor is ......

• Deaf intern in Md. teaches police to communicate

  article 2008-07-20  |  Author: David Dishneau
  From age 3, when he remembers watching the TV show "Cops" at his grandmother's house, Robert Harris has been fascinated with police work.This spring, as the Frederick Police Department's first deaf student intern, the 17-year-old has proven himself more than an eager learner. He has also been a teacher to ......

• Obituaries in the news

  article 2008-07-19  |  Author: The Associated Press
  Lila T. AbunzaMANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — Lila T. Abunza, former first lady of Nicaragua, died Thursday. She was 79.A former aide, Doris Lopez, did not give a cause of death Friday. But relatives told local media that Abunza's health had been deteriorating for months.Abunza was the wife of former President ......

• Got a brand new bag? James Brown items auctioned

  article 2008-07-18  |  Author: Jennifer Peltz
  James Brown mementoes ranging from his signature capes to a medical bracelet fetched thousands of dollars Thursday at an auction, which the soul icon's children protested.Fans and collectors packed a Christie's salesroom as more than 300 lots of Brown's belongings were sold, bringing in a total of $857,688, ......

• Report: Invest $10 a person for better health

  article 2008-07-17  |  Author: Lauran Neergaard
  Investing just $10 per person — roughly the price of a six-pack of beer and some chips — could greatly fuel community programs that get couch potatoes moving, prevent smoking and improve nutrition, researchers say.How much health does $10 a person buy? Invest that every year, and within five years ......

• Good news for Cheney in annual medical checkup

  article 2008-07-12  |  Author: Staff
  Vice President Dick Cheney got good news Saturday from doctors who said his heart was beating normally for a 67-year-old man who has had four heart attacks."The vice president's cardiac status remains stable," Cheney press secretary Megan Mitchell said after the nearly two-hour annual checkup.Doctors at George Washington University Hospital ......

• Reinforcements on way to help 'exhausted' California firefighters battling 320 wildfires

  article 2008-07-12  |  Author: Don Thompson And Terence Chea
  As hundreds of blazes continue to char California, additional National Guard troops and overseas crews are being called in to assist exhausted firefighters.Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Friday ordered 2,000 more National Guard troops to join the 400 already on firefighting duty.Australia, Canada, Greece, Mexico and New Zealand are also sending ......

• Hostage shocker: Colombia tricks rebels into freeing Betancourt, three Americans and 11 more

  article 2008-07-03  |  Author: Frank Bajak
  Colombian spies tricked leftist rebels into handing over kidnapped presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt and three U.S. military contractors Wednesday in a daring helicopter rescue so successful that not a single shot was fired.Betancourt, who was seized on the campaign trail six long years ago, appeared thin but surprisingly healthy as ......