Latest Health Articles for Heart Disease

• Obituaries in the news

  article 2008-02-24  |  Author: The Associated Press
  Johnnie CarrMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Johnnie Carr, who joined childhood friend Rosa Parks in the historic Montgomery bus boycott and kept a busy schedule of civil rights activism up to her final days, died Friday. She was 97.Baptist Health hospital spokeswoman Melody Ragland confirmed Carr's death. She had been hospitalized ......

• Salty snacks equal more sodas for kids; study suggests cutting salt could curb obesity

  article 2008-02-21  |  Author: Jamie Stengle
  Kids who load up on salty meals and snacks get thirsty, and too often they turn to calorie-filled sodas. So maybe cutting back on the salt is a good way to cut the calories.That is the idea coming from a British study published Wednesday in an American Heart Association journal.Salt ......

• Henry Winkler testifies in John Ritter wrongful death lawsuit

  article 2008-02-14  |  Author: Linda Deutsch
  Actor Henry Winkler took the witness stand in a lawsuit over the death of actor John Ritter, telling jurors he had a conversation with his friend just hours before he died.Winkler, who played The Fonz on "Happy Days," also gave the jury a testimonial to the comedic brilliance of Ritter, ......

• Stepped-up checks of Pa. care homes hard on small operators

  article 2008-01-27  |  Author: Martha Raffaele
  Diane Clippinger has operated the Morning Glory Retirement Home on a quiet residential street near the Maryland state line for nearly a decade, "taking care of God's children," as one of her brochures puts it.About 60 miles to the east in Red Lion, Linda Axe has spent 23 ......

• HEALTHBEAT: Snoring could mean sleep apnea; Medicare proposal might help catch more patients

  article 2008-01-07  |  Author: Lauran Neergaard
  Loud snoring doesn't just annoy your spouse. It could signal dangerous sleep apnea, yet millions go undiagnosed.A government move may help change that: Medicare is poised to allow at-home testing for sleep apnea — letting people snooze in their own beds instead of spending the night in a sleep laboratory.It's ......

• Stranded Palestinian pilgrims in Egypt threaten hunger strike over return to Gaza

  article 2008-01-01  |  Author: Maggie Michael
  A senior Hamas official among thousands of Palestinian pilgrims stranded in Egypt threatened Tuesday the group would begin a hunger strike unless they be allowed to return to the Gaza Strip through a border crossing not controlled by Israel.Ayman Taha's threat came a day after some of the pilgrims housed ......